Friday, January 30, 2009

Good information to know

Look up any product in your home: http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/

FACT - An EPA study confirmed that indoor air can be 3-70X more chemically polluted than outdoor air?
FACT - Scientists are linking cancer to long term chemical exposure?
FACT - Women who work from HOME have a 54% greater rate of cancer?
FACT - Cancer used to rarely exist in children and today it is the #1 cause of death in children with the 2nd cause being accidental poisonings - usually by dish soap...

KNOWN TOXINS IN SOME OF OUR EVERYDAY PRODUCTS:

Dove Beauty Bar: Quaternium 15: Formaldehyde-Carcinogen. Causes
cancer, dermatitis, neurotoxic, sensitizer-poisonious, irritant to
the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Butylated Hydroxytoluene, (BHT)
Carcinogen.

Johnson's Baby Shampoo: Quaternium 15: FD&C RED 40: Carcinogen, and
causes dermatitis.

Crest Tarter Control Toothpaste: Saccharin: Carcinogen, contains
Phenol If you accidentally swallow more than a pea-sized amount of
this, you must contact the Poison Control Center immediately. This
warning does not appear on the tube.

Tide & Cheer Detergent: Can cause temporary respiratory
tract irritation. Symptoms include stinging, swelling, or redness.
Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and
tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth,
throat, and stomach if swallowed. Sodium Sulfate: Corrosive, Severe
eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Can cause asthma attacks. Trisodium Nitrilotriacetate: Carcinogen

Clorox: Sodium Hypochlorite: Corrosive. Sensitizer: Can be fatal if
swallowed. Eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Especially hazardous
to people with heart conditions or asthma.

Cascade: Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can
cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as
cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed.

Fantastic, Formula 409:Butyl Cellosolve: Neurotoxic. Eye and skin
irritant. Damages central nervous system, kidney, and liver. Readily
absorbed through the skin. Damages blood and body's ability to make
blood.

Windex Aerosol Glass Cleaner: Butyl Cellosolve (see above) Isobutane:
Neurotoxic

Lysol Disinfectant: Dioxin; Carcinogen. 500,000 times more deadly
than DDT Ethyl Alcohol: Eye, skin, respiratory tract irritant.

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