What are the hazards of accidentally ingesting laundry detergent

Washing powder is an indispensable item in our lives. Its main function is to clean dirt from clothes. Although laundry detergent is used more frequently, it can easily be ingested by others. Laundry detergent contains many chemical ingredients. If ingested by others, it can easily cause adverse reactions, such as nausea and vomiting, sore mouth and throat, and vomiting blood. Therefore, you should seek medical treatment promptly.

Secondly, detergents used to wash dishes, vegetables and fruits are also easily accidentally drunk. Their main ingredients are sodium carbonate, sodium polyphosphate, sodium silicate and some surfactants, and their alkalinity is stronger than that of laundry detergent. Because of its strong alkaline nature, it is more destructive to the esophagus and stomach, and the consequences are more serious. After accidentally ingesting it, you should immediately take about 200 ml of milk or yogurt, fruit juice, etc., and at the same time give a small amount of cooking oil to relieve irritation to the mucous membrane, and go to the hospital for emergency treatment. Generally speaking, vomiting and gastric lavage are strictly prohibited.

Washing powder contains alkali, detergent and other ingredients. Alkali is harmful to the human body and can cause severe alkali poisoning. If detergent is consumed, excessive accumulation can cause cancer, so don't eat laundry detergent, it's not good for you. But don’t worry if you accidentally ingest it occasionally, as it will not cause adverse effects on your body.

If it is a small amount, it is fine. Drink more water. If it is a large amount, gastric lavage is necessary.

Washing powder is an alkaline synthetic detergent and a chemical preparation used for washing clothes. It was first invented by Henkel of Germany in 1907 using borates and silicates as the main raw materials. The main ingredients of laundry detergent are anionic surfactant, sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate, a small amount of non-ionic surfactant, and some additives, phosphate, silicate, sodium sulfate, fluorescent agent, enzyme, etc., which are made through mixing, powder spraying and other processes. Most of them now use 4A fluorite instead of phosphate.

Since laundry detergent can show good decontamination effect in various types of water such as well water, river water, tap water, spring water, and even sea water, and is widely used on various fabrics, its production and use have developed rapidly. Nowadays, laundry detergent is a necessary cleaning product for almost every household.

In life, there are indeed many people who use laundry detergent as an "all-purpose cleaner". In addition to washing clothes, they also use it to wash fruits, vegetables, tableware, and scrub furniture and floors, believing that it has the functions of removing dirt, disinfecting, and sterilizing. Little do people know that this may cause the detergent to enter the human body. Experts warn that even a tiny amount of laundry detergent that enters the body can cause harm.

When the skin is in direct contact with alkaline laundry detergent for a long time, the weak acid environment on the skin surface will be destroyed and its effect of inhibiting bacterial growth will disappear, which can easily lead to skin itching and even symptoms such as allergic dermatitis or leave pigmentation on the skin. So never use laundry detergent to wash your hair or let it come into contact with your skin for a long time. If you wash clothes by hand, it is best to use soap.

Some consumers mistakenly believe that the more foam a detergent produces, the better. In fact, there is no direct correlation between the amount of foam and its detergency. When washing clothes, you should add enough detergent. It is appropriate to add more when washing particularly dirty clothes, but the more detergent you add does not necessarily mean better.