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You Have A Home Air Purification System But You Neglected Everything Else!

Home air purification systems are being when handling ammonia is to avoid skin
purchased by the millions. Many adults contact (we are talking about pure
both with and without children are ammonia here). Wear protective gloves and
realizing that the one thing they can chemical-resistant clothing. The National
control in their home is the air they Institute for Occupational Safety and
breath. Many have done their diligent Health (NIOSH) recommends wearing gloves
studies or took it on recommendation that made of Butyl, Teflon or Viton for up to
the air outside is harmful, but the air 8 hours of exposure and Nitrile gloves
inside(up to 70 times more toxic)can be for up to 4 hours of exposure. Keep
made cleaner by purchasing and installing clothing clean and free of oils and
some sort of unit that will help clean grease. Even diluted, does that give you
the air. cause enough to get rid of everything
And a good choice it was. Several units containing ammonia that YOU brought in?
will filter out the dust, the dander from In the personal care section, I can tell
their pets, and some other particulate you first hand that the products you use
that is unseen. Some units can even on your head, by and large contain
filter out some of the toxins that float chemicals that render bacteria sterile
around us while we are in our home. And (they used to be able to kill the
they work too. bacteria by adding formaldehyde to the
But did you know that these airborne mixture. This was done for many years
toxins, once on the skin, can actually but has since been changed). The
cause as much harm to you, your children ingredients in use today do not "kill"
and your pets, as it does to inhale them? any bacteria that may have gotten into
Most people know this subconsciously, the mix: they make it so the bacteria
but they neglect to do anything about it. cannot reproduce while it is sitting on
Most of the products that you bring into the store shelf. Otherwise, you would be
your home from the store to use for putting a significant amount of bacteria
whatever purpose contain chemicals that onto your scalp everyday and if you had a
over time can and will bring harm to you. scratch or cut on your head or neck, you
Most of us think that these products would get a serious infection. Unless a
could not be sold to us if this were company uses a plant extract or herb, a
true. Unfortunately, there is no chemical like this cannot be healthy.
requirements for testing these products Man made phosphates and man made
and there is no requirement to even list chemicals derived from petrochemicals
everything they contain on the label located in your soaps, toothpaste, and
(testing is done as we know, with deodorant also absorb through our skin
animals, and many companies have found and can cause immediate problems and
alternative testing methods. But there problems over time.
are a surprisingly high number of brand Stop and think about where you spend most
name companies that still do animal of your time. How about your kids?
testing. That is a whole other Chronic conditions are more problematic
discussion). I was surprised to learn in women because women do most of the
that, because I live in a country that cleaning in the home. They are exposed
seems to regulate everything else, why to these chemicals for more time, and
not consumer and personal care products over time. Pregnancies can be
as well. complicated and asthma in children can be
There are countless examples you can take traced back to the chemicals and chemical
a look at from the products in your home products we use everyday.
right now. I'm sure you have seen them What should you do? You started out by
already. Look at your oven cleaning purchasing and installing a home air
solution. Does it say anywhere on the purifier. That is a start. Now, you
container "danger", "warning", "poison"? really need to either get more education
Do the instructions indicate that you on the various hazards you continue to
should use gloves when applying? How bring into your home and expose you and
about to have good or adequate your family to, or, make the decision to
ventilation? change to products that are much safer to
Look at your floor cleaners, or window use. They may be hard to find, but don't
cleaners. Did you know that ammonia, you think that you are taking a great
which is a good cleaning agent, found in risk just to save a couple of dollars for
window cleaners, can cause an irritated a product that is on sale or that you
nose: maybe some slight breathing have used all of your life, therefore it
problems? And not to mention the injury must be good?
you could sustain if you get it in your Make the change. Start today. You are
eyes. Long term, or repeated exposure working hard for everything else in your
could have an effect on the lungs, could life, now you need to make your life
cause pneumonia, cataracts, glaucoma, (your body) stop having to work so hard
kidney damage, the list goes on. And to save you.
that's just ammonia. The recommendation




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