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Do you know what toxins you’re exposing yourself to in
your personal & household care products? Our children
are at our mercy with the choices we make with their everyday personal care. Is this
threatening our future generations? What healthy
choices do we have in keeping toxic-free? Are you willing
to make the effort to make you and your family’s environment safe? Are toxins a
factor in the ailments you have? We can each
become a ripple in the tide that will
change the ingredients used in personal & household care products. Make
knowledgeable healthy choices . . . ~become informed. |
“Not
In MY House” Ingredients
Household products such as air fresheners,
laundry detergents and dryer sheets, oven cleaners, carpet cleaners and
deodorants, paint removers, paint and even Styrofoam products are among the
most toxic products with which we come into contact everyday. These products are NOT
required to list their specific ingredients, with few exceptions; for
example: a fabric deodorant product label says: “INGREDIENTS: Contain
odor neutralizers, quality control agents, perfume and water.” Household cleaning items can pose a serious
poisoning
threat to children. While the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires that
household chemicals be packaged in child resistant containers, accidents
continue to occur. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates
that over 50 children die from such poisonings each year and over 50,000 are hospitalized.
These figures emphasize the importance of keeping dangerous household
chemicals in their proper containers and out of the reach of children. A 1985 EPA report concluded that
“toxic chemicals in household cleaners are three times more likely to cause
cancer than outdoor air pollution” and “the Consumer Product Commission
reported that 150 common household chemicals have been linked to allergies,
birth defects, cancer, and psychological abnormalities”. – Home Safe Home, Dadd, D. L., 1997 Read other articles about
household toxins and cleaning products. Also see more about formaldehyde and
phthalates. |
