How safe are our period products, really? Charlie speaks with campaigner Helen Lynn from the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) about new findings that detected glyphosate and other concerning chemicals in mainstream tampons and pads — products placed against one of the body’s most absorbent tissues. We unpack why period products are barely regulated, how plastics, fragrances and “antimicrobial” additives creep in, and the real-world health implications of endocrine-disrupting chemical...
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How safe are our period products, really? Charlie speaks with campaigner Helen Lynn from the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) about new findings that detected glyphosate and other concerning chemicals in mainstream tampons and pads — products placed against one of the body’s most absorbent tissues. We unpack why period products are barely regulated, how plastics, fragrances and “antimicrobial” additives creep in, and the real-world health implications of endocrine-disrupting chemical...
Toxic Threads: How Fashion Impacts Your Health with Louise Gookey
The Healthy Home Show
55 minutes
2 months ago
Toxic Threads: How Fashion Impacts Your Health with Louise Gookey
Is your wardrobe harming your health? In this episode of The Healthy Home Show, Charlie Lemmer sits down with presenter and sustainability advocate Louise Gookey to uncover the hidden health and environmental costs of fast fashion. From plastics in yoga leggings and toxic dyes in t-shirts to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in period products, we explore how what you wear impacts both your wellbeing and the planet. Louise also shares practical eco-swaps—like repairing clothes, choosing certifie...
The Healthy Home Show
How safe are our period products, really? Charlie speaks with campaigner Helen Lynn from the Women’s Environmental Network (WEN) about new findings that detected glyphosate and other concerning chemicals in mainstream tampons and pads — products placed against one of the body’s most absorbent tissues. We unpack why period products are barely regulated, how plastics, fragrances and “antimicrobial” additives creep in, and the real-world health implications of endocrine-disrupting chemical...
