Perfumes and Lotions Disrupt Your Natural Air Shield - AI Podcast

Dr. Joseph Mercola - Take Control of Your Health

Briana Mercola

Health & Fitness, Health, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Your body is surrounded by an “oxidation field” made of reactive hydroxyl molecules (OH). This protective layer helps break down harmful pollutants in the air before they reach your lungs or enter your body through the skin
Nearly 90% of U.S. adults use personal care products daily, but these items release airborne compounds that disrupt your body’s natural chemical shield
Even "fragrance-free" lotions contain chemicals that make the skin's natural ozone shield become less than half as effective
Personal care product chemicals concentrate around your face and chest, creating highly reactive zones that rapidly deplete protective radicals in your breathing space
To reduce your exposure to these compounds, switch to safer alternatives like essential oil-based scents, natural deodorizers like baking soda, and single-ingredient moisturizers such as coconut oil

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0:00.0	How safe is the invisible air swirling just inches from your face right now?
0:04.5	And could the lotion or cologne you love be silently stripping away your first line of defense?
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0:24.3	Hello, and welcome to Dr. Mercola's cellular wisdom.
0:28.1	I'm Ethan Foster.
0:29.5	And today we're breaking down how everyday personal care products
0:32.9	can sabotage the chemical shield your body relies on each minute you breathe.
0:38.4	I'm Alara Sky, and this conversation matters because nearly 90% of U.S. adults apply some
0:43.9	combination of perfumes, lotions, deodorants, or aftershaves daily. What looks like a harmless
0:50.4	routine can actually erode the protective oxidation field you generate, those reactive
0:56.0	hydroxyl radicals or OH molecules that normally neutralize pollutants before they invade your lungs
1:02.9	or seep through your skin. Think of the oxidation field as a dynamic cloud that forms the
1:08.0	moment ozone in the air meets compounds your skin naturally emits,
1:12.2	particularly squaline. That collision produces O.H. radicals that patrol your immediate breathing zone,
1:18.9	disarming toxic particles before they reach you. Lose those radicals, and you're suddenly
1:24.2	wide open to indoor and outdoor pollution you never intended to inhale.
1:28.8	A new Penn State study in science advances shows just how quickly this shield crumbles
1:33.1	when personal care chemicals enter the picture. Researchers watched volunteers apply either a
1:38.9	fragrance-free lotion or a popular perfume indoors. Both products sent volatile compounds into the air, and within minutes the protective
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