Saturday, December 11, 2010

When Wrinkle-Free Clothing Also Means Formaldehyde Fumes

When Wrinkle-Free Clothing Also Means Formaldehyde Fumes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/your-money/11wrinkle.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

"The iron, that relic of households past, is no longer required to look neat and freshly pressed. Why bother when retailers like Nordstrom offer crisp "wrinkle-free finish" dress shirts and L. L. Bean sells chinos that are "great right out of the dryer."   Though it is not obvious from the label, the antiwrinkle finish comes from a resin that releases formaldehyde, the chemical that is usually associated with embalming fluids or dissected frogs in biology class."

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