Is Your Kitchen A Toxic Waste Dump

Here are some of the chemicals found in the cleaning cupboard of the average household. Strangely enough, if you come into contact with these through work in a commercial environment, you need by law to be acquainted with Control of Substances Hazardous to Health commonly referred to as COSHH. However the domestic user is just given a few instructions on the back of the bottle. To find out for free where you can purchase health friendly alternatives and do away with all these chemicals, visit: http://wightcaneco.com Alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs): Common in detergents and disinfectants, suspected hormone disruptors.
Triclosan: found in some antibacterial cleansers, indiscriminate use may be contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs.
Ammonia: poisonous when swallowed, extremely irritating to respiratory passages when inhaled, can burn the skin on contact.
Butyl cellosolve (aka butyl glycol, ethylene glycol monobutyl): Poisonous when
swallowed and a lung-tissue irritant.
Chlorine bleach (aka sodium hypochlorite): an all-purpose whitening agent, can irritate the lungs and eyes.
Diethanolamine (DEA): Can combine with nitrosomes to produce carcinogenic (cancerous) nitrosamines that penetrate skin.
Phtalates: Frequently found in fragrance, linked to reproductive abnormalities, liver cancer in lab animals, asthma in children.
Sodium hydroxide: found in drain, metal and oven cleaners, extremely irritating to eyes, nose and throat and can burn those tissues on contact.
Sodium lauryl sulphate: a common sudsing agent, can penetrate the skin and cause contact.

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