Post by @purascans

Four things in the average bathroom have a real, documented link to cancer — and each has a simple swap that doesn't. Talcum powder. Talc is mined right next to asbestos and can come contaminated with it — a known carcinogen. It's why Johnson & Johnson pulled its talc baby powder and is now settling tens of thousands of cancer claims. Cornstarch powder does the same job with none of that risk. Aerosol sunscreen. In 2021, independent testing found benzene — a carcinogen — in dozens of sunscreens, and brands including Neutrogena and Banana Boat recalled aerosol products. Mineral zinc sunscreen skips the chemical filters, and zinc is one of only two the FDA recognizes as safe and effective. PTFE "glide" floss. The coating that helps it slide is a PFAS — a "forever chemical." A 2019 study tied PTFE-coated floss to higher PFAS levels in the body. Silk or uncoated floss cleans just as well. Aerosol deodorant. That same year, Procter & Gamble recalled Old Spice and Secret aerosol sprays after benzene was found in them. A stick or natural deodorant avoids the propellant entirely. None of these are worth panicking over — but they're one-time swaps, and the safer version usually costs about the same. Scanned with the Pura App