Is fluorescent brightener safe for washing?

Hot summer, most people's wardrobes are mainly white clothes, due to the hot weather in summer, we change clothes more frequently. In order to avoid white clothes will be washed more yellow, most of the detergent, washing powder will contain fluorescent whitening agent ingredients, but most businesses in order to promote their own products do not contain whitening agent, wantonly rumor whitening agent, said that whitening agent is harmful to human body, then the fact is so?

 

What is fluorescent whitening agent?

 

In judging whether fluorescent whitening agent is harmful to human body, we should first know what fluorescent whitening agent is. Fluorescent whitening agent is a colorless fluorescent dye. In our life, most white things will add fluorescent whitening agent. Fluorescent whitening agent is a kind of organic compound that can absorb ultraviolet light and emit blue or blue violet light.

 

Fluorescent whitening agent uses optical principle to achieve whitening effect, which will not cause damage to articles. Fluorescent whitening agent was first used in textiles, and now the application field of whitening agent is gradually increasing.

 

For example, in the process of wearing and using many clothes, due to a variety of reasons, the product turns yellow, and the whiteness of white clothes decreases. Adding fluorescent whitening agent in detergent can make the clothes return to the original color and whiteness as much as possible. The development of fluorescent whitening agent has a long history. At present, there is no harm to human body caused by the products added with whitening agent.

 

In addition, fluorescence is not only reflected in whitening agents, but also in our human body and nature, so we don't have to listen to rumors. If it is harmful to human body, it will be banned in washing products.