| Did You Know? |
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| Why Eco-Friendly Household Cleaning Products? |
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| Fact: Women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than those who work away from home. |
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| The 15 year old study came to the conclusion that it was a direct result of the much higher exposure to toxic chemicals in common cleaning products. |
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| Fact: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on "Chemicals Commonly Found in Homes" identified 150 as linked to allergies, birth defect, cancer and psychological abnormalities. |
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10% caused high blood pressure and headaches.
20% are responsible for mental problems. |
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| Fact: The American Cancer Society states that environmental pollution causes the following diseases and disorders: |
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| Cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Asthma, nervous disorders, emphysema, nasal congestion, burning eyes, headache, muscle aches, irritability and other symptoms. |
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| Fact: According to the U.S. (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency, |
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| The air inside the typical home is on average 2 to 5 times more polluted than the air outside - and sometimes 100 times more contaminated - because of household cleaners. |
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| Fact: Recent studies are showing chemicals found in Antibacterial Hand Soaps are appearing in the fetus of pregnant women. |
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| Fact: Studies are concluding that Antibacterial Hand Soaps can sour women's breast milk. |
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| "Everyday household cleaning activities are a major contributor to polluted runoff, which is among the most serious sources of water contamination. When it rains, fertilizer from lawns, oil from driveways, paint and solvent residues from walls and decks are all washed into storm sewers or nearby lakes, rivers and streams -- the same lakes, rivers and streams we rely on for drinking. bathing, swimming and fishing." |
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| Toxic Chemicals |
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| Laundry Detergents |
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| Laundry detergents contain phosphorous, enzymes, ammonia, naphthalene, phenol, sodium nitrilotriacetate and countless other chemicals. These substances can cause rashes, itches, allergies, sinus infections and more. The residue left on your clothes, bed sheets, etc is absorbed through your skin, as is everything else you touch. |
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| Glass & Multipurpose Cleaners |
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| Ammonia is a very volatile chemical and is very damaging to your eyes, respiratory tract and skin. |
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| Toilet Bowl Cleaners |
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| Usually contain hydrochloric acid, a highly corrosive irritant to both skin and eyes that damages kidneys and liver; and hypo chlorite bleach, a corrosive irritant that can burn eyes, skin and respiratory tract. Toilet bowl cleaners also may cause pulmonary edema, vomiting and coma if ingested. |
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