Alcohol ethoxylates in detergents and rinse aids can damage the gut epithelial barrier and disrupt gut flora. — Whalespan
Alcohol ethoxylates in detergents and rinse aids can damage the gut epithelial barrier and disrupt gut flora.
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“Gut epithelial barrier damage caused by dishwasher detergents and rinse aids. This is very interesting. It's a cell culture study really showing that alcohol ethoxylates the products found in so many clothes detergents detergents for your linens dishwasher detergents dishwasher rinse aids are problematic for the human gut and they are pervasive.”
“Dishwasher Rinse Aid or dishwasher detergent that contains alcohol with oxalates and many of them do and I eat food off of that I'm ingesting something that can damage my gut”
“Most dishwasher soaps contain alcohol ethoxilates, which are known to be damaging for your gut. And there's actually evidence that people who use dishwashers have less biodiversity of their gut flora.”