Fluorescent agent in laundry gel beads is harmful! How to use it safely?

In daily life, many people use laundry gel beads as a 'universal cleaner'. In addition to washing clothes, they also use it to wash fruits and vegetables, believing that it has the effects of decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization. As everyone knows, if the laundry gel beads you use contain fluorescent agents, it may cause this harmful substance to enter the human body. Even if the amount of fluorescent agent entering the body is very small, it can cause poisoning. Next, let's take a look at the following introduction about this aspect by Daily Chemical Technology!

　　 Laundry gel beads contain chemical raw materials such as fluorescent brighteners. Fluorescent brighteners are carcinogens, which can cause distortion of human cells (referring to abnormal changes), and can also cause dermatitis and skin itching. In addition, contact with laundry beads for a long time may cause sluggish movements and shrinkage of the spleen. For the phosphorous (P) laundry gel beads, phosphoric acid (chemical formula: H3PO4) salt can cause bad skin irritation, leading to eczema and dermatitis.

It is recommended that you try to use washing agents that do not contain fluorescent brighteners. The main components of laundry gel beads are anionic surfactants, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, a small amount of non-ionic surfactants, plus some additives, phosphates, silicates, sodium sulfate, fluorescent agents, enzymes, etc. It is made by mixing, powder spraying and other processes, and now most of them use 4A fluorspar instead of phosphate. Laundry gel beads refer to powdery (granular) synthetic detergents. Because after washing clothes with laundry beads containing fluorescent whitening agent, the whiter and brighter clothes may not be thoroughly washed. Maybe it is just that the clothes retain the fluorescent whitening agent. The blue or purple light is reflected under the shining, which corrects the yellow in the clothes and makes the clothes appear white. But this kind of cleanness is only a visual effect, and the fluorescent whitening agent on the clothing is very easy to fall off, adhere to the skin of the human body, and even be absorbed by the human body, causing harm to human health or becoming a potential source of environmental pollution.

Various active ingredients are added to the laundry gel beads, which will make the clothes fluffy, soft, smooth and shiny after washing, and have the functions of sterilization and fragrance retention. Washing beads are suitable for cleaning stubborn stains such as collars and sleeve collars.

Frequent contact with laundry gel beads can cause damage to the skin and body. The synthetic detergent for laundry gel bead processing is based on surfactants as the main component, and is equipped with a suitable amount of builders with different functions. Laundry gel beads refer to powdery (granular) synthetic detergents. Don't use the laundry gel as a shampoo or dishwashing agent. Laundry beads are more suitable for cleaning sofa covers, curtains, heavy coats, and denim clothes. It can be safely used for washing clothes made of cotton, linen, chemical fiber and blended fabrics. It should be noted that when the water is accidentally swallowed or gets into the eyes, please rinse it off with plenty of water immediately.

So when choosing laundry beads, you should use non-phosphorus laundry beads. Rinse several times during washing to ensure that no laundry beads remain in the clothes. Do not use laundry beads to clean tea cups and tableware, let alone use them. Come to wash poultry and fruits and vegetables. The main components of laundry gel beads are anionic surfactants, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, a small amount of non-ionic surfactants, plus some additives, phosphates, silicates, sodium sulfate, fluorescent agents, enzymes, etc. It is made by mixing, powder spraying and other processes, and now most of them use 4A fluorspar instead of phosphate. Laundry gel beads refer to powdery (granular) synthetic detergents. Do you remember it all?

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