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myusernamehere1 t1_ispw4nx wrote

Reply to comment by esperind in Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk by BoundariesAreFun

You still should definitely not knowingly ingest or apply any amount of formaldehyde though

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Manyhigh t1_isq0ow3 wrote

Of course, as you shouldn't with many natural substances like botulin, or brown bears.

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DShepard t1_isq5912 wrote

Brown bears can be safely ingested, though preferably you should make sure they're dead first.

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Wandering_Scholar6 t1_issl4c6 wrote

What about mercury levels in brown bears? They are an apex predator that (depending on the bear) may eat lots of ocean predators.

Also definitely cook them, brown bear parasites and germs can likely live happily in your body if you let them.

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captaincumsock69 t1_isrj4ye wrote

I would love to see you ingest an entire brown bear dead or alive

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DShepard t1_isrpgps wrote

Give me a deep freezer and a couple of years to do it

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Levainathan t1_israbkp wrote

The amount of idiots here acting like they know what they are talking about is appalling

Here is a study mentioning of a carcinogen and these dumbfucks immediately disregard it because its named a carcinogen and therefore it must be as safe as the sun or whatever

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myusernamehere1 t1_isrgeb8 wrote

Its like people forgot that they are supposed to wear sunscreen and how horrible skin cancer is

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jarsnazzy t1_istbita wrote

It's like reddit is full of contrarian children

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narkybark t1_isqhurv wrote

There's a UTI treatment (methenamine, taken orally) that relies on converting to formaldehyde in the body. Surprisingly, the few studies that have been done show no carcinogenic significance. As opposed to inhaling it which definitely did.

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captaincumsock69 t1_isrj22n wrote

What about ingesting the sun?

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Wandering_Scholar6 t1_isslrnq wrote

Experts warn that indirect sun ingestion can be dangerous depending on your intermediary. Stick to domesticated sun converters and wash them before ingestion.

For direct sun ingestion experts say it is not recommended, but it sounds super cool so please make sure you record all readings for said experts while you burn. They want that data.

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Afronerd t1_isq9ww5 wrote

You can't completely avoid formaldehyde because it occurs naturally in many foods, especially meat and produce.

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ItsNumber84 t1_isr4qsd wrote

I think their point was that you can avoid splashing it around in your hair, yeah?

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HelluvaKnight t1_isrim37 wrote

No you don't understand it forms naturally so you can chug it.

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asdaaaaaaaa t1_issj3kj wrote

Reminds me of when dipping a cigarette in formaldehyde was a thing. I can't imagine how much damage that does, even in one sitting.

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