From my perch on the engine cover of a special operations gunboat, I can see the source of this weird racket--someone on one of the other boats gliding down Kentucky's Salt River is firing a minigun into the woods. Every second, hundreds of 7.62 mm bullets pour out of the spinning machine-gun barrels.
Cetyl and stearyl alcohol, both typically used in hair conditioners, work together and separately with other ingredients to make hair softer and silkier after a washing. Fatty alcohols make up part of the base of the conditioner formula.
For TEA-lauryl sulfate, the panel concluded that formulations should not exceed a concentration of 10.5%. The CIR expert panel concluded that sodium cetearyl sulfate and related alkyl sulfates are safe in soaps and shampoos at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 29% as described in the report. Environmental Effects. The environmental hazards of alkyl and alkyl ether sulfates have been well-studied in vertebrate and invertebrate species. Alkyl chain length is the most important determinant of aquatic toxicity. Invertebrates are the most sensitive species to AS followed by fish and algae.