Why is 1,4-dioxane a health concern?

Why is 1,4-dioxane a health concern?

Gary Ginsberg (Toxicologist) gives expert video advice on: What are the most hazardous products we typically bring into our own homes?; How can I minimize my exposure to dangerous household products?; Is there a half-life for the chemicals in my home? and more...

It does cause cancer. It's a weak carcinogen, but again the less carcinogen exposure we have in our environment, the better. And the concern may be greatest with things that are put onto young children in terms of lotions that may have 1,4-dioxane in them. Or bubble bath for example: putting a child in a hot bubble bath with their pores open for a half an hour or more with 1,4-dioxane as a contaminant in their water will lead to some exposure that is probably better to not have, as just a prudence avoidance measure. 1,4-dioxane can be avoided for example by making home-made bubble baths, which are commonly available with things like glycerin and various soaps and water that there are recipes for on the Internet. You can make, fairly simply, your own bubble bath; put in your own essential oils, whatever fragrance you want and avoid these kinds of industrial byproducts in the bath water.