According to the US Poison Control Centers, "A child is accidently killed every 30 seconds and more than 50% of all poisonings occurred at home with children under 5 years of age." But of course, you keep your cleaning supplies out of reach, and what use the baby products on your young children, and so your family is safe, right? But what & # 39; s really in all those products, and what about the chemical residues that are left in your carpet, on your child & # 39; s pajamas, in the very air your family breathes every day?
The young children are less than adults, they are not yet fully developed, and they are a much more from the cumulative effect of chemicals that are found everywhere, from air freshener to laundry detergent.
Note how many seemingly benign products, like deodorant and shower gel, contains these harmful ingredients. And remember, even though they may be small in amount, you are putting these on your skin, in your hair, in your clothes and in your air every day, year after year after year.
AMMONIA
Ammonia is fatal if swallowed. 80% of all treated ammonia is used as fertilizer. It is also used to manufacture synthetic fibers, plastics, and explosives, and it is added to many cleaning products, detergents, window cleaners, stain removers, bleaches, If you get it in your mouth it may lead to blindness. Ammonia is a corrosive substance that can burn skin, dyes, and floor waxes. eyes, respiratory tract, mouth, and your digestive tract.
AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE
Ammonium hydroxide is a colorless liquid chemical solution that forms when ammonia dissolves in water. It can also release ammonia gas into the air.
This chemical can cause breathing difficulty, coughing, severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue, esophagus, stomach , or throat, vision loss, severe abdominal pain, vomiting, severe change in pH (too much or too little acid in the blood, which leads to damage in all of the body organs), holes in skin tissue, and other symptoms.
BENZENE
It is cited by the EPA and OSHA as a threat to public health. This chemical is found in oven cleaners, detergents, furniture polishes, spot removers, and nail-polish removers.
Diseases associated with benzene include Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML), Non-Hodgkin & # 39; s Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Myelofibrosis and Myeloid Metaplasia, Aplastic Anemia, Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL), Hairy Cell Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma, Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML), Hematologic Cancers.
CHLORINE
The 1990 Clean Air Act lists it as a hazardous air pollutant ... yet you breathe it in every time you use it in your laundry products or tub and tile cleaners. And air - borne residues remain in your toilet paper, paper napkins and paper towels.
It is a strong corrosive that will irritate or burn the skin, eyes and respiratory tract. It may cause pulmonary edema or vomiting and coma if ingested. Never mix bleach with toilet bowl cleaners or ammonia. The fumes could be DEADLY!
FORMALDEHYDE
Formaldehyde is highly toxic and a known carcinogen. Formaldehyde is used in shower, conditioner, shower gel, liquid, formaldehyde is highly preserved in deodorizers, disinfectants, cosmetics, vaccines and is used for embalming bodies. hand soap, and bubble bath. Products for children such as bubble bath and baby shampoo even have formaldehyde in them! Some health effects from exposure to formaldehyde include eye, nose, and throat irritation ... wheezing and coughing ... fatigue, skin rash, and severe allergic reactions. Formaldehyde is also used in permanent-press sheets, mattresses, foams, plastics, and building materials.
GLYCOL ETHER
It is quickly absorbed through the skin and is found. This chemical can damage the kidneys, liver, and central nervous system. in some household cleaning products, paints, cosmetics, and perfumes.
Also known as butyl cellosolve (2-butoxy-1-ethanol, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, butoxyethanol, and butyl oxitol).
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
It can dissolve and destroy tender tissues upon direct contact. Eyes, nose, and throat are easily irritated by vapors. Contact can cause burning, permanent scarring, and even blindness. in aluminum cleaners and rust removers.
KEROSENE
Kerosene (mineral spirits) is an eye and skin irritant, and can damage lung tissues. It is neurotoxic. It is found in all-purpose cleaners, furniture polishes, and waxes.
LYE
Sodium hydroxide (also known as lye, caustic soda, and soda lye) is an eye, skin and respiratory irritant. It can burn eyes, skin and internal organs. Lye can cause lung damage, blindness and be fatal if swallowed. in household cleaners, oven cleaners, tub and tile cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, and drain openers.
MORPHOLINE
It is irritating to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, and may cause liver and kidney damage. It reacts with nitrites to form carcinogenic nitrosamines. It can also aggravate pulmonary / bronchial disease or cause breathing difficulty, burn the skin, cause blindness, cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. This chemical is found in all-purpose cleaners, furniture polishes, and car waxes.
NAPTHALENE
This is a suspected carcinogen. This chemical is extremely toxic to small children and infants, and can cause blood damage to fetuses. This chemical is found in mothballs, air fresheners, deodorizers, carpet cleaners, and toilet-bowl cleaners.
ORGANIC SOLVENTS
These chemicals are found in all-purpose cleaners, degreasers, metal (carbon disulfide, n-hexane, metyl n-butyl ketone, toluene trichlorethylene, perchlorethylene) are neurotoxins and central-nervous-system depressants. polishes, varnish and lacquer removers, dry-cleaning solutions, paints and coatings, and adhesives.
Drinking water contaminated with perchlorethylene has leukemia and birth-defect implications. Long-term overexposure may effect the nervous system. This chemical is found in spot removers, degreasers, and dry-cleaning fluids.
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Neutrotoxic effects can lead to organic brain damage. Petroleum products (benzene, toluene xylene, benzene, napthalene, and stoddard solvent) are powerful eye, skin, and respiratory irritants, and are known or suspected carcinogens.
You are exposed to them in many common products including heavy-duty cleaners, stain removers, furniture polish, car wax, lice shampoo, home and garden pesticides, and flea-control products, furniture polish, and laundry products. Do not assume these products are safe just because they are not banned (yet).
PHENOL
If swallowed, it can cause circulatory collapse, convulsions, cold sweats, coma, and death. This chemical is found in all-purpose cleaners, air fresheners, disinfectants, furniture polish, and laundry detergents.
SODIUM BISULFATE
This corrosive chemical is damaging to eyes and skin, and to internal internalises if swallowed. It can cause asthma attacks. Found in toilet-bowl cleaners and deodorizers
EDTA
It also irritant. It also irritates mucous membranes, leading to allergies, asthma, and skin rashes. It binds it binds. It binds with heavy metals in our lakes and streams, affecting our water supply.
Phosphates are found (Phosphates are free) (Phosphates is found) in laundry detergents, dishwasher detergents, and all-purpose cleaners. Look for products that specifically state "no phosphates", "no solvents", "petroleum-free", etc. etc. Better yet, look for products that are only ingredients that are plant based.
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Be safe and healthy!
