You think you are safe if you stay at home? Not anymore. Ever since the industrial revolution, new stuffs keep on producing. Chemicals are used to achieve certain property and quality of the product. The bad side – some are harmful to our body. Here’s a simple list of chemical but not limited which can be found in our home: (1) PBDE – foam mattress and pillows, carpet, cushions, hair dryer, TV(?), blender, toaster, microwave (2) Phthalates – shampoo, perfume, soap, toothpaste, plastic containers and bottles, food wraps (3) Dioxin – fatty meats, dairy products, fish (contaminated) (4) Bisphenols – plastic containers (polycarbonate or PC) (5) PFA – nonstick pans What are these? - PBDE – used as fire retardants. Can cause development problem. Though has been phased out, but their variant still in used. - Phthalates – cause problem in the sexual development of male - PFA – carcinogenic - Dioxin – cancer and birth de...