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One Would Think That We Would Be Safer In The Comfort Of Our Own Homes!

Have you ever given any thought to the 3 times more likely to cause cancer than
fact that you might be causing more harm outside pollutants. What are some of the
than good while using your consumable other risks involved with using these
products? I know that we have used types of products? Cancers, anemia,
household cleaners and personal care leukemia, liver, lung and kidney
products for decades, so why am I problems, learning and developmental
bringing this issue up now? If we do not issues, reproductive issues, and death
educate ourselves on this topic, then in are just some of the health issues
the end, we have no one else to blame but associated with these toxins. Now it
ourselves. appears that more doctors and scientist
The plain and simple truth is that are discovering that there may be more
manufacturing companies spend millions of correlation between the usage of
dollars on advertising their products household chemicals and the increase in
every year. We are blasted on a daily chronic illnesses, especially involving
basis with commercials and ads regarding children. Such illnesses such as cancer,
our consumable products. For the most ADD, and asthma have been on a steady
part, we also believe that if we want to increase over the past few decades among
have cleaner houses and look our personal our children.
best, then we NEED to have, buy, and use Now you may be wondering what a toxin is,
these types of products. Have you ever and a toxin can be defined as harmful
taken the time to research exactly what chemicals or substances that occur in
you are either inhaling or absorbing nature and or are manufactured. You also
through your skin whenever you use these may be wondering what toxins are commonly
products? The sad fact is that the found in our homes. Listed below are some
majority of us have never given that of the toxins most commonly found in our
point any thought. Why, because we do not homes, just to name a few.
know that there is any serious health Ammonia, benzene, chlorine bleach,
risks associated with the vast majority chloropyrifos, chloroform, deet, dioxin,
of these products. We have never been formaldehyde, methylene chloride,
told through these ads or commercials naphthalene, perchloroethylene,
that the chemicals and toxins used in pesticides, phosphates, phthalates,
making these products can be potentially sovents and volatile organic compounds.
dangerous to our health. What will it take to get the American
Manufacturers are only mandated or people concerned more about their health
required to list the potential concerns and the health of their loved ones? What
associated with their particular product, will it take to get us to recognize that
such as: use caution, wear protective we are allowing hazardous chemicals into
gloves, use safety glasses, may be our households every time we bring major
corrosive, or whether the product is brands of household cleaners into our
classified as poison etc. Only 1 percent homes? What will it take to get people to
of TOXINS are required to be listed on want to further educate themselves on
labels. According to the National this particular subject? You tell me!
Research Council, "no toxic information Better yet, I will tell you. Chances are
is available for more than 80% of the that, until something happens either
chemicals in everyday-use products. Less directly to us, to our family members, or
than 20% have been tested for acute to our friends, we will more than likely
effects and less than 10% have been let this issue go without further ado.
tested for chronic, reproductive or The choice to research this matter more
mutagenic effects." A more alarming issue rest solely upon your shoulders. There
revolves around our personal care are numerous sites that are dedicated to
products. Back in 1989, a House Senate discussing the issues of household
Subcommittee asked the National Institute chemicals and the health risks that are
of Occupational Safety and Health to associated with using these products.
analyze 2,093 chemicals used in personal There are products, some of which are
care products. There results were as home remedies, and others that can be
follows: 884 of the ingredients were purchased, that are designed to be safer
found to be toxic. Of these, 778 can on the environment and safer for and on
cause acute toxicity, 146 can cause us as consumers. The fact of the matter
tumors, 218 can cause reproductive is that we use these types of products on
complications, 314 can cause biological a daily basis, and no matter what, we
mutations, and 376 can cause skin and eye will continue to purchase these products
irritations. for our use. I know and understand that
Now, I will say that there are several we cannot eliminate all of the chemicals
factors to consider while determining and toxins in our homes, but we CAN
whether or not a toxin actually causes REDUCE THE AMOUNTS OF TOXINS THAT WE
harm in any particular situation, such ALLOW INTO OUR HOMES! I personally have
as: potency, the rate of exposure; the switched my household cleaners and
dosage, and individual sensitivity. We personal care products over to more
all are very aware of the irritations to natural products, and I can tell you that
our skin, eyes and throats, when using I absolutely love the products. I love
some of these products, but are you aware the fact that I do not have to wear
that those irritations may just be the gloves or glasses or need to ventilate my
tip of the iceberg? Toxins are known to home when I clean, and I love the fact
cause a variety of harms and health that my family is using products that are
issues. The EPA has acknowledged that the designed to be safer and non toxic. I can
air inside our homes is 3 to 70 times also testify to the fact that the
more polluted than the air outside our household cleaners work just as good as
homes. The EPA has also acknowledged that the major brands, if not better.
toxic chemicals in household cleaners are




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