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Related: About this forumChemical in Antibacterial Soap Fed to Nursing Rats Harms Offspring
http://www.newswise.com/articles/chemical-in-antibacterial-soap-fed-to-nursing-rats-harms-offspring[font face=Serif][font size=5]Chemical in Antibacterial Soap Fed to Nursing Rats Harms Offspring[/font]
Released: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Source Newsroom: Endocrine Society
[font size=3]Newswise SAN FRANCISCOA mothers exposure to triclocarban, a common antibacterial chemical, while nursing her babies shortens the life of her female offspring, a new study in rats finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Societys 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Commonly used in antibacterial soap and other personal care products, triclocarban has the potential for a large portion of the public to be exposed to it, said the studys lead author, Rebekah Kennedy, a graduate student in the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Our study provides supporting evidence for the potential adverse effects of triclocarban exposure during early life, specifically during the lactation period, Kennedy said. The results indicate that a mothers long-term use of this compound might affect the early development of her offspring, at least according to our animal model.
Beginning on pregnancy day 5 and continuing until 21 days after giving birth, maternal rats continuously had free access to regular rat chow (the control rats) or chow supplemented with either 0.2 or 0.5 percent triclocarban. The doses found in the blood of maternal rats exposed to triclocarban correspond to blood levels of triclocarban in humans after a 15-minute whole-body shower using a bar soap containing 0.6 percent triclocarban, Chen said.
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Released: 6/17/2013 11:30 AM EDT
Source Newsroom: Endocrine Society
[font size=3]Newswise SAN FRANCISCOA mothers exposure to triclocarban, a common antibacterial chemical, while nursing her babies shortens the life of her female offspring, a new study in rats finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Societys 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Commonly used in antibacterial soap and other personal care products, triclocarban has the potential for a large portion of the public to be exposed to it, said the studys lead author, Rebekah Kennedy, a graduate student in the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Our study provides supporting evidence for the potential adverse effects of triclocarban exposure during early life, specifically during the lactation period, Kennedy said. The results indicate that a mothers long-term use of this compound might affect the early development of her offspring, at least according to our animal model.
Beginning on pregnancy day 5 and continuing until 21 days after giving birth, maternal rats continuously had free access to regular rat chow (the control rats) or chow supplemented with either 0.2 or 0.5 percent triclocarban. The doses found in the blood of maternal rats exposed to triclocarban correspond to blood levels of triclocarban in humans after a 15-minute whole-body shower using a bar soap containing 0.6 percent triclocarban, Chen said.
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Chemical in Antibacterial Soap Fed to Nursing Rats Harms Offspring (Original Post)
OKIsItJustMe
Jun 2013
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pscot
(21,024 posts)1. The message is clear
Don't eat the soap.
OKIsItJustMe
(19,938 posts)2. or wash with it (especially if you’re nursing)
correspond to blood levels of triclocarban in humans after a 15-minute whole-body shower
pHisohex and Hibiclens are great for surgical scrubs. They don't really belong in household soaps. They are certainly not a part of a balanced diet.
There's such a thing as keeping it too clean. I will never experience this thing directly, but studies of immune strength in children of antiseptic housekeepers show they have a tougher time identifying and fighting against bugs.