From: Angela Reynolds [areynolds@i-sitetech.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 1998 6:29 AM
To: Charles_Hymes@hp.com
Subject: New Hoax?


Mr. Hymes:

I have received this and another message  of similar content.  The second
message appears to be more of a news-type article.

I have not seen this message on any 'hoax debunking' sites.  Is there any
merit to it?

In advance, thank you for your time.

Angela M. Reynolds
Webmaster
I-Site Technologies
P.O. Box 1461
Frisco, TX  75034
972-335-6361
http://www.i-sitetech.com

>     Subject:  Check Your Shampoo
>     > > Check the ingredients listed on your shampoo bottle, and see if
>     they have this substance by the name of Sodium Laureth Sulfate, or
>     simply SLS.  This substance is found in most shampoos, and the
>     manufactures use it because it produces a lot of foam and it is
>cheap.
>     BUT the fact is that SLS is used to scrub garage floors, and it is
>     very strong.  It is also proven that it can cause cancer in the long
>
>     run,and this is no joke.  I went home and checked my shampoo(Vidal
>     Sasoon), it doesn't contain it; however, others such as
>Vo5,palmolive,
>     Paul Mitchell, the new Hemp shampoo, etc.. contains this substance.
>
>     So I called one company, and I told them their product contains a
>     substance that will cause people to have cancer.  They said "Yeah,
>we
>     knew about it but there is nothing we can do about it because we
>need
>     that substance to produce foam.  By the way Colgate toothpaste also
>     contains the same substance to produce the "bubbles". They said they
>
>     are going to send me some info.  Research  has shown that in the
>     1980s, the chance of getting cancer is 1 out of 8000 and now, in the
>
>     1990s, the chances of getting cancer is 1 out of 3, which is very
>     serious.  So I hope that you will take this seriously and pass this
>on
>     to all the people you know, and hopefully, we can stop "giving"
>     ourselves the cancer virus.  This is serious,
>     after you have read this, pass it on to as many people as possible,
>     this is not a chain letter, but it concerns our health.
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>From: Kevin Thomas
>Date: 8/25/98 10:20AM
>*To: #sspi niles only
>Subject: Your Health
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