Attention, grillmasters: Science says you should tweak your routine to include a change of clothes after you’ve completed your barbecuing duties.

Don’t let it get under your skin, literally.

Barbecuing produces substantial amounts of cancer-causing chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Though the carcinogens’ most common source is grilled foods that are eaten, the chemicals also enter the body via inhalation and skin exposure, Science Daily explained.

And it isn’t just the person at the grill who’s at risk. Those nearby are often also exposed to increased PAHs. This is true whether or guests eat the grilled foods.

A study published by the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science and Technology journal found that PAH increases via skin exposure are even more pronounced than those associated with exposure via inhaling barbecue fumes, smoke, and particulate matter.

The researchers, who studied volunteers’ urine samples for PAH after exposing them to different amounts of food and smoke, put the difference down to oils in the barbecue fumes — which create an easier route for absorption by the skin.

In addition to the researchers’ advice to remove and wash clothing after barbecuing to reduce skin exposure to PAHs, the American Cancer Society suggests removing charred portions of meat and avoiding meat-drippings gravy to further reduce the risk.

Seven in 10 U.S. adults own a grill or a smoker (it’s eight in 10 for those in Canada), and nearly a third of consumers plan to use the devices more often, according to a Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association (HPBA) poll from 2017.

Summer holiday weekends spark the highest usage, the study revealed. Independence Day is the most popular holiday for grilling, sporting a walloping 73 percent figure. Memorial Day grilling is a close second, with nearly 60 percent of Americans firing up the grill on the patriotic holiday, during which we remember our country’s fallen.

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If you’re in charge of the barbecue this Memorial Day weekend, you’d be wise to tweak your holiday tradition to include a quick shower and change of clothes after serving up your masterfully grilled banquet.

Michele Blood is a Flemington, New Jersey-based freelance writer and a regular contributor to LifeZette.