A Swedish study has found that chemicals including propylene glycol - found in skin care products, paints and a wide range of other household products - may increase a child's allergy risk by as much as 180%.
The researchers analysed bedroom air in 400 children's bedrooms looked for 8 different compounds.
They discovered that where they found a higher concentration of PGEs (propylene glycol and glycol ethers), the child had between a 50% and 180% greater chance of having allergic conditions such as asthma, rhinitis and eczema.
The professor involved in the study commented: "Our findings once again raise the question of the health-related aspects of chemicals in our everyday lives.
"Particularly when it comes to exposure in our home environments, since small children and pregnant women spend a great deal of their time there and there are many indications that exposing fetuses and infants is probably more risky."
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