The study concluded that wristbands over $30 contained a higher level of fluorine than cheaper priced ones under $15. Of the 20 distinct PFAS tested, researchers found that PFHxA was the most common, ...

PFAS, also known as Forever Chemicals, are a large family of more than 10,000 chemicals that don’t occur in nature. The post ...

More expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber tend to contain high amounts of one such compound, called perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), according to research, published ...

But they may expose the skin to so-called forever chemicals in the process. More expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber revealed particularly high amounts of one forever chemical, ...

Researchers found that wristbands made from more expensive materials, particularly fluorinated synthetic rubber, contain significant levels of a type of forever chemical that could be harmful for ...

In fact, more expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber can have especially high amounts of a particular forever chemical called perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). “We actually ...

More expensive wristbands made from fluorinated synthetic rubber revealed particularly high amounts of one forever chemical, perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), according to a study published in ACS ...