Are you like me, in that sometime you read something and after you finish reading this item, you ask yourself what have I just read. We all want to protect our babies when purchasing baby clothes or other needed baby product. I hope the following list of glossary of toxins will help you.
Biopolymer – a family of polymers created by organic matter.
Bishenol A (BPA) -a chemical used in polycarbonate plastic resins, epoxy resins, and other products.
1 4-Diozane – a chemical that is a bi-product of chemical process and could be removed from products, but currently the US government does not require that process.
Formaldehyde – the cancer causing chemical formaldehyde is a bi-product of many common preservative that are often used in baby care products.
Nickel – a metal suspected to be carcinogenic and many people have an innate allergy to this metal.
Phthalate – a group of chemicals that up until recently were extremely common in children’s toys. The CPSC 2008 Law has banned the use of the chemicals in this family.
Polybrominate Diphenylether (PBDE) – a group of chemicals that have a history of being widely used as fame retardant.
PVC – Makes up the “3″ groups of plastics that have been sited for several different health concerns. Related to baby products in the use of phthalates as softeners in plastic.
Polyethersulfone (PES) – a BPA-free plastic that is sometimes used in making baby products. It is free of phtalates.
Polypropylene plastic (PP) is currently considered to be qamong the safest choices for baby bottle and food container materials.
Nitrosamines – a chemical produced from nitrates and secondary amines. The chemical is found in many rubber nipples. This is being addressed at this time.
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