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Date Posted:15:47:14 03/26/07 Mon In reply to:
rose bowl
's message, "Rose Bowl Travel Package" on 15:15:34 03/26/07 Mon
Many of us are very conscience about what we eat and drink, and opt for organic foods, vegetables and meats where we can. We also use eco products for washing ourselves and our clothes. However, when it comes to our sex toys 'green' is not always the first thing on our minds!
What are Phthalates?
Greenpeace has recently called on the European Union to ban the use of chemical plastic softeners in sex toys because they contain substances known as phthalates.
Pronounced 'thalates' (the 'ph' is silent), phthalates are colourless oil-like chemicals that can make everything from vinyl to nail varnish more flexible, depending on the size of the molecules. They are also present in children's toys to make them more sturdy when under pressure from biting or cracking.
Between 1998 and 2000 there were numerous reports on the alleged health effects caused by phthalates. Some health and environmental activists are currently pushing for products such as toys and plastic food packaging containing phthalates to come under scrutiny and possibly carry stickers to advise consumers that phthalates are present in the product they are buying. Some people even called for women to stop wearing nail varnish, just in case!
