Question: Hi,
This may seem like a strange question but I’m worried about possible exposure to carcinogens or other dangerous chemicals. Basically, I just moved into a new apartment, and there was a strong smell of cleaning supplies. I couldn’t get the smell to air out by using a fan and opening windows. I Googled searched the issue and found out that if you put lemon and salt in water, it absorbs the chemicals in the air. So I did this in a few bowls. Then I rinsed out the bowls. Note that I also live in a high pollution city and was hoping this lemon-salt water would absorb some of the pollution chemicals from that too.
Out of laziness, I don’t think I washed my hands after rinsing out the bowls. I’m not sure how much of the water actually touched my hands because I generally tried to avoid it and just let the sink rinse it out but some probably did. Then about ten min later I put my finger in my mouth to get a piece of food stuck in between my teeth out. Now, I’m worried that I might have put all the chemicals that had been absorbed in the bowl in my mouth, and that it could harm my health. This was 2 days ago and I’m not actually experiencing any health problems. I’m just worried I could have been exposed to chemicals (especially carcinogens) that would be bad long-term. Thanks for your input.