Original title: Immediately stop using this laundry detergent and laundry detergent, the more you wash, the dirtier it is, and the hidden risk of cancer! Hurry up and check yourself, otherwise the health of the whole family will be on board
Source/Family Doctor
We have to wash clothes every day, and laundry detergent, laundry detergent, and soap have long become an indispensable part of our lives.
But many people are urban beauties on the surface, but they are basically confused to wash clothes behind their backs, and they don't know that these 4 kinds of laundry products are more and more dirty the more they are washed, and there is a hidden risk of cancer!
There are these words of laundry detergent, laundry detergent,
Sensitization and cancer!
Methylisothiazolinone and DMDM hydantoin are found in a small portion of laundry detergent that may contain methylisothiazolinone and DMDM hydantoin. These two chemicals are often used as preservatives, but many people don't know that they can also break down to form formaldehyde, a harmful gas.
Formaldehyde is an internationally recognized first-class carcinogen, colorless and with a pungent odor. Of course, at low concentrations, people often don't smell at the low threshold. Formaldehyde will not only cause irritation to the respiratory tract, causing tearing, coughing and other uncomfortable symptoms, but also irritate the skin and mucous membranes of the human body, leading to dermatitis, urticaria and other skin problems. Long-term exposure to formaldehyde may also cause serious damage to liver, kidney and other tissues and organs, and even induce malignant tumors such as nasopharyngeal cancer, lymphoma and leukemia. What's even more terrifying is that the release of this formaldehyde is long-lasting and continuous, and washing your clothes does not mean the end, but will remain on your clothes. If you use this kind of washing product to wash a lot of clothes at one time, won't the whole home become a "formaldehyde nest"? Triclosan, as a broad-spectrum antibacterial agent, can effectively inhibit and kill a variety of bacteria, and is very common in some antibacterial soaps and shower gels, toothpastes and some cosmetics. Triclosan reacts with free chlorine in tap water to form a toxic compound, chloroform. Although the toxicity is very small, over time, quantitative changes accumulate into qualitative changes, which may still have a negative impact on health.
Animal studies have shown that short-term low-dose exposure to triclosan can lead to low-grade colon inflammation and eventually lead to exacerbated colitis and colitis-associated colon cancer. To avoid uncertain risks, triclosan is currently banned or restricted in many countries. Since 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned triclosan from being used in antibacterial, sterilized hand sanitizers and soaps, and the mainland has also explicitly limited the concentration of triclosan in toothpaste to no more than 0.3%. Although phosphorus-containing laundry detergent has a strong decontamination ability, it will not only cause pollution to the environment, but also have certain harm to the human body. The pollution of phosphorus-containing laundry detergent to the environment is mainly due to the discharge of a large amount of phosphorus into the surrounding water bodies through domestic sewage, resulting in eutrophication of water bodies. For the human body, long-term use of phosphorus-containing laundry detergent will strongly irritate the skin, cause dryness, peeling, chapping or inflammation, and at the same time, it will also affect the absorption of calcium, cause calcium deficiency or induce pediatric hypochondrosis. In January this year, the Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment issued a notice, clearly stating that in order to further improve the quality of Guangzhou's water environment and protect the health of the people, it is planned to prohibit the sale and use of phosphorus-containing detergents in the city and promote the use of non-phosphorus detergents. Factories, washing, hospitals, hotels, guesthouses, catering, hair salons and other production and business units, self-employed persons, prohibit the use of phosphorus-containing detergents, and all citizens should consciously use non-phosphorus-containing detergents.
It's best to take a closer look at the ingredient list when buying, in addition to the 4 ingredients mentioned above, it is also not recommended to buy the special fragrance. Flavors and fragrances such as amyl cinnamal, benzyl alcohol, cinnamyl alcohol, and citral are common allergens, and sensitive people may experience symptoms such as dizziness, rashes, and nausea after use. To be on the safe side, no matter which product you choose, you can rinse your clothes several times when you do your laundry.
Laundry detergent, laundry detergent, the active ingredients are surfactants, there are no technical barriers, so non-compliant factories are not uncommon. In 2018, the Dali Police Station of Nanhai Public Security in Foshan, Guangdong Province smashed two dens of counterfeit brand laundry detergent in Zhongtang, Dongguan and Luocun, Foshan.
The police seized more than 30 tons of counterfeit brand laundry detergent products, 12 tons of raw materials, and more than 20,000 brand packaging bags at the scene. The counterfeiting gang buys back the inferior laundry detergent raw materials cheaply, and only roughly filters them into the laundry detergent packaging bags of well-known brands such as "Bilang, Aomiao, Liby, Diaopai" and so on, so as to make huge profits. A few years ago, the media exposed that tens of thousands of bottles of cottage laundry detergent in Shenze County, Hebei Province flowed to the market every day. The content of a large number of laundry detergent active agents here is far lower than the national standard, which needs to be thickened by adding cellulose, and some manufacturers are still small family workshop production, crawling with flies and insect eggs, and poor sanitary conditions.
A bottle of laundry detergent weighing 3 kilograms and selling for 49.8 yuan on the market is only 7 yuan a bottle for fakes, and the cost is even as low as 3 cents a catty. These laundry detergents and laundry detergents are like "wolves in sheep's clothing", which seem to be fine from the outer packaging, but once you use them, you will find that they can't wash clean clothes at all, and over time they may also endanger the health of the family. Whether it is online shopping or offline consumption, pay attention to whether there is valid information such as production batch number, production address, production date and shelf life, and the handwriting should be clear and easy to read. Try to buy in large supermarkets, because the purchase channel is more secure. Don't be greedy for cheap, buy knockoffs such as "Ao Sha", "Liri", "Boneng", "Bilang" and "Blue Moon Shell".
After many applications, coupled with long-term exposure to high temperatures and humidity such as bathrooms and toilets, it is easy for a piece of soap to change from dry and hard to wet and soft. I believe that most people will not take it seriously and choose to continue to use it.
As everyone knows, when soap starts to soften, it means that it is becoming a breeding ground for microorganisms, and soon, bacteria, mold and even pathogenic bacteria will become entangled. In particular, soaps with a relatively low pH value and relatively mild soaps, as well as handmade soaps without excessive preservatives, are more likely to accelerate the growth and reproduction of microorganisms than ordinary soaps. Once the soap becomes soft and rotten, the possibility of microorganisms exceeding the standard is greatly increased, and the health is fine, but the immunity is poor or the skin has wounds, which may cause skin infections after use.
A few days ago, Procter & Gamble announced that it would recall about 8.26 million bags of laundry pods with packaging defects in the U.S. and Canadian markets. The recall involves 6 Gain products, 8 Tide products, 2 Ace products, and 1 Bilang product manufactured between September 2023 and February 2024. It is reported that the zipper seal of the outer packaging of the recalled product to prevent liquid leakage can crack, thus posing a serious risk to children and others who may be exposed, such as seizures, coma, severe breathing disorders, eye damage and burns.
P&G China said the recall was limited to some batches of bagged laundry pod products, and all laundry products manufactured and sold by P&G China met the relevant requirements. In recent years, more and more young people like to use laundry pods, one by one individually packaged, as long as the whole thing is thrown into the washing machine, convenient and hygienic. However, it should be noted that laundry pods are colorful in color and look similar to candy, which greatly increases the risk of children accidentally eating or touching them. According to the data, as of March 31, 2023, the U.S. Poison Control Center has handled 2,214 safety incidents related to children 5 years of age and younger who came into contact with laundry pods. If there are children in the house, be sure to place them out of the reach and sight of the children.