what a time to be alive

CausticFlames , 2 months ago

Didnt see that one coming. But the ~couple hundred ppm found isnt nearly the 20k ppm found in contact lenses

What do we even do about any of this shit?

Gabu , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

Solution: don't use bandaids to begin with - take a small amount of cotton, roll it into a ball and press it against the wound, then hold it in place with a weak adhesive patch or, preferably, gauze. Takes a couple minutes, instead of the three seconds of a bandaid, but does that time really make a difference in your life?

ryannathans , 2 months ago

The report says adhesive patches contain PFAS. The adhesive is where PFAS are introduced to bandaids

Gabu , 2 months ago

That's why I specifically mentioned weak adhesive patches, which are usually made with simpler processes or even organic sources.

jdeath , 2 months ago

what are they tho?

cyborganism , 2 months ago

I wish there was a list of the exact products that contain those chemicals.

girlfreddy , 2 months ago

This is a list of the best bandages to buy. The following link has a list of the worst and the not-as-bad bandages. https://www.mamavation.com/health/band-aids-bandages-pfas-forever-chemicals-report.html

Best Bandages

These bandages had NO detections of organic fluorine in both their absorbent pads and adhesive flaps. The detection limit of this testing was 10 ppm. * are all brands selling products marketed to People of Color with black and brown skin tones.

3M Micropore Surgical/Medical Tape — non-detect organic fluorine

All Terrain Neon Kids Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.

Band-Aid Hello Kitty Assorted Adhesive Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.

CVS Sterile Manuka Honey Sports Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.

FEBU Organic Bamboo Strip Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.

Patch Bamboo Bandages for Kids with Coconut Oil — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.

*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (olive) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.

*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (dark brown) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.

*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (brown black) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.

*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Dark Brown — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.

*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Brown — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.

*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Olive — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.

Welly Good Vibes Bravery Badges — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.

Welly Waterproof Bravery Assorted Waterproof Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.

lobelia581 OP , 2 months ago

i've been looking at mamavation's reports and jumping directly to the raw data at the bottom. here's the bandages one

there's also one for toilet paper which links to a lot of other items, and i'll throw in a free rick roll because i'm bored

Evil_Shrubbery , 2 months ago

For real.

We need more legislation for disclosures on all the things we buy.

I don't think I can even get most common items (an umbrella, a windbreaker, etc) without that nasty stuff.