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[iftsiga]

One day last week, I think, I read in a section of the crappy local paper (which my office gets) about the U.S. being a dumping ground for plastics which leach toxins such as phthalates, including items such as teething rings for babies, since we haven't outright banned phthalate-containing plastics. Vinyl flooring can be really nasty too. Countries manufacture unsafe stuff for sale here which won't allow it for sale in their own countries.

I don't have any kids, nor plan on laying any sticky tiles. So ....I'm a little slow. I just made a connection to something closer to home.

Comments

[xauenmurph.livejournal.com]

General, nonpanicky-toned article about phthalate plasticizers and safety/health concerns. (http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/Courses/ce435/2001ZGu/Phthalate_Plasticizers/PhthalatePlasticizersReport.htm)

[xauenmurph.livejournal.com]

...and a pretty good sex-toy specific guide (http://www.womynsware.com/Side%20Menu/BuyerbeWomynsWare).

[simmeringhatred.livejournal.com]

Sperm damage? All the little fuckers can die for all I care.

[ex-thelibert562.livejournal.com]

Personally, I was always a bit bothered that many soft sex toys have anonymous ingredients- aside from "non-latex". Anyways, I stopped using jelly toys when I left one of them in my hot car when OmN and I went on a trip and it lost its colour (and sucked up others from surrounding objects).

this was posted to the altporn community a little while back:

"greenpeace netherlands has publicised a recent text that proves conclusively that jelly sex toys contain (some of them up to 30%) phthalates.

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/contentlookup.cfm?&ucidparam=20060908125938&MenuPoint=D-C-D


these materials are safe for use. non-porous/completely sterilizable: pyrex, steel, acrylic, pure silicone. mostly non-porous but still non-toxic: elastomer. porous but non-toxic (therefore prone to cause yeast or urinary tract infections, as well as transmit stds): cyberskin, latex, leather.

if it smells like chemicals, get rid of it. it's that simple. even the vapors can be toxic.

for further information, feel free to contact me at sue@mytulip.com

please repost this to any other porn/sex blogs."