Why should we worry about Toxic Ingredients in our personal care and household cleaning products???
There are so many reasons that we should worry about the ingredients in household and personal care products that we use on a day to day basis. Here are just a few that really stood out to me and encouraged me to continue my own research and choose to use alternative, safer products for my home and family!
- According to the EPA, most homes have airborne concentrations of hazardous chemicals that are two to five times higher indoors then outdoors
- According to the EPA, toxic chemicals found in the home are three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor airborne pollutants.
- Consumer product Safety Commission connects 150 chemicals commonly found in our homes to allergies, birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders.
- The National Cancer Institute has a list of twenty known carcinogens and over 2,200 chemicals that are probable carcinogens. Many of these chemicals are in the cleaners and personal care products you buy at your local grocery store.
- A 15 year study found that women who worked at home had a 54% higher death rate from cancer than women who had jobs outside the home!!!
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed 2983 chemicals used in personal care products. The results were as follows:
- 884 of the chemicals were toxic
- 218 caused reproductive complications
- 148 caused tumors
- 314 caused biological mutations
- 778 caused accute toxicity
- 376 cause skin and eye irritation
I continue to update this blog http://www.toxinsathome.blogspot.com/ as I find information that will help you do the research necessary to make the change to safer household products for you and your family! I hope you find it useful information!!!
If you would like to learn more about the alternative to unsafe household products that my family has found and loves let me know! I will be Happy to share!!!
