The Dirty Truth

Did you know that most of us are exposed to chemical cleaning products and their residues at low levels on a daily basis? Unbeknown to us, these chemicals can enter our bodies either by breathing them in when they are in vapour form or by absorption through the skin or through ingestion of household dust and chemical residues left on dishes and cutlery. Cleaning product chemicals can also have a serious impact on aquatic ecosystems when they are flushed down the drain.

List of these harmful ingredients include but are not limited to:

• Phthalates and Bisphenol A
• Perchloroethylene or “PERC”
• Butoxyethanol
• Triclosan
• Ammonia
• Naphthalene
• Chlorine

References:

1. Hazardous substances in frequently used professional cleaning products (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4096065/)
2. Household chemicals: management of intoxication and antidotes –(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20358689)
3. Household Chemicals Chart: Whats in my House –(https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/household-chemicals-chart-whats-in-my-house)
4. Phthalates and Cumulative Risk Assessment: The Tasks Ahead. –(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK215044/)
   The dirty truth about your chemical cleaning products – 
5. https://www.ecomasteryproject.com/dirty-truth-chemical-cleaning-products/