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That’s especially true of the shorter-chain PFAS molecules, which infiltrate skin surfaces and ultimately the bloodstream more efficiently than longer chain ones. A 2020 study in Food and Chemical Toxicology determined that PFAS molecules can be absorbed through the skin. The bad news: it’s not just mucus membranes that can pick up PFAS. You may not be able to touch the circuit boards, semiconductors, and insulated wiring that use PFAS, but you certainly touch the screen, which has PFAS coating to resist fingerprints.
You handle them all day and they’re just teeming with PFAS. But I think if you actually presented people with a choice, a lot of them would decide not to use the PFAS in their products.” Not wearing makeup at all is, of course, is another solution. “Yes, there’s a downside to eliminating PFAS from eye makeup,” says Erik Olson, senior strategic director for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Nail polish can leach stray PFAS into the mouth when people eat a meal or bite their nails, and mascara is applied directly to the region around the eyes, contaminating them the same way contact lenses do. households are not equipped with them.) Beauty products including nail polish and eye makeup (A bidet eliminates the problem of toilet paper almost entirely, though most U.S. of wastepaper are flushed away annually, posing a massive disposal and wastewater contamination problem. In March, a study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters found PFAS in most brands of toilet paper sold around the world, a huge problem in the U.S. Still, she conducts her PFAS studies only in conjunction with certified labs.) (Mamavation is not a scientific organization but a self-established wellness site, and Leah Segedie, its founder and editor, is not a scientist, but an author and consumer activist. In February, Mamavation and Environmental Health News conducted a study of PFAS in menstrual care products, including tampons, pads, sanitary napkins and period underwear, and found most of them contaminated to one degree or another with the forever chemicals. Multiple brands of both floss and shampoo now advertise themselves as PFAS-free, and the number of such products is growing. But those qualities come at a price: some of the products, like dental floss and shampoo, are used in the mouth or near the eyes-mucus membranes that readily absorb contaminants. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists many brands in these product categories as harboring PFAS, which are added to the products because the chemicals make them more durable, water resistant, or smoother spreading. Here is a non-exhaustive list of some personal possessions and parts of your household that are exposing you to forever chemicals: Body care products including shampoo, dental floss, toilet paper, tampons, and pads Also known as “forever chemicals”-because that’s pretty much how long they linger in the environment-these persistent manufacturing chemicals exist in more than 12,000 forms, and have been linked by the EPA to a long list of health effects, including decreased fertility, high blood pressure in pregnant people, increased risk of certain cancers, developmental delays and low birthweight in children, hormonal disruption, high cholesterol, reduced effectiveness of the immune system, and more.įor most people, however, everyday life inside their homes is where they’re most likely to encounter PFAS on a regular basis. What’s not to like? Well, one very important thing, actually.Īccording to tests commissioned by the consumer watchdog site Mamavation and the green group Environmental Health News, a random sampling of 18 popular brands of soft lenses sent to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-certified lab all tested positive for PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Soft lenses seem very eye-friendly they’re smooth, comfortable, allow oxygen to reach the eye and, if they’re disposable, they don’t give bacteria any time to grow. If you put on a pair of soft contact lenses this morning you took a greater risk than you might realize.
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