Everyday we clean our homes, offices and cars.  We purchase the name brands from the local grocery store, big box store or wholesale stores without even looking at the labels.  The pictures on the front promise fresh, spring like scents with no germs left behind!  But what do those ingredient labels really say, the ones with the Warnings about exposure, not breathing fumes, not to expose to skin, and such.  

Here are some facts about the chemicals we use without thinking about the consequences:  81,000 CHEMICALS REGISTERED WITH THE EPA IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, and fewer than 20% have been tested for toxicity!

FACT:  90% of all poison exposures occur at home
FACT:  218,316 reported poison exposures in 2005 were from household cleaning products    
FACT:  90% of our time is spent indoors. EPA reports that air pollution is up to five times higher inside than outside
FACT:  Indoor pollutants come from all sorts of chemicals we use to make our lives easier every day—paints, carpets, furniture, household cleaners, personal care, among others
FACT:  EPA studies indicate that elevated concentration of household chemicals persist in the air. Long-term exposure to chemicals inside our homes may be harmful to us and our families

FACT:  Some 20 million Americans have asthma
FACT:  An average of one out of every 13 school-aged children has asthma
FACT:  Asthma rates in children under age five have increased more than 160% from 1980-1994 
FACT:  Common household cleaners and appliances give off fumes, which can potentially increase the risk of children developing asthma

“We are conducting a vast toxicologic experiment in our society, in which our children and our children’s children are the experimental subject”     Dr. Herbert NeedlemanPediatrician and Professor at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Are you living in a Toxic Home?

Did you know that the average home in the USA generates more than 20 pounds of hazardous waste each year?

Did you know: The following household cleaning products are designated as household hazardous waste by the EPA, and “improper disposal of these wastes can pollute the environment and pose a threat to human health”?

What is under your Sink?

Chlorine Bleach is the chemical most frequently involved in household poisonings in the U.S.
Degreasers may contain petroleum distillates, which can damage lung tissues and dissolve fatty tissue around nerve cells.
Glass Cleaners may contain ammonia. Ammonia fumes can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
Oven Cleaners can be one of the most dangerous cleaning products, which can cause severe damage to eyes, skin, mouth, and throat.
Toilet Bowl Cleaners can be extremely dangerous cleaning products, which can be harmful just by breathing the fumes—and fatal if swallowed.

What can you do?

Get educated on what is under your sink, Visit:   http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm  to get the information you need to make a wise decision about those products.

But don't despair, there are products that really work that don't have warning labels. Check out Shaklee's Get Clean products as non-toxic alternatives that really work!  Shaklee's Get Clean products are Always Safe, Always Work and are Always Green.  Shaklee believes that Home Should be the Safest Place in the World.

Get Clean gives you cleaning choices that are nontoxic and natural and don’t contain any of these harmful ingredients: 

Volatile organic cleaning compounds   Kerosene
Phenol                                            Cresol
Lye                                                Hydrochloric acid
Sulfuric acid                                    Sulfamic acid
Petroleum distillates                        Ammonia
Sodium hydroxide                            Butyl cellosolve
Phosphoric acid                               Formaldehyde
Morpholine
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