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Laundry Detergent that’s actually BANNED in New York State?!

That “clean laundry” smell isn’t what clean smells like. Many of the most popular detergents can contain 1,4-dioxane. The EPA classifies it as “likely to be carcinogenic to humans.” More often than not, these companies are casually omitting these from their labels. It’s a byproduct of ethoxylation, the process used to make many common detergent ingredients. What the research shows: A 2021 Yale study gave mice 1,4-dioxane in their drinking water for 3 months. It caused: → Oxidative stress in the liver (more oxidized glutathione and a build-up of lipid peroxidation) → Oxidative DNA damage (8-OHdG and γH2AX both went up) → Higher levels of CYP2E1, the enzyme that breaks down 1,4-dioxane. The study links it to the damage. What the study shows is how it may cause harm: oxidative stre…