Monday, April 2, 2012

Triclosan, Antiseptic Materials are Harmful to Health

Do you recognize triclosan? These word you might encounter on the packaging of toothpaste, soap, detergents and other products that claim to kill bacteria. There is truth about benefits of these substances to kill germs. But, it turns out triclosan has side effects that poison the environment.


The Canadian government banned the use of triclosan soon. United States FDA have been driven from many studies to recognize the proven danger of products that contain triclosan. For long-term, this subtance will have bad effct to human health.



Referring of existing studies, as quoted by Rodale News, triclosan can change body's normal hormone and thyroid toxin. This material is also suspected could causing bacteria to become stronger against antibiotics. Triclosan has also been associated as a cause of allergies.

In addition to soap, toothpaste, and detergents, many other products are identified is using triclosan. These products are cosmetics, deodorants, and other personal care products. Meanwhile, everyday items that contain this substance are children's school supplies, socks, bras, panties, slippers, shoes, kitchen equipment, and hundreds of other products.

Typically, products are usually offered with slogan "germ-free", "antimicrobial", "odor free", odor-free sun "," fight germs ", and so forth. You can also read the antiseptic composition by looking the existing active substances in the packaging.

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