Although certified organic products must be grown, processed and handled without the use of pesticides or
most other synthetic chemicals, it is possible for organic crops to be inadvertently exposed to agricultural chemicals.
Other synthetic chemicals used in food production, and found in our environment, appear to damage the thyroid gland, which secretes hormones that regulate metabolism.
Fears that CFCs and
other synthetic chemicals might be eating into the ozone layer seemed unfounded.
Now, listen, I'm not going to preach about how «bad» silicones and
other synthetic chemicals are for your hair.
We think, on balance, that stainless steel is far safer than various plastics, which release endocrine disruptors and
other synthetic chemicals.
Microscopic plastic particles like microfibers act like sponges in the ocean, soaking up
other synthetic chemicals and organic pollutants.