Thread: Whats in that canned goo????

I`m currently wrighting an essay on shaving, and part of what i`m doing is compairing "old fasioned" shaving with modern shaving, and in my research i have looked up what go`s into the canned goo that most people use, and its scary....


Aqua: Water
Palmitic Acid : a fatty acid found in most plants and animals.
Triethanolamine: an emusifyer this also carries warnings from the manufactuer that it may cause skin irritation and dermatitis http://www.dow.com/PublishedLiteratu...romPage=GetDoc
Laureth 23: emuslifyer.
Isobutane: propellant for the arosol.
Aloe Barbadensis: extract of the Aloe plant it has soothing and healing properties.
Paraffinium Liquidum: a mineral oil used as a lubricant
Stearyl Alcohol: yet another emulsifier,
Cetyl Dimethicone Copolyol: emulsifier
Propane: propellant
Lauramide DEA : emulsifier Parfum: this is the scent used in the product, and is kept a secret by most comapnys.
PEG 150 Distearate: emulsifier.
BHT (Butylated hydroxytoluene) : anti oxidant
Imidazolidinyl Urea : preservative
Methylparaben: preservative
Propylparaben: preservative
Quaternium 15: preservative.



And when the basic ingredients of shave soaps are olive oil, lye and water,

its clear what i want on my face!