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Avoid Dangerous Household Toxins
There is a very real need to avoid dangerous household toxins today. There is an abundance of toxic household chemicals in most households. Although many of the products that we buy contain chemical toxins, unfortunately most are masked under products that a consumer will assume is perfectly harmless.
In reality, they are actually very dangerous. Often, when a homeowner can not directly see, smell, taste, or feel a toxin, complacency replaces precaution. Consumers assume that the manufacturers would never market a product that could cause long term health problems. This can make it hard to avoid dangerous household toxins.
Products like: bleach, air freshener, laundry detergent, etc all contain chemicals that can pose a danger to the home and family. However, you will not find many of these ingredients listed on the product label. For example, the FDA does not require manufacturers to list the ingredients used in laundry products and air fresheners. Furthermore, the FDA does not require any product to list fragrance ingredients.
Is it difficult to avoid dangerous household toxins? For many, the answer is yes. The lack of information on household products has prompted many private groups to conduct ingredient research. What researchers have found in the way of listed and unlisted toxic chemicals that are used in our products are astounding.
If there ever was a golden example as to why consumers need to avoid dangerous household toxins, just take a look at air fresheners. Although they are marketed as a refreshing and needed addition to the home, the consumers who buy them are unaware of their toxic properties.
Plug in and aerosol air fresheners are particularly hazardous. Most air fresheners will contain: naphthalene, formaldehyde, xylene, crestol, ethanol, phenol, and fragrances.The chemicals are broken into tiny particles when released; allowing for deep inhalation of toxic chemicals into the lungs.
Formaldehyde and naphthalene are both suspected cancer causing agents. Xylene, is a neurotoxin and reproductive toxin and are also present in a wide array of products.
Laundry products (soap, fabric softener, dryer sheets) also allow volatile organic compounds to evaporate into the air. Soaps may contain Ethoxylated nonyl phenol, which can disrupt hormone balances. Fabric softeners may contain quarternary ammonium compounds and imidazolidinyl, which release formaldehyde as they are heated.
Like all powerful chemicals, bleach is potentially very dangerous. Fumes or direct contact from bleach can burn the skin, eyes, and upper respiratory tract. If ingested, it can be lethal, or do permanent liver damage. Chlorine bleach, in particular, is very reactive. Chlorine gas is also a respiratory irritant - it reacts with the moisture on the mucous membranes in the nose and throat and forms acids which burn the membranes and can also burn the skin.
Of course, the best way to avoid dangerous household toxins, is not just to avoid buying products containing dangerous chemicals, but to remove all hazardous chemical products out of the home as soon as possible! There are long term health risks that are scientifically documented to occur by exposure to dangerous household chemicals. Don't take a chance with your health! The chemical manufacturers have stockholders they have to please and are concerned, not about your health, but about their return on investment! If you are serious about your health and the health of your family, you have to educate yourself and on these insidious health hazards and once identified, immediately remove the toxins from the home!
About the Author Angella Spinney, who has been a cancer survivor and holistic living advocate for two decades, has made available a very detailed Toxin Checklist so that consumers can find outwhich products in their home present a health hazard. For a limited period you can have access to this Toxin Checklist by visiting her online site for safe and healthy homes. |
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