Women have more opportunities to do housework than men. In daily chores such as washing clothes, cleaning and disinfecting pots and pans, pest control and cleaning indoors, their skin and mental health may be suffering from the insidious harm of these chemicals.
Skin damage
Domestic cleaning chemicals such as laundry powder, detergent, insecticide, toilet cleaner contain organic substances like alkali, foaming agent, fatty acid, protease, etc. The acidic substances in them can draw moisture out from the skin tissue and cause protein coagulation; while alkaline substances not only draw out moisture, but also cause tissue protein denaturation and destroy cell membranes, causing more serious damage than acidic substances. The cationic and anionic surfactants contained in detergents can remove the oily protective layer on the surface of the skin, thereby corroding the skin, which is also very harmful to the skin. Frequent use of detergents can also lead to butterfly spots on the face.
Immune function impaired
Chemical substances in various cleaning agents may cause allergic reactions in the human body. Some chemical substances that invade the human body will damage the lymphatic system and reduce the body's resistance; using agents to eliminate fleas, termites, bed bugs, and cockroaches will increase the risk of human lymphoma; some bleaching agents, detergents, and cleaning agents contain fluorescent agents and brightening agent components. After invading the human body, they are not easily decomposed like general chemical components, but accumulate in the human body, greatly reducing the body's immunity.
Impeding wound healing
Fluorescent agents can also cause human cells to show a tendency to variability. Their toxicity accumulates in the liver or other important organs, which can become potential carcinogenic factors. Blood system damaged: Chemical substances easily contaminate human blood. Although blood has a certain self-purification ability, trace amounts of harmful substances entering it will be diluted, decomposed, adsorbed, and discharged. But long-term and large amounts of toxic substances pouring in will inevitably cause qualitative changes. Chemical substances in cleaning products entering the blood circulation will destroy the cell membrane of red blood cells, causing hemolysis.
Source of blood pollution
Many bath liquids containing natural biological essences often contain preservatives and other chemical substances, which are also sources of blood pollution. The "mothballs" used to prevent clothes from being eaten by insects are mainly composed of refined naphthalene separated from coal tar. Long-term inhalation of naphthalene gas from mothballs can cause chronic poisoning in the body, inhibit bone marrow hematopoietic function, and cause people to experience symptoms such as anemia and reduced liver function.
Increased risk of leukemia
According to relevant data, women who place insecticides at home have twice the risk of developing leukemia compared to those who do not have such items at home. Nervous system damage: Artificially synthesized aromatic substances contained in some air fresheners can cause chronic nerve toxicity, leading to symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Insecticides contain pyrethroid toxic substances, and the resins used to kill flies and other flying insects are mostly treated with dichlorvos. These toxic substances can poison nerves and induce cancer. Mixing different types of cleaning agents may result in even more serious consequences. Reproductive system damage: Chemical diluents and detergents mostly contain chlorides. Excessive chlorides can harm the female reproductive system.
Causing infertility
Hydrocarbons in cleaning agents can cause ovarian dysfunction in women; chemical components such as alkyl sulfonate can be absorbed through the skin mucosa. If pregnant women use them frequently, they can cause oocyte degeneration and oocyte death. Scientists have found during the study of infertility that many women's infertility is closely related to long-term use of detergents. In early pregnancy, certain chemical substances in detergents also pose a risk of fetal malformation.
Given that household cleaning agents pose many health hazards to women, women should pay attention to self-protection and try to reduce contact with chemicals in daily life. When using cleaning products, appropriate protective measures should be taken, such as wearing rubber gloves when using laundry powder to wash clothes; after the body comes into contact with chemicals, it should be washed clean with plenty of water; and the living room should be ventilated more often. If adverse reactions such as dizziness and allergies occur while using cleaning products, medical attention should be sought promptly.
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