WWF-UK: Chemicals in the bedroom
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Chemicals and Health
Bedroom
Chemicals in the bedroom
Avoid
- soft furnishings with chemical finishes such as stain repellents and brominated flame retardants;
- dry-cleaning clothes wherever possible;
- having too many electrical appliances in your bedroom such as computers, TVs and videos.
Buy
- machine washable clothes;
- clothes with fewer chemical treatments such as stain repellents.
- T-shirts and other clothes from the WWF shop
- naturally made deodorant from the WWF shop
Change
- fragranced products such as deodorants and hairsprays for unfragranced or naturally fragranced products.
Extra info
Like living rooms, soft furnishings in the bedroom contain chemicals such as flame retardants and stain repellents. The clothes we keep in our bedrooms, especially if dry-cleaned, also emit chemicals.
