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Hand Sanitizers & Dangerous BPA
Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an estrogen mimicker that bonds to estrogen receptor sites in the human body.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals are found in countless personal care and plastic products, including the lining of canned goods, nonstick food containers, shower curtains, plastics that cover your meat, water bottles and even cashier's receipts.
Now it has been discovered that by using hand sanitizer, you can greatly accelerate the absorption of BPA into your bloodstream.
BPA was first created in 1891, but didn't appear in manufactured products until the 1950s.
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The American Chemistry Council, an industry trade group, has consistently insisted BPA is safe.
BPA has been banned from use in sippy cups and other baby products due to potential health risks to infants.
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BPA is added to plastics to make the plastic more resilient and more transparent.
BPA resins are also used to keep metal from corroding. That is why It's used in about 75%of canned goods sold in the U.S.
Despite strong scientific evidence of negative health effects and strong action by health advocacy groups, the BPA juggernaut moves forward. The industry was over $13 billion in 2013 and is expected to reach $20 billion by 2020.
Hand sanitizers may increase the amount of BPA you absorb when handling receipts or exposed to other BPA-containing products. A study demonstrated that BPA was absorbed more quickly when people used hand sanitizer before handling printed store receipts. This may be caused by a change in skin permeability triggered by hand sanitizers. The study indicated the increase in absorption may be as high as a factor of 100 times or more. That is an increase of 10,000% or more!