Industry has created more than 100,000 chemicals since World War Two. A lot of these are used in products to clean the house. Safety advocates in the US report that only 10% of these have been tested for safety on human health and the environment. We clean our home everyday. Our room, kitchen, toilet, and our car. We laundry. We wash dishes. We use all kinds of cleaning products at home. Everyday we take the risk of exposing ourselves to toxic chemicals from the products we use. We inhale it, absorb it through our skin, and sometimes ingest it. How do you choose the products you buy? Like others, you probably listen to your favorite endorsers on TV and radio. Or maybe, you just buy the most popular brand. Or take on special offers. Or buy the cheapest. But do you ask: “is it safe?”
A quick test: do you know the ingredients in your bath soap? Your air-freshener? Your favorite dishwashing liquid? Have you ever asked: could there be hidden dangers in the products we use at home everyday? Or are you like most of us: we get comfort by simply not knowing. As they say, “what you don’t know won’t hurt you”. But, if you do not ask that question and take responsible action, you allow toxic chemicals to invade your space, whether you like it or not. You will expose your family, your children, your loved ones to the dangers of toxic chemicals.
