Yvonne
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That's a really good question. Organic cotton is one way of knowing if your clothes contain pesticides and certain chemicals that are used in the farming of cotton. But not only that, if your clothes are made out of synthetic fibers like polyester, nylon and acrylic, those release microplastics. And they've also been found to contain BPA, which is an endocrine disruptor.
That's a really good question. Organic cotton is one way of knowing if your clothes contain pesticides and certain chemicals that are used in the farming of cotton. But not only that, if your clothes are made out of synthetic fibers like polyester, nylon and acrylic, those release microplastics. And they've also been found to contain BPA, which is an endocrine disruptor.
Yeah, you gotta check the tag around the side sometimes.
Yeah, you gotta check the tag around the side sometimes.
That's a source of microplastics. Every time you wash it, every time you move, there are microplastics breaking off.
That's a source of microplastics. Every time you wash it, every time you move, there are microplastics breaking off.
That's also synthetic. So you're basically wearing an entirely synthetic shirt.
That's also synthetic. So you're basically wearing an entirely synthetic shirt.
You called it out. You called it out exactly right.
You called it out. You called it out exactly right.
Right, because it's covering your entire body, right? Wherever you have the clothing touching your skin, there's some friction, there's movement, there's body heat, there's moisture. That's increasing chemical penetration and absorption into your bloodstream. So the solution there is if you like scented laundry care products, is again to use essential oils.
Right, because it's covering your entire body, right? Wherever you have the clothing touching your skin, there's some friction, there's movement, there's body heat, there's moisture. That's increasing chemical penetration and absorption into your bloodstream. So the solution there is if you like scented laundry care products, is again to use essential oils.
So instead of the dryer sheets that you get at the store, those actually just coat your clothing with some type of oily, waxy substance. That's what makes them feel soft. They're not actually softening your clothes. They coat your clothing. And so all of that is touching your skin, it's rubbing. How much of that is getting absorbed? So if you can instead look for
So instead of the dryer sheets that you get at the store, those actually just coat your clothing with some type of oily, waxy substance. That's what makes them feel soft. They're not actually softening your clothes. They coat your clothing. And so all of that is touching your skin, it's rubbing. How much of that is getting absorbed? So if you can instead look for
Wolldreierballen, die aus Woll hergestellt wurden. Die Leute haben da Essentie-Öle drin und lassen sie durch ihr Kleid laufen.
Wolldreierballen, die aus Woll hergestellt wurden. Die Leute haben da Essentie-Öle drin und lassen sie durch ihr Kleid laufen.
Ja, das ist bekannt als wirtschaftliche Unrechtlichkeit. Das ist einer der, ich würde sagen, die meisten tragischen, And I think it should be outlawed. Wie du gesagt hast, die Farben, die Endokrin-Disruptoren, diese scharfen Detergente, Formaldehyde-Löser. Formaldehyde ist ein menschliches Carcinogen. Was hat es in einem Schönheits- und Persönlichkeitsprodukt? Es hat es nicht.
Ja, das ist bekannt als wirtschaftliche Unrechtlichkeit. Das ist einer der, ich würde sagen, die meisten tragischen, And I think it should be outlawed. Wie du gesagt hast, die Farben, die Endokrin-Disruptoren, diese scharfen Detergente, Formaldehyde-Löser. Formaldehyde ist ein menschliches Carcinogen. Was hat es in einem Schönheits- und Persönlichkeitsprodukt? Es hat es nicht.
Es muss entfernt werden. Es muss bessere Regulierungen und bessere Schutz für vulnerable Populationen geben.
Es muss entfernt werden. Es muss bessere Regulierungen und bessere Schutz für vulnerable Populationen geben.