Safer Kind of Floss: Making the Switch Tara Carpenter, NC. Most floss is made from nylon, a petroleum-based product coated with Teflon synthetic resin – similar to nonstick cookware material – called PTFE ( polytetrafluoroethylene). Both are carcinogenic and attribute to cancer, arthritis, altered immune responses, and thyroid/hormone imbalances. When I first heard this, I […]
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