| Disinfectant Cleaners Take a look at the products that most people are still using in their homes and read the labels. The information is from the actual manufacture’s Material Safety Data Sheets and from the National Poison Control Centers. Disinfectant Cleaners – from the labels- WARNING! Contains flammable propellants. Can burn the skin and cause permanent corneal damage (eye damage.) Fumes can strongly irritate the nose, throat and lungs. (Maybe that doesn’t concern some of you, but, take a look at what is really in these products?) From the Material Safety Data Sheets - Disinfectant cleaners contain – phenol, 2-butoxy ethanol, formaldehyde. Potential harms include cancer, CNS disorders (central nervous system), liver damage, reproductive disorder, kidney damage. Obviously a few exposures to these cleaners are not going to cause all of these problems, but with regular exposure over an extended period of time, you decide for your self. Many people don’t understand the reason why more medications are being applied on the skin in the form of patches, for example; estrogen patches, nicotine patches, nitroglycerin patches and many other medications instead of taking them by mouth is because medications and chemicals have been proven to get into the blood stream faster without being altered by the digestive acids and the liver faster through the skin than when taken orally. The next time you scrub your sink with comet cleanser, or wash you shower with Tilex, be sure to wear your rubber gloves and wear a mask. It's amazed how many people are still using toxic corrosive chemicals in their homes. When it comes to products, many cunsumers don’t understand the value and difference between safe biodegradable products and the toxic alternatives that are sold at the store. Why do people still continue to ignore these toxic chemicals? Because you can buy them at the store and their misconception is that if these products were not safe, then the GOVERNMENT wouldn’t allow them to be sold! Right? Wrong. |
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