Chemicals in personal care and cleaning products. Should we be worried?

"Some chemicals can even imitate certain hormones or potentially turn one hormone into another."

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SOURCES and articles

https://madesafe.org/blogs/viewpoint/toxic-chemicals-in-air-fresheners

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/kitchen-accessories/best-natural-cleaning-products-brands-home-that-work-cheap-disinfect-effective-uk-a9624281.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2018/03/04/cleaning-your-house-may-be-as-bad-as-smoking-20-cigarettes-a-day/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2012/09/10/five-things-you-should-know-before-you-clean-your-house/

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/beauty/skin/a706460/best-natural-deodorants/

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/fashion-beauty/beauty/best-natural-deodorant-uk-b1804046.html

https://goop.com/beauty/skin/mineral-sunscreen-guide/?srsltid=AfmBOorUrh4myqMZLa9g3s0W8cmdm6Fc0OpuiBloJ7z8kTNV9r_KbJHn

https://www.safecosmetics.org/chemicals/formaldehyde/

https://goop.com/beauty/personal-care/6-of-the-most-common-endocrine-disruptors-and-how-to-avoid-them/

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STUDIES:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21313993/

https://www.ewg.org/guides/substances/22127-QUATERNARYAMMONIUMCOMPOUNDSBENZYLC818ALKYLDIMETHYLCHLORIDES/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653523018374#sec3

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https://oem.bmj.com/content/74/1/39

https://www.thoracic.org/about/newsroom/press-releases/resources/women-cleaners-lung-function.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023000120?via%3Dihub

https://health.ec.europa.eu/publications/sccs-opinion-ethylhexyl-methoxycinnamate-ehmc-cas-no-5466-77-383834-59-7-ec-no-226-775-7629-661-9_en

https://academic.oup.com/ieam/article-abstract/17/5/940/7727851?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7648445/#R16

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/endocrine/index.cfm

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020320213#s0130

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