However, the Korean media broke the news that 647 of the 666 kinds of sanitary napkins circulated in Korea from 20 14 to 20 17 contained toxic chemicals. It can be said that 97% of sanitary napkins in Korea are toxic substances, and even first-class carcinogens such as benzene, including toxic substances such as styrene, have been detected. However, the Korean Drug Administration said that these toxins were mild in nature and would not endanger human health, so they were not disclosed to the public.
Although trace toxins are usually not harmful to health, they will accumulate after long-term use. What's more, sanitary napkins are used by female friends every month and have a high frequency of use. If you use this sanitary towel for a long time, the toxin will accumulate higher and higher, which is undoubtedly very terrible. Styrene is an organic compound, which is formed by replacing hydrogen atoms in ethylene with benzene.
20 17, 10127 October, World Health Organization International Center for Cancer Research listed styrene as a Class B carcinogen. It can stimulate and paralyze human eyes and upper respiratory mucosa. High concentration of styrene can cause poisoning, first of all, eye pain, runny nose and other phenomena, followed by headache, dizziness, and even dizziness in severe cases.
Chronic effects can lead to headache, fatigue and other symptoms, but also stimulate the respiratory tract. Long-term contact can lead to obstructive pulmonary disease, rough and chapped skin, etc. Moreover, it has serious harm to the environment and great threat to soil and water, and belongs to carcinogens. Therefore, adding styrene to sanitary napkins is undoubtedly a very terrible thing. Long-term exposure to styrene is extremely harmful to women's health.