To prevent multiple chemical sensitivity, attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Psychosocial situation
- Mental stress
- Stress
Environmental pollution – intoxications (poisonings).
- Fragrances
- Solvents
- Formaldehyde
- Pesticides
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)Note: Polychlorinated biphenyls belong to the endocrine disruptors (synonym: xenohormones), which even in the smallest amounts can damage health by altering the hormonal system.
- Heavy metals
- Detergent
- Residential poisons
