Using hand sanitizer is very much a new norm in American society, but should you and do you really need to use it?
Studies show it’s actually dangerous! The popular ingredient triclosan kills off all of your good bacteria on your skin, allowing bad bacteria to flourish while making you more prone to infection. To make matters worse, a study this week showed hand sanitizer increases the amount of BPA absorbed in your system throughout your own skin!
According to Natural News, the risk is significant: “Hand sanitizer causes the skin to absorb 100 times more of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA), according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Missouri and published in the journal PLOS ONE.”
Watch the video to get the complete story, and if you must use a hand sanitizer, invest in natural version like this!
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