Posts tagged "toxic materials"
These are the 6 reasons why polyester should be avoided at all costs.
Perhaps the most egregiously understated threat to widespread public health is that of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) on the human hormone system. There’s no way to really measure how common these chemicals are because they’re essentially found in everything from baby products to the clothes on your back.
The main chemical pollutants that the study highlights is phthalates and BPAs, chemicals that are found in plastic and used in hundreds of consumer products including toy, clothing, and food packaging to hair sprays and paints.
The reason that we started Opok was because we learned that these synthetic materials can be detrimental to our health, let alone devastate our environment. We have heard feedback that people are unaware that polyester, the most widely used material in clothing, can be toxic given that it’s in everything. So we did our research and here are our findings.
