Toxic chemicals in everyday clothes

We take a closer look at toxic chemicals hiding in clothes, and how to protect yourself from their effects.

[citizendc]

I wear mainly white and gray cotton shirts with no brand on them. This has paid off well it seems.

[bradiq]

The real problem are pfas in clothes, these companies need to be forced to disclose the chemicals and treatments they put into their products.

[ncool]

What's a shame that we have to be around this sort of synthetic fabric

[ukelilly]

I bought a pair of jeans from Walmart and when I took it out to wash a few months later, it smells like tires. Today, I bought a top which had the look but not the feel of denim, made of lyocell and it has the same smell. I will return and also check out other colors to see if they're made of a different material. It's also from Walmart.

[Lisas_Chatroom]

My name is Lisa Beaudoin, I'm a child abuse survivor and advocate against child abuse but I also suffer from sensitivities of preservatives such as formaldehyde and other chemicals now in many new imported clothing and now also in not all, but in some laundry soaps. In one of my playlists on this subject, I share with others what I have to do, through hours of washing clothing and protections of my home so that I don't have to suffer from these horrible reactions as others are now having the same issue... So my agenda is to spread awareness but what I'm wondering is why, we as US citizens, are allowing non disclosure of this up and coming pandemic of chemical overload in our country?

[Robert-nojk]

My 5.11 uniforms make my whole body rash up. Been dealing with this for two years and finally figured out it was from my uniforms.

[lelediamondASMR]

Yeah it's not good for our skin. I've had to bin half of my closet.

[AmericanRustWorker]

I asked Temu about this and they said this isn’t true because they’re very strict on the safety of their products and have very severe penalties for anyone that violates their guidelines

[arnoldfrackenmeyer]

We don't know what chemicals we are wearing on our skin. This is exactly the same as "fragrance" where we don't get to know what we are inhaling into our lungs.

[FunRageDIE]

textile dye allergyh basically alot of clothes even plain dark tshirts are dyed

[NostalgiaforInfinity]

Imagine wearing synthetic fabrics in the first place.