“We're allowing chemicals to be poured indiscriminately into the environment, but we’re also bringing them into our homes.”
were complaining of rashes, hair loss, fatigue, brain fog, heart palpitations and trouble breathing. “Their bodies would start shutting down. They couldn't work, and in some cases, that completely ruined their lives,” Wicker said.the attendants’ reactions to long exposures to a combination of chemicals like anti-wrinkle and anti-stain resins and disperse dyes, which can leach into the skin through sweat.
The flight attendants are just an extreme case of clothes making people sick, Wicker said. In the course of her reporting, she dug up suits against the children's-clothing brand Carter’s and, in which consumers said their clothes gave them severe rashes. It’s exceedingly difficult to prove the toxicity of a piece of clothing because a single shirt may have passed through several factories and can comprise an untold number of chemicals, she said.
“There's no ingredient list in fashion,” Wicker said. “If you're allergic to nickel, or disperse dyes, or formaldehyde, you can avoid it in beauty products, cleaning products, food products — but not in fashion.” In the book, she speaks with researchers who connect declining fertility rates and the rise of autoimmune diagnoses in the U.S. with chemicals found in our clothes.
The book is a series of vignettes about people whose lives were altered by illnesses they believe came from the chemicals in their clothes: The widower of an Alaska Airlines flight attendant who developed a litany of health problems, including trouble breathing and blistering on his arms, right after he received a new uniform. A textile worker in Tirupur, in southern India, whose arms and legs were covered in blisters that only started to disappear after she quit her job.
“You can draw a straight line from Leelavathi in India to this woman in California and their skin issues,” Wicker said. “The woman in California has more resources than the garment worker, and they live very different lives, but living in America doesn’t shield you from this.”
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
'Forever chemicals' found in clothing could be making us sickAfter my daughter purchased clothes to re-energize her summer wardrobe from an overseas website — with the delivery taking approximately six weeks — the clothes arrived smelling like gasoline.
Leer más »
Sofia Wylie on Her 'High School Musical' Style Evolution and Why She's Quitting Fast FashionSofia Wylie on Her HSMTMTS Style Evolution and Why She's Quitting Fast Fashion
Leer más »
Shein lawsuit accuses fast-fashion site of RICO violationsThree designers allege that Shein 'sold exact copies of their creative work,' violating their copyrights and engaging in racketeering.
Leer más »
Fast-Fashion Giant Shein’s Rise Built On ‘Systematic’ IP Theft, New Lawsuit ClaimsThree artists allege that Shein is using an automated software approach to design that both intentionally and unintentionally copies the work of human designers.
Leer más »
New report says fashion brands ‘failed to even show up’ when addressing climate change | CNNA new report from Fashion Revolution, a non-profit “fashion activism movement,” claims that an overwhelming majority of major fashion brands are refusing to publicly disclose key information about their supply chains.
Leer más »
Taking Care of My Sick Boyfriend Has Given Me a Very Weird DesireDear How to Do It: I’m confused about my reaction.
Leer más »