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ECO TIPS |
Welcome to our monthly installment of Eco Tips - a series of articles, tips, and relevant information targetted at our environment and what we can do to help sustain it, including your living environment - your home! |
EDUCATE yourself and read labels. There are safe, cost effective alternatives!! If you would like more information right away about where we get ALL our household products, including cleaning products, personal care (hair, shower, oral, skin care), laundry, and more, CONTACT us. Or get on the internet and do some research. |
CLEANERS - HOW SAFE ARE THEY? |
WHAT DO YOU REALLY KNOW ABOUT THEM?? |
WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO ABOUT IT??? |
The following is an article that I received several years ago when I was introduced to a homebased business opportunity. I spent the better part of 2 years following the research and checking to be sure that the information was correct; there certainly is enough of it. Take some time and see for yourself. |
INDOOR POLLUTION Create a Safe and Healthy Home. Know your A B C's By Dr. Joyce M. Woods More products that contain Formaldehyde: Antiperspirants Mouthwash Toothpaste Tupperware Baggies Permanent Press clothing Floor waxes and furniture polishes Coffee Wax Paper Money Some symptoms caused by formaldehyde are: Allergies, cancer, immune system failings and asthma. Products that contain Phenols Acne medications Baking Powder Computers TV sets Mouthwash Sugar substitutes Wallpaper Some symptoms caused by phenols, which are absorbed by lungs, and skin are: (besides being possibly fatal) Caustic burns, kidney and liver damage and hyperactivity "Lysol" is even more dangerous than we thought. Lysol contains phenols and dioxin (Agent Orange). Fungicides used on fruit trees in the Okanagan, BC and in south-western Ontario have been found to cause babies in both areas being born with no eyes or very tiny eyes. |
PART VI |
to be continued . . . |