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My partner and I recently embarked on a journey to replace as many products in our lives that contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC's) as we could. It's _
by Dig1t 4y ago
My partner and I recently embarked on a journey to replace as many products in our lives that contain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC's) as we could. It's _really_ hard.
You have to carefully read product labels, 99.9% of products don't contain any info about EDC's, you have to specially seek out ones that are labeled as phthalate-free, BPA-free, etc.
Biggest offenders are in the kitchen and bathroom. Shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, perfume, are big offenders. There are special versions of these products you can find but they don't usually work as well. Most things that are scented have phthalates. Pretty much any food that comes in a flexible plastic container, most dairy and eggs have it as well (dairy because of the flexible plastic tubing used when pumping milk).
One example of a source for milk: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23138015/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23138015/
- einpoklum 4y agoWhat does "etc." mean? Also - products which would not reasonably be produced with, say, "phtalate" - would probably not be labeled phtalate-free anyway. So one first needs to know which "X-free" labels to look for.
- Dig1t 4y ago"etc" in my comment was meant to be other types of chemicals people don't necessarily like. Example: many deodorants that are phthalate-free are also free of aluminum, because people likely to be concerned about phthalates are also likely to be concerned about aluminum, even though aluminum is not an EDC (some people are worried about it being a carcinogen I think). I was just saying here that products with "X-free" are correlated with also being phthalate-free. But yeah, specifically the thing to look for is "phthalate-free".
- nanomonkey 4y agoEven some papers are lined with BPA, or similar products. The reactant acid in thermal paper is often bisphenol A (BPA). A good reason to go without getting a receipt.
- Vrondi 4y agoGood grief, just trying to find products that are unscented is a nightmare. So many say "unscented" on the front, then have "parfum" or something in the ingredients.
- actually_a_dog 4y ago"Unscented" is basically a lie. Most things that are "unscented" actually have masking agents to cover the scent of the product. You want to look for things that have "no added scent" on the label.
- itomato 4y agoYes. After much exploration, my family switched shampoo and soap to this alone: https://www.aleavia.com/products/enzymatic-body-cleanse https://www.aleavia.com/products/enzymatic-body-cleanse
- daydream 4y agoIt looks like that still comes in a plastic bottle though?
- lonelyasacloud 4y agoUnfortunately it’s impossible to avoid exposure because of ubiquitous micro plastic pollution in our food, water and air.
- pyuser583 4y agoI’m horribly allergic to most perfumes. Nothing scented: no soap, shampoo, nothing. So do I get super sperm or something?