The only way to avoid these toxins is to stop using detergents that contain it, so can you guess which one of these is the best detergent option?
- Liquid detergent
- Capsules
- Powder
Which one is the best? The answer is: none of them.
All of these traditional detergent options can contain optical brighteners, they might also contain phthalates and parabens which are hormone disruptors… Or 1,4 Dioxane which is a known carcinogen.
Even detergents labeled as “gentle” often contain some of these chemicals.
Here's a detergent jug split open under a black light to expose the glow of optical brighteners.