Pregnant people-read this-dangerous perfumes, etc....
Posted by little2ant on Sep 01, 2008 · Member since Aug 2004 · 3055 posts
I guess if it's dangerous for pregnant women, it's dangerous for everyone:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7590641.stm
I wonder how much exposure is too much? I don't wear lotion or perfume or makeup, but my clothes detergent/dryer sheets and shampoo are scented. (And, no, I'm not one of the three vwers preggers.)
Frustrating...they kept referring to "chemicals found in products such as cosmetics", "they", "these chemicals"--yeah, but which ones? Scent, colour, base, fixitives?
I know that synthetic "musk" used as a scent and fixitive for a lot of perfumes is stored in fat tissue for an incredibly long time, and also crosses the placenta between mother and child, but it's immensely frustrating not to be told which "chemicals" they're actually telling us we should be worried about.