Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by einpoklum on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:24PM
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What does "etc." mean?
Also - products which would not reasonably be produced with, say, "phtalate" - would probably not be labeled phtalate-free anyway. So one first needs to know which "X-free" labels to look for.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by Dig1t on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:34PM
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"etc" in my comment was meant to be other types of chemicals people don't necessarily like. Example: many deodorants that are phthalate-free are also free of aluminum, because people likely to be concerned about phthalates are also likely to be concerned about aluminum, even though aluminum is not an EDC (some people are worried about it being a carcinogen I think). I was just saying here that products with "X-free" are correlated with also being phthalate-free.
But yeah, specifically the thing to look for is "phthalate-free".
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by nanomonkey on Thursday December 01, 2022 @06:03PM
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Even some papers are lined with BPA, or similar products. The reactant acid in thermal paper is often bisphenol A (BPA). A good reason to go without getting a receipt.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by Vrondi on Thursday December 01, 2022 @09:14PM
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Good grief, just trying to find products that are unscented is a nightmare. So many say "unscented" on the front, then have "parfum" or something in the ingredients.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by actually_a_dog on Friday December 02, 2022 @01:22AM
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"Unscented" is basically a lie. Most things that are "unscented" actually have masking agents to cover the scent of the product. You want to look for things that have "no added scent" on the label.
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by itomato on Friday December 02, 2022 @06:47AM
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Yes. After much exploration, my family switched shampoo and soap to this alone: https://www.aleavia.com/products/enzymatic-body-cleanse
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by daydream on Friday December 02, 2022 @09:46AM
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It looks like that still comes in a plastic bottle though?
Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought
by lonelyasacloud on Friday December 02, 2022 @01:00AM
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Unfortunately it’s impossible to avoid exposure because of ubiquitous micro plastic pollution in our food, water and air.
You have to carefully read product labels, 99.9% of products don't contain any info about EDC's, you have to specially seek out ones that are labeled as phthalate-free, BPA-free, etc.
Biggest offenders are in the kitchen and bathroom. Shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, perfume, are big offenders. There are special versions of these products you can find but they don't usually work as well. Most things that are scented have phthalates. Pretty much any food that comes in a flexible plastic container, most dairy and eggs have it as well (dairy because of the flexible plastic tubing used when pumping milk).
One example of a source for milk: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23138015/