Dryer Sheets Contain Toxic Chemicals
Many that use washing machine dryers, often add to the laundry dry sheets, artificially provide a nice fragrance, and laundry feels soft. Certainly I have always added dry sheets to my laundry. However, those artificial fragrances have extremely toxic chemicals. Also, can be found in commercial detergents, bleaches, stain removers, and fabric softeners. Clothing we place on our body, may have residue of those toxic chemicals, that contain carcinogens (cancer causing agent), which may come into contact with our skin or inhaled.
Listed are chemicals found in fabric softeners and dry sheets (eMediaWire website - Press release February 21, 2005):
• Benzyl acetate: Linked to pancreatic cancer
• Benzyl Alcohol: Upper respiratory tract irritant
• Ethanol: On the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Waste list and can cause central nervous system disorders
• Alpha-Terpineol: Can cause respiratory problems, including fatal edema, and central nervous system damage
• Ethyl Acetate: A narcotic on the EPA's Hazardous Waste list
• Camphor: Causes central nervous system disorders
• Chloroform: Neurotoxic, anesthetic and carcinogenic
• Linalool: A narcotic that causes central nervous system disorders
• Pentane: A chemical known to be harmful if inhaled
Additional side effects from any of these chemicals can cause: Nausea, Vomiting, kidney/liver damage, Headaches, Blood pressure reduction, pancreatic cancer and irritation to the skin, mucus membrane and respiratory tract. These side effects may not happen immediately, but over a period of time. Some people may notice constant coughing sensation, while sleeping on dry cleaned bedding sheets, which may be the cause of these chemicals. Skin rashes maybe more likely, on baby's skin, since they are more sensitive to dry sheets, exposed to their clothing. When a person sweats, that moistens the clothes, which may cause the skin to absorb any chemical residue, from the clothing that was treated, with a dry sheet.
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rxhd
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11/09/2009
I believe dryer sheets are unhealthy, but it is importnat to reference where the source information comes from...
Dd
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09/01/2009
I think instead of worrying about perfect grammar, people should worry about the content. The chemicals in the products listed does do serious damage to your health. Take it from one who knows, one who found out the hard way.
FYI products like Downy does not come out of your clothes. They will not tell you what is in it, nor how to get it out. I literally threw away (actually donated) thousands of dollars in clothing because I got so sick I couldn't tolerate my clothes that had been washed in Downy before I became ill with environmental illness.
Instead of saying someone can't write a good article because they are not a writer...doesn't mean they don't know what they are talking about. I thank this person for trying to warn people who don't know the truth. Go, research and make changes. Protect your health.
Jolanta
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01/23/2009
OMGosh People!!!! Any chemicals due have an effect on Your body chemistry, and organs. Dryer Sheets are not natural, they don't grow on trees or flowing down the mountain creek.
CHEMICALS ARE BAD FOR YOU.
lynn
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10/18/2008
Is someone proofreading the articles before they post them? This was a little hard to understand in a few places due to poor grammar. Also, there should be more specific information, more examples and explanations. But it's a good start to becoming informed.
Jackie
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10/16/2008
Makes perfect sence to me. I am trying to inform my daughter about it. It takes a lot to confense her.
Naomi
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03/10/2008
This is crazy shit.
yo
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11/22/2005
how do dryers effect your health
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