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The Chemical on Receipts Gets Absorbed Through Your Skin
NonToxCo Research
Science & Safety Team · 4/8/2026
Pergafast 201, the chemical replacing BPA on receipt paper, gets absorbed through your skin when you handle receipts.
Receipt Paper Is Still Toxic
A 2026 study assessed Pergafast 201 absorption and metabolism through skin contact. The "safer" replacement for BPA in thermal receipt paper is absorbed into the body and metabolized, meaning it's biologically active once inside you.
What You Can Do
Decline paper receipts. Choose digital receipts. Wash hands after handling receipts. Browse non-toxic home essentials.
Source: Authors (2026).