It’s common knowledge that chemicals aren’t good for your health; however, we surround ourselves in chemicals everyday. Most products on the market today are full of chemicals, some more dangerous than others.
Fire retardants are normally composed of the dangerous kinds of chemicals. In fact, a recent study was performed on the chemical Chlorinated Tris. Chlorinated Tris is commonly found in furniture, such as mattresses, couch cushions and car seats. This common fire retardant has now been linked directly to cancer. It is official that it is a carcinogen.
The scary part is Chlorinated Tris is used widely in children’s products. The only way to avoid your child being exposed to this carcinogen is to read the labels of the products you purchase.
One of the biggest things you can do to prevent exposure is change your mattress. In the state of California mattresses are required to have fire retardants, these FR’s are paired with tons of other chemicals such as formaldehydes, all of which off-gas into your system. You spend about one third of your life on your mattress so make sure you aren’t jeopardizing the other two thirds of it by exposing yourself to chemicals.
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