Washing hands could reduce exposure to harmful flame retardants

New research has found that washing our hands could reduce our exposure to certain harmful chemicals. — bee32/IStock.com/AFP Relaxnews

New Canadian research has found that washing our hands could help reduce our exposure to harmful flame retardants, which may be on the surface of our cell phones.

Carried out by researchers at the University of Toronto, the new study set out to identify major sources of halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) in 51 Canadian homes.