Judah! this is what we should call some sextoys because if the pleasure is there in the moment, the traitor object could distill without your knowledge its pernicious venom which would reveal itself to you much later like a curse. Let us leave the humorous tone there and return to the more serious subject which concerns us: phthalates.
Everyone talks about it and worries about it but what is it? Phthalates are a group of chemicals that have been used in heavy industry and consumer products for over 50 years. The main characteristic of these additives is to make the plastics with which they are associated softer and more flexible, hence their use in a large number of sex toys.
So why so many fuss? Well because, as usual, for lack of reliable information and transparency from industry (no legislation requires mentioning the existence of phthalates in the composition of products) and because the various authorities or research institutes health workers have divergent opinions, doubt sets in and with it its train of more or less well-founded rumors. And for good reason, during laboratory studies on animals (and in particular the rat), it turns out that in these animals, phthalates disrupt the endocrine system and are the cause of tumors and liver disease. , a significant loss of fertility, sometimes going as far as causing fetal malformations or stunted growth.
Omnipresent in our daily environment, phthalates which are not bound to the plastics with which they are associated (but only dissolved), can be released from them and be assimilated by our body through the respiratory tract, by contact with the skin or by ingestion via the foods for which they formed the packaging. Skin contact can be harmful to consumers if the phthalate concentration is high.
Thus, a study led by the French professor René Habert of the Joint Gametognesis and Genotoxicity Unit Inserm-Cea made it possible to demonstrate in September 2008 that phthalates, found in plastics, hinder the establishment of male reproductive potential. in the human species. This research was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives and is a world first in that it provides evidence for the toxicity of phthalates.
Likewise in October 2008, a study by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency revealed the presence of various phthalates in school supplies – notably erasers – and indicated that some of them could pose risks to health, in the event that children suck and chew them regularly.
However, it should be noted that since 1999, the European Union has pronounced a temporary ban (but always renewed out of caution) of phthalates in toys to bite or suck for children under 3 years of age.
The case is still controversial but one thing is certain: on the one hand, the toxicity of phthalates in laboratory animals has indeed been demonstrated, including in humans in terms of fertility and reproduction, and On the other hand, we have, faced with this new potential danger, very little perspective, not only on their immediate dangerousness but on the incidence of their accumulation in our organism as their presence is so important in our environment.
So far from any paranoia, and in the name of the sacrosanct principle of precaution, in your quest for pleasure, consider also prioritizing your health. Far from the effects of fashion or announcements, some manufacturers have already anticipated it for you and now only produce phthalate free sex toys. It’s your turn…
