Important Information on Toxins
Important Information on Toxins in Everyday Products
- Air quality inside your home is 2-5 times (and in some cases up to 200 times) more polluted than the air outdoors.
- Relative to size, children breathe more air, ingest more food and
drink more water that adults. Pure air, food and water are essential
for their healthy development.
- A neurotoxic substance is any substance that adversely affects the
structural or functional components of the central nervous system.
Neurotoxic substances may be particularly harmful to the developing
brains of children.
- Toxins store in your fat cells and build up over time. Your body was not designed to eliminate them.
- The majority of the chemicals used on our fruits and vegetables are
water insoluble and therefore water alone will not remove the
contaminants.
- Some facts about anti-bacterial products 1) improper use of the
product by not washing long enough does not eliminate the bacteria;
instead the surviving bacteria can mutate, become resistant to
antibiotics and create super-germs. The Centers for Disease Control
strongly recommends that use of anti-bacterial cleaning products for
the home, be discontinued. 2) Use of anti-bacterial products eliminates
good bacteria as well. 3) These products have a negative effect on
bacteria levels in septic systems as well as causing problems in the
environment where good bacteria are needed. 4) For infants, exposure to
bacteria is essential for the immune system development.
- Essential oils are used in fragrances in all the scented products
that I sell. Essential oils are 100% natural and are derived directly
from the plant itself. Essential oils are the basis of aromatherapy,
which is a concrete science. Due to their general makeup, most
essential oils are highly antiseptic and able to naturally kill an
assortment of harmful microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and
mold. Essential oils are complex compounds and as a result, can’t
become resistant to bacteria like chemicals can and do. The palm wax
oil candles, foaming hand soaps, bar soaps, room deodorizer, and germ
spray that I sell are all made with pure essential oils.
- Ammonia is damaging to the lungs, skin and eyes.
- Most commercial dishwasher detergents contain some bleach. When mixed
with hot water, they emit toxic vapors in the steam, yet dishwashers
run every day with children standing nearby..
- Fabric softeners contain petrochemicals. These chemicals can
adversely affect the central nervous system – your brain and spine.
- Most household and commercially purchased cleaning products are
petro-chemically derived or “synthetic”. These products are literally
made form crude petroleum oil.
- Artificial fragrances and perfumes are all petroleum-based and are in
most household products and scented candles on the market today. These
synthetic fragrances do not degrade in the environment. They are the
most frequent cause of allergies and often cause skin and eye
irritation. Artificial fragrances are toxic for aquatic life and
animals.
- Carpet and upholstery shampoos contain substances that can damage the nerves, liver and kidneys
- The number 1 cause of household poisonings is dish detergent! Read
the label, it says “harmful if swallowed”…residue of the detergent is
left behind each time we wash with it…so guess what we’re swallowing
each time we eat. Usually contains ammonia, ethanol, formaldehyde and
glycol ethers.
- Did you know that the most cancerous ingredients in cleaning products
do not ever need to be disclosed? This is because the chemical
companies are protected with “trade secrets”.
- Disinfectants are usually phenol cresol based and deactivate sensory
nerve endings. They attack the liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas and the
central nervous system and it takes over 1 year to eliminate the
unhealthy effects of spraying 2 ounces, even with heavy cross
ventilation.
- If every household in the US replaced just one 28 ounce bottle of
petrol-based cleaner with a bio-based cleaner, we could save 118.700
barrels of oil in 1 year! (Petrochemical fumes are breathed in and
toxic residues are absorbed into your skin daily).
- Air fresheners interfere with your ability to smell by releasing
nerve-deadening agents or coating nasal passages with an oil film,
usually methoxychlor, a pesticide-type. That accumulates in your fat
cells and over stimulates the Central Nervous System. Laundry dryer
sheets fall into this category. They are extremely toxic. Avoid them.
- Liquid fabric softeners contain formaldehyde and artificial
fragrances that are designed to linger all day causing continual
exposure to potentially harmful chemical ingredients. Fumes can cause
dizziness, headaches, nausea, labored breathing.
- All-purpose cleaners/degreasers contain either ammonia, 2-butoxy
ethanol, petrochemical and/or phenol. These types of products may act
as a mucous membrane or lung irritant. Direct contact or vapor
inhalation may cause eye damage. Lingering fumes may cause weakness and
dizziness. Overexposure to key ingredients is linked to cancer; kidney
and liver damage; and reproductive disorders.
- Cosmetics are the number 2 poisoner of small children. Many varieties
contain formaldehyde as a preservative. It is advised to use extreme
caution during and after application.
- Furniture polishes contain nitrobenzene, naphtha, phenol and
petroleum distillates. May be absorbed during inhalation and through
the skin. May bind with blood to reduce oxygen availability. Direct
contact with skin may dissolve vital skin oils and cause dermatitis or
skin burns. Direct contact may permanently injure eye. Chronic
inhalation may cause liver damage.
- Laundry detergent usually contains ethanol and triethylene glycol.
Undiluted, concentrated product directly contacting with skin may cause
irritation. In concentration, strong eye irritant and prolonged
exposure may cause permanent eye damage. Fumes may cause chronic lung
irritation.
- Toilet bowl cleaners typically contain highly corrosive acids,
especially hydrochloric acids. Direct contact may burn the skin, mouth
and throat. Direct contact with eyes may cause permanent blindness.
Prolonged inhalation of fumes may induce asthma-like conditions and
interfere with brain function.
- Window cleaners contain ammonia, butoxy ethanol and ethyl alcohol.
May be irritating to lungs and eyes. Prolonged exposure is linked to
bone marrow damage; kidney damage; liver damage; pregnancy problems and
reproductive disorders.
- Flea collars are “pesticides” and are toxic for the pet by releasing
a continuous supply of dangerous substances into the bloodstream of
your pet. In addition to the great harm caused to your pet, it is
absorbed through yours and your child’s skin every time the pet is
touched
Sources: American Lung Association, City of
Boulder-Office of Environmental Affairs, Cancer Prevention Coalition,
Universtity Of Illinois Medical Center, HealthyCleaning.com, San
Francisco Chronicle
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