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Many people will remember a famous TV ad where a woman races to her washing machine, fabric softener in hand, only to arrive just as the wash ends. This woman who "forgot to ad the fabric softener" was actually doing herself and her family a favor.
Although they may make your clothes feel soft and smell fresh, fabric softener and dryer sheets are some of the most toxic products around. And chances are that the staggering 99.8 percent of Americans who use common commercial detergents, fabric softeners, bleaches, and stain removers would think twice if they knew they contained chemicals that could cause cancer and brain damage.
Fabric softeners and dryer sheets with scents like April Fresh and Summer Orchard add toxic chemicals to your laundry and, consequently, your body. |
Here is a list of just some of the chemicals found in fabric softeners and dryer sheets:
· Benzyl acetate: Linked to pancreatic cancer
· Benzyl Alcohol: Upper respiratory tract irritant
· Ethanol: On the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Waste list and can cause central nervous system disorders
· Limonene: Known carcinogen
· A-Terpineol: Can cause respiratory problems, including fatal edema, and central nervous system damage
· Ethyl Acetate: A narcotic on the EPA's Hazardous Waste list
· Camphor: Causes central nervous system disorders
· Chloroform: Neurotoxic, anesthetic and carcinogenic
· Linalool: A narcotic that causes central nervous system disorders
· Pentane: A chemical known to be harmful if inhaled
So how could products with pretty names like Soft Ocean Mist, Summer Orchard and April Fresh be so dangerous?
The chemicals in fabric softeners are pungent and strong smelling -- so strong that they require the use of these heavy fragrances (think 50 times as much fragrance) just to cover up the smells. Furthermore, synthetic fabrics, which are the reason fabric softeners were created in the first place, do not smell good either when heated in a dryer or heated by our bodies ... hence the need for even more hefty fragrances.
In other words, remove all the added fragrance that endears people to fabric softeners and -- like the cliché wolf in sheep's clothing -- the real smells of the chemical-laced fabric softener and the synthetic fabrics they were designed around may prompt people to shoot their laundry machines and be done with it.
Are "Soft" Clothes Worth It?
Fabric softeners are made to stay in your clothing for long periods of time. As such, chemicals are slowly released either into the air for you to inhale or onto your skin for you to absorb. Dryer sheets are particularly noxious because they are heated in the dryer and the chemicals are released through dryer vents and out into the environment. Health effects from being exposed to the chemicals in fabric softeners include:
- Central nervous system disorders
- Headaches
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Blood pressure reduction
- Irritation to skin, mucus membranes and respiratory tract
- Pancreatic cancer
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Thinking about cleaning your house? Most of us have to do more than just think about it! We have to clean our homes right? But are we hurting ourselves while we think we're doing a good thing?
Who doesn't like walking across a clean floor in a clean room? Many of us are also programmed to think that if we smell certain clean scents, we think our home is clean. The thing is that there are so many toxins and chemicals in many cleaning products that may smell good and clean. These include brands that we have known our entire lives and have come to think of as safe because they have been around forever and they are a household name.
Just like in everything else, we have to do our homework. Cleaners do not have to leave behind more toxins than the toxins they are supposed to clean. If you haven't really thought about the ingredients in your cleaning products or the safety concerns with many, it might be time to take a look.
Fortunately there are Safe, Green, Economical alternatives. If you are not afraid to 'change brands' you may discover some pretty wonderful products. Products that have been tested against name brands and proven to clean as well OR BETTER than these household name brands. 11 National Brands, maybe some that you are using now, are out-cleaned by Shaklee Distributor Get Clean products.
They are safe for the environment: nontoxic, natural, biodegradable, recyclable, no harsh chemicals and no phosphates. Did you know that there are 75,000 registered chemicals and only a fraction of them have been tested for human health concerns? And that 9 out of 10 poison exposures are suspected to be from household products? Also, as part of this company's efforts to save our earth, they package 'concentrated' products where there is less packaging used (and having to be disposed) and they go a long, long way.
Another very cool thing is that these same products will save you money! When you get rid of all of the undesirable cleaners you may have in your home, you won't have to replace them with 27 more. There is a starter kit put together with all the products you need to start cleaning your way to a healthier home. In fact, you'd have to spend more than $3,400.00 to get the same amount of clean from other brands.
Last but not least, and certainly impressive, is the 100 % Money-Back Guarantee. So really, there is nothing to lose. Except of course some dirt and a whole lot of toxins!
P.S. Some interesting facts.. 108 pounds of packaging waste stays out of landfills when you buy the Shaklee Distributor Get Clean Starter Kit versus conventional ready-to-use cleaners.. and 248 pounds of greenhouse gas are eliminated when you buy the Shaklee Distributor Get Clean Starter Kit versus conventional ready-to-use cleaners. Impressive don't you think?
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