Why is it important to wash your new clothes before wearing them

Barely bought, immediately worn!Here is a very bad habit according to the experts.Especially if it is baby layette or children's clothes.Indeed, passing your new machine products makes it possible to reduce exposure to chemical substances such as nonylphenols, "which are both irritating skin, toxic to reproduction and endocrine disruptors", explains to AFP ChristopheRousselle of the National Health Safety Agency (ANSES).This on Wednesday publishes an expert report with a series of recommendations to "better protect consumers from the risk of allergy and skin irritation", regularly reported to the health authorities.

If an irritation or allergy reaction appears after purchasing shoes or clothing, you must think of consulting a doctor or a dermato-allergologist to identify the possible responsible substance, adds the chief of the dangers of the dangers ofANSES substances.

Too many chemicals in clothing

The agency continues a study until October with doctors (dermato-allergologists, toxicologists) and patients, intended for the identification of irritating substances in question in question.The first phase of this "pioneer" study took place between January and September 2017 with around thirty adult patients.In some cases, it has made it possible to identify chemical substances present in articles brought to the cause of symptoms, such as benzidine, chrome 6, nickel, notes ANSES.In addition, around twenty families of chemical substances have been sought in clothes and fifty in shoes.Analyzes on forty new articles have made it possible to refine families of chemical substances to seek and confirm, among other things, the presence of nonylphenols or formaldehyde.They have also identified substances that are not systematically sought routine, while they can cause contact dermatitis, such as PPD (paraphenylene Diamine).

Review metal thresholds

ANSES notably recommends that authorities lower the maximum regulatory of Chrome 6 in leather items.It has indeed observed allergic reactions below the "regulatory threshold".It also recommends fixing a maximum for nickel in textiles.For this metal, there is no regulation specific to textiles, while there are in toys, cosmetics or jewelry, explains M.Redhead.On controls, the health agency recommends maintaining pressure to avoid finding items not in accordance with regulations on the market.In addition, it recommends that managers of the marketing of shoes and clothing "ensure that their suppliers are absence of CMR substances (carcinogens, mutagenic, toxic for reproduction] or sensitizing or irritating skin in the items with their suppliers."".It also hopes that the evolution of knowledge is used to update the European classification of substances responsible for skin allergies, and advocates consumer information (labeling, packaging) to report their potential presence.

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Bacteria also in clothing

In 2010, an investigation by the Good Morning America program, broadcast on ABC, in the United States, revealed that store clothes are full of bacteria.These are most often from the vaginal environment or of fecal origin.Many skin particles have been found on new luxury shops, popular and cheap stores.In question: the various customers' fittings and the fact that they are affected by a multitude of people as then claimed Philip Tierno, American scientist.

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