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There is always someone there to sell a product to fix a problem. Always have to do your homework. https://www.concordia.ca//researchers-find-dangerous-bypro

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87 Chemicals Found in Febreze The first thing that is really important to understand: the product does not remove odor molecules and it doesn't clean the item i...t comes into contact with. The odor molecules are still there. Your nose just can't perceive them because you smell the chemical product instead. That alone should be your first warning. We know inhalation of any chemicals is dangerous, and several of its ingredients listed below are known to irritate the lungs...but this is a chemical whose entire purpose is to be inhaled! Unfortunately there is not much data being shared on Febreze and their many products, but the Environmental Working Group (EWG) did conduct a test for the ingredients of one of their products, Febreze Air Effects. Shockingly, P&G only disclosed THREE ingredients in this product, but the EWG...they found 87 chemicals in total! Now this is just one Febreze product, but the fact that only 3 ingredients were disclosed and that so many undisclosed ingredients are dangerous, it's safe to assume that their other air freshners are just as dangerous. Febreze Ingredients Below you'll find a list of just some of the 87 chemicals found by the EWG in Febreze Air Effects, listed in order of their toxicity to humans: BHT - Known as a neurotoxin, endocrine disruptor, immunotoxicity, non-reproductive organ system toxicity, skin eye and lung irritator Acetaldehyde - Known to cause cancer, toxic to reproduction and development, immunotoxin, non-reproductive organ system toxin, skin, eye and lung irritator "Fragrance" - One of the three ingredients actually disclosed, it's a neurotoxin, immunotoxin and allergen Propylene Glycol - Causes cancer, allergies, toxic to immune system, accumulates in the system, non-reproductive organ system toxin, is classified with "enhanced skin absorption" and irritates the skin, eye and lung 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol - Carcinogenic (causes cancer) Limonene - Allergen, immunotoxin and skin, eyes and lung irritator Methyl pyrrolidone - Toxin to reproduction and development, allergen and immunotoxin, non-reproductive organ system toxin and skin, eyes and lung irritator Alcohol denatured - Also disclosed in the ingredients of Febreze, it's linked to cancer, developmental/reproductive toxicity, organ system toxicity and skin, eyes and lung irritator Butylphenyl methylpropion al - allergen, immunotoxin and and skin, eyes and lung irritator Ethyl acetate - linked to developmental/reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, organic system toxicity and and skin, eyes and lung irritator Geraniol - Linked to allergies, immunotoxicity, organi system toxicity and and skin, eyes and lung irritation Linalool - allergen, immunotoxin, and and skin, eyes and lung irritator Benzaldehyde - neurotoxin, and skin, eyes and lung irritator Diethylene glycol monoethyl ether - non-reproductive organ system toxicity Ethylhezanol - developmental and reproductive toxin and skin, eyes and lung irritator Hexyl cinnamal - allergen, immunotoxin and skin, eyes and lung irritator And way too many more.. .. http://www.ewg.org//greener-s/school-cleaner-test-results

This advice is for the general population. Most chemically sensitive people need to be much more careful. But this is a start. https://www.womensvoices.org//do-it-yourself-diy-cleaning/ https://www.womensvoices.org//do-it-yourself-diy-cleaning/ https://www.womensvoices.org//do-it-yourself-diy-cleaning/

Some reflections on the earth and human health: April 20, 2020 Last week, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney criticized Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer for moving too slowly in January to close Canada’s borders to travellers from countries where the COVID-19 virus had been detected, and being too slow to approve new tests and treatments. We can’t know exactly what Dr. Tam knew in January, but we can observe daily how the information about this pandemic change...Continue reading

Don't forget to sign up for our webinar! . . . We know you want to keep your family safe from COVID-19, but also want to keep them safe from toxic chemicals. Pl...ease join WVE and our Director of Science and Research, Alex Scranton, on Thursday March 26th at 11PST/12MST/2EST to talk about the safety of cleaning products, including disinfectants and sanitizers, safer and effective options, health concerns, the science behind hand-washing & more. This webinar is designed to help answer your questions and help you find safe solutions to protect your health. If you cannot join on Thursday, please still register to receive a recording of the webinar. REGISTER NOW - https://cc.readytalk.com/registration/ . . . #disinfectingwipes #disinfectant #cleaningproducts #handwashing #covid_19 #webinars #health #nationalcleaningweek See more

Fragrance Free Versus Unscented...Is There a Difference? Is there a difference between products that are labelled unscented or fragrance free? Yes, and if you ...want to avoid scented products then fragrance free is what you’re looking for. Many consumers are under the misconception that unscented and fragrance free are the same thing. They are not. Fragrance free means no fragrance or masking fragrance was added to the product. Unscented products are products that use a masking fragrance to hide the scent of the product. For more information click on the link below. http://www.renegadetribune.com/fragrance-free-versus-unsce/ But what does unscented, fragrance-free, and hypo-allergenic really mean? Unfortunately, just as there is no regulatory definition of natural for cosmetics, there is no regulatory definition or standard for unscented, fragrance-free, or hypoallergenic (at least not in the U.S.). The resulting ambiguity is where the problems arise. https://cosmeticsandthelaw.com//unscented-cosmetic-claims/