Often, phthalates are responsible for making plastics more flexible and durable, giving them the name plasticizers.
Often, the effect is quite weak, but there can be an effect.
Youll find phthalates all over the grocery store.
Phthalates are so ubiquitous that theyre often called the everywhere chemical.
The ban came afterscientific researchfound that phthalate exposure put childrens brain development at risk.
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Heres where things get tricky.
Based on the findings of these studies, it seems phthalates are something to worry about.
But the research doesnt definitively find that phthalates harm our health.
This finding was included in a supplement to the study but not in the papers discussion.
And yet, people shoot a very small dose of botulinum toxin into their skin.
His point is that all toxins, even the most toxic, are likely fine in small doses.
However, the CDC reports that finding a measurable level of phthalates does not mean those levels cause harm.
I think most of these exposures were talking about are very tiny, Dr. Dourson says.
How can we avoid phthalates
Avoiding phthalates is really, really difficult.
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Theyre known as the everywhere chemical because they are everywhere.
If you buy any packaged food, youll likely run into phthalates.
So what does that mean for you right now?
(For example,Target has a page for phthalate-free shampoo).
However, the use of phthalatesisdwindling.
The way to do it is through bans on the substances at a higher level, he says.
In August, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA.)
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