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GET INVOLVED!! Educate yourself....this can be very surprising!!
- Feb 15, 2010 at 2:05 PM
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Question: How Important is it to YOU to use safer products in your home?
Total Votes: 50
DOVE BEAUTY BAR Quaternium 15; Formaldehyde-Carcinogen. Causes cancer, dermatitis, neurotoxin, and sensitizer - poisonous, 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 TARTAR 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 AND CHEER DETERGENT 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. Thisodium Nitrilotriacetate: Carcinogen Note: Tide powder contains fiberglass. If you use this and your sweaty and itchy, it's the fiberglass in your clothing from the laundry detergent.
FANTASTIC Formula 409:Butyl Cellosolve: Neurotoxin. 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 - listed as a pesticide.
WINDEX AEROSOL GLASS CLEANER Butyl Cellosolve (see above) Isobutene: Neurotoxin.
LYSOL DISINFECTANT Dioxin; Carcinogen, 500,000 times more deadly than DDT. Ethyl Alcohol: Eye, Skin, and respiratory tract irritant. Here is what funeral directors are now saying "The levels of formaldehyde in our bodies have increased so much so that we now only use half the required amounts in preservation" Yuck! Each year nearly 1.5 million accidental ingestions of poisons are reported to U.S. Poison Control Centers. The majority of the victims are under the age of 12 and have swallowed a cleaning or personal care product.
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I voted "very important and I don't care about the cost" but that isn't true. I DO care about the cost and have been creative finding ways to switch from these products to more natural alternatives. You can read about that on the Healthy Living Buzz. CafeKim usually posts my newest blog on Wednesday mornings.
isn't it disgusting? That's why I only use Burts Bees products on my son. I can't believe Johnson & Johnson puts those horrible things in their baby products. Moms: read the labels!
omg TYVM FOR SHARING THIS.
Great post! Voting popular!
Silly question: Do you know of any non-toxic way to make killer bubble bath bubbles?
The only one that I use on that list is the Dove bar. I remember my mom telling me that when she was young, they used to wash dishes in Tide (or similar laundry detergent) -- they didn't have separate dishwashing soap. Wow.
Thanks OP.
This is important information. Most people have no idea of all the poisons in common products.
Voted popular.
missbearandmonkey - I have searched high and low for good bubblebath but no luck. if you find one, let me know please! the closest I acan get is this - http://www.abesmarket.com/victorian-rose-foaming-bath-oil.html
I have contacted the seller and she can make it in unscented if you want. BUT she says it doesn't foam up like bubble bath, but does foam lightly.
I use Tide and Dove :\ Is Method a good alternative? I use that for cleaning.
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Good post, people have no idea that most of their household products (right down to their baby shampoo) are so toxic.
Some of the nicer quality things are more expensive as far as soaps and beauty products (totally worth it though) but I figure I more than make up in savings because we only clean with vinegar and baking soda. Soo cheap!
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