"the word-of-mouth survival guide for SAN FRANCISCO parents"
How safe are your everyday household products?
many common household products contain chemicals
that may gradually be making you and your family
members sick
CLOROX
Sodium Hypochlorite
Corrosive Sensitizer. Can be fatal if swallowed. Eye,
skin and respiratory tract irritant. Especially
hazardous for people with heart conditions and asthma.
DOVE BEAUTY BAR
Quartanium 15 - formaldehyde
Carcinogen, Neurotoxic. May cause dermatitis
Butylated Hydroxytoluene
(BHT) Carcinogen
WINDEX
Butyl Cellosolve
Neurotoxic. Eye and skin irritant. Dangerous to
central nervous system, liver, and kidneys. Easily
absorbed through skin. Damages blood and the body's
ability make blood
Isobutane
Neurotoxic
JOHNSON'S BABY SHAMPOO
Quartanium 15 - formaldehyde
Carcinogen, dermatitis, neurotoxic, sensitizer,
poisonous, irritant to the skin, eyes, and mucous
membranes.
FD & C RED 40
Carcinogen. Causes contact dermatitis
TIDE & CHEER LAUNDRY DETERGENTS
Detergent
Can cause temporary respiratory tract irritation.
Symptoms include stinging, swelling, and redness
Sodium Silicate
Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to eyes, tissue
damage to skin, as well as cause burns to mouth,
throat and stomach if swallowed.
Sodium Sulfate
Corrosive, severe eye skin and respiratory irritant.
Can cause asthma attacks.
Trisodium Nitrilotriacetate
Carcinogen
Washing Soda
Caustic. Can cause eye burns, potential injury with
prolonged contact.
LYSOL DISINFECTANT
Dioxin
Carcinogen. 500 times more deadly then DDT
Ethyl Alcohol
Eye, skin, and respiratory tract irritant
FANTASTIC and FORMULA 409
Butyl Cellosolve
Neurotoxic, eye and skin irritant, damages central
nervous system, liver and kidneys. Readily absorbed
through the skin. Damages blood and the body's ability
to make blood.
Details on hundreds of unsafe common household
products can be found in "The Safe Shopper's Bible" by
Dr. Samuel Epstein, MD and David Steinman. The Lysol
data is from "The Environmental Health Newsletter" How safe are your everyday household products? Seattle- Stores, Restaurants, Services, Products, Activities, Events