Deodorant is a product most people use on a daily basis, however a new study raises concern not about what it might be applied to our skin, but what happens when we breathe it in? Researchers recently put that to the test and the results are concerning.
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00:00Deodorant is a product most people use on a daily basis, however a new study raises
00:08concern about not what it might do when applied to our skin, but what happens when we breathe
00:12it in.
00:13Ingredients and products are tested for safety, however a Swiss team of researchers wanted
00:17to look specifically at what might happen after the product nucleates, or the process
00:21by which a product hits the air and forms new particles.
00:24Those may then coagulate into larger ultra-fine particles that can then make their way into
00:29our bodies via our lungs.
00:31The researchers say that we still don't know all of the effects of this process, a concerning
00:34notion, considering the proximity in which they are applied to our face, often in tight
00:39bathrooms.
00:40So the team looked at several samples of deodorant body spray, hand lotion, roll-on deodorant,
00:45perfume, and dry shampoo hairspray.
00:47Looking at the emissions released from each, they also conducted a second test, where ozone
00:51was introduced into the area where each was used, and the results of those reactions were
00:55also observed.
00:57In the end, they found that in all cases except one, a veritable smog was produced
01:01in the area, one that included a particulate growth rate much higher than that in outdoor
01:05urban areas.
01:06The one outlier was the roll-on deodorant, which did not produce this effect, with the
01:10researchers saying about it, I know this is difficult to hear, but we're going to have
01:14to reduce our reliance on these products, or if possible, replace them with more natural
01:18alternatives that contain fragrant compounds with low chemical reactivity.