The sales period started this week in France.
The opportunity to have fun and renew your wardrobe.
But after a shopping spree, it's good to remember to go through the “washing machine” box.
Indeed, the National Agency for Food and Environmental Health Safety (ANSES) recalled, this Thursday, January 13, on social networks: “Cases of allergies and skin irritation in connection with new clothes are regularly brought back, so items must be systematically washed before use.”
Allergenic substances
If we are often led to think that a new garment is a clean garment, this is not always the case.
Between leaving the factory and arriving in stores, the product, in addition to the dyes and treatments used in its manufacture, may be sprayed with chemical substances so that it retains an impeccable appearance after kilometers of transport.
Not all of them wash off, and some products can be irritating or even carcinogenic, according to Anse.
Including nonylphenols, which fortunately evaporate in the drum of the washing machine.
Of course, all manufacturers are required to meet manufacturing and hygiene standards.
But these are not infallible when it comes to allergic reactions, which vary greatly between individuals.
Several experts are also calling for better information on the products used in the textile industry, in particular through labels, as on household or cosmetic products.
So even if the excitement of wearing your new clothes is great, be patient.
A trip to the washing machine and it starts again!
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