These bandages had NO detections of organic fluorine in both their absorbent pads and adhesive flaps. The detection limit of this testing was 10 ppm. * are all brands selling products marketed to People of Color with black and brown skin tones.
All Terrain Neon Kids Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.
Band-Aid Hello Kitty Assorted Adhesive Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.
CVS Sterile Manuka Honey Sports Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.
FEBU Organic Bamboo Strip Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
Patch Bamboo Bandages for Kids with Coconut Oil — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (olive) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (dark brown) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (brown black) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Dark Brown — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Brown — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Olive — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
Welly Good Vibes Bravery Badges — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
Welly Waterproof Bravery Assorted Waterproof Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
Solution: don't use bandaids to begin with - take a small amount of cotton, roll it into a ball and press it against the wound, then hold it in place with a weak adhesive patch or, preferably, gauze. Takes a couple minutes, instead of the three seconds of a bandaid, but does that time really make a difference in your life?
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cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 2y
I wish there was a list of the exact products that contain those chemicals.
girlfreddy@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 2y
This is a list of the best bandages to buy. The following link has a list of the worst and the not-as-bad bandages. https://www.mamavation.com/health/band-aids-bandages-pfas-forever-chemicals-report.html
Best Bandages
These bandages had NO detections of organic fluorine in both their absorbent pads and adhesive flaps. The detection limit of this testing was 10 ppm. * are all brands selling products marketed to People of Color with black and brown skin tones.
3M Micropore Surgical/Medical Tape — non-detect organic fluorine
All Terrain Neon Kids Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.
Band-Aid Hello Kitty Assorted Adhesive Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.
CVS Sterile Manuka Honey Sports Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandage.
FEBU Organic Bamboo Strip Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
Patch Bamboo Bandages for Kids with Coconut Oil — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (olive) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (dark brown) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*TRU COLOUR Skin Tone Bandages Diversity in Healing (brown black) — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Dark Brown — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Brown — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
*Trutone Skin Tone Adhesive Bandages Olive — non-detect organic fluorine in the absorbent pad, non-detect organic fluorine in sticky flaps of bandage.
Welly Good Vibes Bravery Badges — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
Welly Waterproof Bravery Assorted Waterproof Bandages — non-detect organic fluorine on both absorbent pad and sticky flaps of bandages.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
For real.
We need more legislation for disclosures on all the things we buy.
I don't think I can even get most common items (an umbrella, a windbreaker, etc) without that nasty stuff.
lobelia581@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 2y
i've been looking at mamavation's reports and jumping directly to the raw data at the bottom. here's the bandages one
there's also one for toilet paper which links to a lot of other items, and i'll throw in a free rick roll because i'm bored
Gabu@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
Solution: don't use bandaids to begin with - take a small amount of cotton, roll it into a ball and press it against the wound, then hold it in place with a weak adhesive patch or, preferably, gauze. Takes a couple minutes, instead of the three seconds of a bandaid, but does that time really make a difference in your life?
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 9 pts · 2y
The report says adhesive patches contain PFAS. The adhesive is where PFAS are introduced to bandaids
Gabu@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
That's why I specifically mentioned weak adhesive patches, which are usually made with simpler processes or even organic sources.
jdeath@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
what are they tho?
CausticFlames@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
Didnt see that one coming. But the ~couple hundred ppm found isnt nearly the 20k ppm found in contact lenses
What do we even do about any of this shit?