The laundry detergents you use today are no safer than they were 10 years earlier, a new study has found.
The study by a Harvard Business School research group, which analyzed data from over 5,000 consumers from across the United States, found that consumers who used household detergants in the previous 10 years were three times more likely to have a potentially harmful illness than those who didn’t use them.
The researchers also found that using household detergent was associated with a six-fold increase in the risk of developing skin cancer.
The findings, which are published in the journal JAMA Dermatology, came from a national study of more than 5,200 households in the U.S. conducted by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health.
In their analysis, the researchers used a survey that included questions about the frequency and severity of the skin cancer cases and the level of detergent used, among other things.
They found that more than three quarters of respondents reported that they used detergent on more than 50 occasions or more than 20 occasions in the past year, and almost half said they used it more than 30 times a month.
“These findings indicate that the use of household detergenants is a major contributor to skin cancer,” the study said.
“This suggests that the current levels of use of detergens are too high and that future policies should consider more limited and more targeted use.”
The study also found a link between use of the household detergas and increased risk of skin cancer in a subset of participants.
Dr. Robert Lipsky, lead author of the study and the Harvard Business Department’s director of the Health Policy Research Group, said the findings are an important development for consumers.
“These results are very important because they help us understand the effect of household products on skin cancer, and what we can do to reduce the use,” Dr. Lipski said.
While the study was conducted in 2015, Dr. Hirschman said there has been an increase in recent years in the use and use of industrial-strength detergences that are made from chemicals that are known to cause cancer.
However, Dr Hirschmans study found that among the participants in the study, there was no increase in skin cancer risk in the years after they stopped using these detergains.
The researchers believe that the findings highlight the importance of getting the most out of your household detergal, and that the best way to do this is to use detergives that are as safe as possible.
If you think you might be at risk for skin cancer or other health issues, call your doctor for further information.
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