After reading a few articles by Debra Lynn Dadd, here is what I learned. Ninety-two percent of all poison exposures occur in the home, with everyday ordinary household items including make-up and cleaning products.
There are three ways of contacting these toxic chemicals, swallowing, (which mostly involves children) inhaling, or exposure on skin or in the eyes. When hearing about toxic poisoning what comes to mind is ingesting them. The fact is that you can be inhaling them, which can cause respiratory problems over time. Toxins can be absorbed through the skin these include; lotions, crèmes, shampoos and make-up over time can leave there mark on your health.
Back in 1989 a study was done regarding 2,983 chemicals used in personal care products, 884 were toxic, 778 of these cause acute toxicity, 146 can cause tumors, 218 can cause reproductive complications. Biological mutation could be caused by 314, and 376 could cause skin and eye irritations. These personal care products although seem like ordinary everyday products that you use without giving any thought to, can be making your family sick.
Cleaning products such as household bleach, all purpose laundry cleaner and dish detergent showed to be more toxic then paint or car wax on aquatic life. Bleach is used in dishwashing detergent and its residue is left on the dishes you and your family eat off of everyday. Toxins leak into the air in your home from the chemicals in these cleaning products when you use them and even when you aren’t using them, the products harmful fumes leak into the air from the sealed containers. Just walk down the cleaning isle in your local store and you can smell an assortment of odors from the sealed cleaning products that are on the shelves.
Imagine what it does to out little children who are in the home when we are using these toxic products, cleaning to keep them safe! Think Again...
More information can be found by reading articles by:
Debra Lynn Dadd.
Judith Berns “The Cosmetic Cover Up”
Bodyburden study www.ewg.org/reportbodyburden/es.php
Exposure of homemakers to toxic Contaminants
American Association of Poison Control
