Many will remember that come the famous TV ad where a woman races to her washing machine, fabric softener in hand, only to end up like the laundry. This woman, who 'forgot to water softener "actually done and your family a favor.
Even if they can make clothes feel soft and smell fresh, fabric softener and dryer sheets are some of the toxic products around. And it is likely that the staggering 99.8 percent of Americans, using common commercialDetergent, fabric softener, bleach would have thought twice and removing stains, because if they knew they contained chemicals that cause cancer and brain damage could be.
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Here is a list of some of the chemicals in fabric softeners and dryer sheets is:
* Benzyl Acetate: Linked to pancreatic cancer
* Benzyl Alcohol: Upper respiratory irritant
* Ethanol: On the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) list of hazardous waste that may be centralNervous system disorders
* Limonene: known carcinogen
* A-Terpineol: Can cause respiratory problems, including fatal edema, and damage to the central nervous system
* Ethyl Acetate: A narcotic on the EPA list of hazardous waste
* Camphor: Causes central nervous system
* Chloroform: Neurotoxic, anesthetic and carcinogenic
* Linalool: a narcotic that causes central nervous system disorders
* Pentane: A chemical knownbe harmful if inhaled
So how could products with pretty names be as dangerous as Soft Ocean Mist, Summer Orchard and April Fresh?
The chemicals in fabric softeners are pungent and strong smelling - so strong that require the use of these heavy fragrances (think 50 times as much fragrance) just to cover the smell. Furthermore, synthetic fabrics do, fabric softeners because they were created in the first place smells, not good either when heated in a dryer orheated by our bodies ... therefore, the need for even more powerful scents.
In other words, remove all perfumes, fabric softeners and endears men - like the cliché wolf in sheep's clothing - the real smells of the chemical-laced fabric softener and the synthetic fabrics have been developed around, people can encourage young people to shoot Washing machines and their done with it.
They are "soft" clothing worth it?
Softeners are made for clothes for the staylong periods of time. As such, chemicals are slowly released into the air you breathe or absorb on the skin for you. Dryer sheets are particularly harmful because they are heated in the dryer and the chemicals released through the holes in the dryer and out. The health effects of exposure to chemicals in fabric softeners include:
* Diseases of the central nervous system
* Headaches
Nausea
* Vomiting
* Dizziness
* BloodPressure Reduction
* Irritating to the skin, mucous membranes and respiratory system
* Pancreatic cancer
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Soften Your Clothes safe with these tips
Even if you do not feel the effects of these chemicals today, you can relate to gradually over time, and at-risk children, whose systems are still developing, especially. There's really no reason to expose yourself to these risky chemicals when natural alternatives exist. Not only are they safer for you,Your family and the environment, but they are much cheaper:
* Add a quarter cup of baking soda to wash cycle to soften fabric
* Add a quarter cup of vinegar to rinse to soften fabric and eliminate cling
* Check your local health food store for a natural softener that uses a natural base like soy instead of chemicals
And 'dryer sheets and fabric softeners likely are not only toxic products in your home. Many familiesProducts that consumers are safe and filled with toxic chemicals. Our previous articles of PEG compounds in cosmetics and household cleaners Phenols in common are two of the most popular voices of all times and make them aware of SixWise.com the spread of harmful chemicals that can be removed from their homes.
