Does washing dishes with detergent have an impact on health?

Excessive use of detergent and residual chemical detergent will reduce the concentration of calcium ions in human blood, acidify blood, make people easily tired, and may also affect the detoxification function of the liver, thus reducing human immunity. Therefore, when washing dishes at home, it is best not to use or use less detergent.

The main components of detergent are sodium alkyl sulfonate, sodium fatty alcohol ether sulfate, foaming agent, solubilizer, essence, water, pigment and preservative. Sodium alkyl sulfonate and sodium fatty alcohol ether sulfate are both anionic surfactants and petrochemical products, which are used to decontaminate oil stains.

Detergents should not be used more.

Some people think that detergent has strong sterilization, disinfection and decontamination effects. The more you put, the cleaner you wash, and the longer you soak, the better the effect. Actually, this is a misunderstanding. Ordinary detergents sold in the market can only mechanically eliminate most pesticide residues on the surfaces of fruits and vegetables, and do not have disinfection and sterilization functions.

On the contrary, if the soaking time is too long, bacteria will enter the human body with the washing residue. Tableware washed with detergent must be rinsed with tap water for more than two times, and the concentration of detergent should be 0.2 ~ 0.5%. The soaking time depends on the different skin conditions of fruits and vegetables. Strawberry skin is not smooth, you can soak it for more than ten seconds and wash it repeatedly with flowing water.

In addition, the mixed use of various detergents and disinfectants is harmful to human health. When chlorine-containing detergent (bleaching powder, detoxification) is mixed with acid-containing disinfectant detergent (toilet cleaner) or when bleaching powder is mixed with ammonia-containing detergent, it will produce toxic chlorine gas, which will irritate eyes, nose and throat, cause inflammation, lead to poisoning and cause fatal harm to human body.

Reference to the above content: People's Daily Online-You don't have to use detergent.

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