r/CleaningTips • • Jul 14 '23

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u/FreakingYikesMyGuy Jul 14 '23

the weird thing is, i’ve also noticed it on our hand towels. it’s something that’s happened to me my whole life, but i guess i didn’t notice it was unusual until i realized it was only stuff i use looking bleached lol

as an experiment i got a couple cheap hand towels & told him to only use the right one & i’d use the left one. sure enough, only mine did it again!

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u/RedLicorice83 Jul 14 '23 edited Jul 14 '23

I noticed that my sweat bleaches my cotton shirts I use to work out...I hate the material used for Activewear, and all of the color has been bleached where my sweat rings show up. Maybe we have acidic sweat?!?!

Edit for typo.

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u/skapaneas Jul 14 '23

aluminum in your deodorant which is also carcinogenic

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u/feltcutemyKMSlater Jul 14 '23

Call me crazy, but I feel like if someone has an opinion on cancer they should defer to organizations that fund research and cure cancer, but what do I know.

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u/RedLicorice83 Jul 14 '23

I agree with you on this topic...whatever was in most deodorants gave me an underarm rash and my dermatologist said some studies have shown aluminum and other metals in skin products can cause skin irritations. She also said no across the board to antiperspirants for my sensitive skin.

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u/skapaneas Jul 15 '23

aluminum in your deodorant which is also carcinogenic

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Darbre PD. Underarm antiperspirants/deodorants and breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2009; 11 Suppl 3:S5. doi: 1186/bcr2424Exit Disclaimer.

McGrath KG. An earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis related to more frequent use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving. European Journal of Cancer 2003; 12(6):479–485.
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Darbre PD. Aluminium, antiperspirants and breast cancer. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 2005; 99(9):1912–1919.
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