It seems that we do not create new products so much as we create altered ones for different uses. That concept is not always a winning idea since the original use may have had conditions to make it work properly. The altered product is now something that is ineffective.
Take liquid hand soap as an example. The original concept was to have it available as a surgical hand scrub. This took place in 1972. Surgeons loved the convenience of it, less messy and the quantity of usage could be controlled. And of course, it had an antibacterial chemical added called Triclosan that was very effective if used under certain conditions.
Those conditions include prolonged contact on the hands lathering for several minutes not seconds. The water had to be very warm, edging on hot. This concept of a hand pumped soap took off and in 1987, it was developed for public use with the chemical included.
Testing in recent years reveals that it affects thyroid hormone production in small creatures. No testing has been done on humans and the long term effect has never been studied. But one thing was discovered. Waste water treatment plants can’t totally eliminate it!
Waste water treatment plant by-products have been used as fertilizers for years and sold to farmers. The chemical Triclosan is also now found in toothpaste, shower gels, mouthwash, deodorant soaps, hand lotions, creams, underarm deodorants, hand soap, cutting boards, mops, toys, wallpaper, floor tiles, paint, and counter tops.
There is also the concern since it has to have prolonged use with water, that we would expose ourselves to more chloroform and those side effects. Any chemical with prolonged usage is suspect these days since we do not take our usage seriously enough to thoroughly test before laying it out on product shelves for the consumer to become a living guinea pig.
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