Since more people realize toxic chemicals that connect in daily elements – from skin care products to drinking water, they take steps to reduce their exposure. New research highlights that even skin and hair products for children contain harmful chemicals that can endanger their health and development, according to a study conducted in September 2024 published in Environmental health views.
Researchers from George Mason University gathered medical data from 630 children between the ages of 4 to 8 from 10 different locations throughout the United States, to measure the level of children from exposure to hormones that cut tricks and vehicles replacing philosophers from personal care products.
They have asked parents and guardians demographic information and a list of cosmetics products, including preparations, soap, shampoo and sunscreen, which were applied to the child’s skin in the previous 24 hours before examining them. Then they collected urine samples of children.
They found that the use of such products-especially multiple products-is linked to higher levels of phthalates in children’s urine-with the highest levels of phthalates and replacement of phthalates in non-Latin black children’s urine.
“This is the first study that indicates that the various skin care products that young children use may increase differently from exposure to measuring endocrine gear and volatile replacement in young children.” He said Main author and professor in the Department of World Health and Society at George Masson University, Michael Bloom.
What are phthalates?
Trinity and phthalate replacement compounds are chemicals that disrupt the endocrine glands, which means that they may interfere with body hormones. Some – i.e. ethyle Hiksil, are used, or DeHP – commonly to make plastic in games or the package more flexible, while others – such as DePeel – are used as perfumes in products such as preparations, shampoo and air conditioners.
Blum noticed that the levels of each type of gelatin in children’s urine varied depending on a mixture of products used. For example, children who were informed that they were using products and oils have had more perfumetles (DeP), while those who used a mixture of shampoo, conditioner and other products had higher levels of phthalates used in plastic containers (DeHP) in their urine. This means that not only the children exposed to the phthalates used as ingredients in personal care products, but also the chemicals of the plastic package migrate to the products, creating another level of exposure.
“Looking at each product alone is not necessarily realistic, because you only use a single product – you use complications.” luck.
Should parents be concerned with gestures?
Although the Bloom study did not look at the health effects direct ADHDIssues with Reproductive hormones and infertility– Especially in males – and Metabolism. For this reason, Bloom is advised that parents are mistaken alongside caution and avoiding products made of phthalates, especially since children are especially vulnerable to potential development effects.
However, parents should know that exposure to philanthropic may be not only a personal care products – it may also come from other plastic containers, such as those used in food and drinks.
“We really think this requires a precautionary approach. Let’s not wait for 20 years – let’s stop now and know if this is a really serious healthy effect and how to mitigate it,” he says. “If the developmental damage occurs, it may not be a retroactive effect.”
How to avoid phthalates in cosmetics products
Bloom says they are not sure of the products associated with higher levels of phthalates because the study did not analyze brands – but this is its next step. At the present time, Bloom says there are general guidelines that parents can use to reduce their children’s exposure to gelatinous and tricks:
- Avoid products that list philosophys as ingredients, such as ethyle virtual.
- Avoid added perfumes – companies can include “fragrance” as an ingredient on their products, which can hide gestures.
- Choose products that come in non -plastic packages such as aluminum, cardboard, glass, or biological plastic derived from decomposed materials.
- If you do not have access to completely free alternatives, restricting the extent of use of children to cosmetics products and the number of products they use-you noticed that the highest levels of phthalates were the use of a mixture of products. Use it only when needed.
- Check the good reputable databases such as the safer products: Skinsafeand EWG’s Skindeep Database, and Consumer products information database.
Bloom notes that the demographic variations in exposure to phlands put certain groups in a non -favorable position in reducing their exposure.
For this reason, Bloom realizes that a lot of change to reduce childhood exposure needs to come from politics.
“These changes must be made at the level of politics in order to get the burden on the father. Who is already wandering a lot, to determine whether the product they want to use is safe or not,” he says.
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This story was originally shown on Fortune.com
