The camphor ball use excessively can be carcinogenic

Regarding some woolen fabrics or silk-weaving clothing, the people for against are destroyed by insects, will put some camphor balls frequently (moth ball).

Although the camphor ball basically is safe, but will achieve certain density to impair the health, specially regarding child and pregnant woman.

The camphor ball is divided into the natural camphor ball and chemical synthesis camphor ball, the natural camphor price is expensive, to reduce the cost, often uses the naphthalene and other synthesis chemicals with synthesize artificially. The naphthalene is easy to volatilize, is absorbed by the human body very easily, will disturb the cell normally “suicide” procedure, causes cancer cell out-of-control to split continually, will thus possibly induce cancer.

Many synthesis camphor balls and mildewproof piece which buys in the supermarket include PDCB (dichlorobenzene), many also mark the effective component 99% is “dichlorobenzene”. The benzole class goods basically are virulent, “dichlorobenzene” to the nerve and systema sanguineum will cause the harm, the contact excessively will cause skin cancer and leukemia.

Therefore, when selecting and purchasing worm-preventing mildewproof product, must pay attention to the ingredient which on the sack labels. Includes “dichlorobenzene” the camphor ball mostly assumes the white, the flavor irritates the nose, and sinks in the water; But the natural camphor ball is the smooth achromatic color or the white crystal, the smell delicate fragrance, will float in aquatic. Has used synthesis camphor ball consumer, in putting on is crossing before its preservation the clothing, must dry in the sun clothes some time, after letting the deleterious substance volatility clean, puts on again. Article/Wu Zhi

(This article originates: North new newspaper)