danger of synthetics scents & commercial laundry products: resources for scent-free home & workplace

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resources for scent-free workplace

Stop Making Scents:

The hidden hazards of synthetic fragrances

By Jill Sverdlove

After moving into a newly rented house in Ft. , Colorado, Alison

Webster (not her real name) felt ill. " Within three days, I was waking up

with symptoms I never had before, " she explains. " My face swelled up like a

balloon, my hands were puffy. I couldn't see straight or even walk in a

straight line. " A graduate student at the time, the formerly healthy

32-year-old said she knew the symptoms were related to the house. " They went

away when I was at school and came back a few hours after I got home. " ...

http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/articles-display/13404/keyword/Stop%20Mak

ing%20Scents/Stop-Making-Scents

What Lurks in Your Laundry?

By

" Mountain fresh. " " Spring rain. " " Ocean breeze. " The names of laundry

detergents and fabric softeners sound gentle, safe, even comforting. But in

spite of the clean-and-natural terminology, mainstream laundry products

actually saturate your clothes in a wash of harsh, irritating, and possibly

toxic chemicals. ...

http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/articles-display/10092/keyword/Avoid%20Th

ese%20Fragrance%20Chemicals/What-Lurks-in-Your-Laundry

LAUNDRY products note: article is good overview of toxic dangers, however

the list they suggest as substitutes are NOT okay for me.

Need to go even SIMPLER: use any one of these, or combo if you need:

100% borax cleans BOTH odors and stains (recall used in old-fashioned diaper

pails because safe for baby and so effective!)

Baking soda

White vinegar

Or

Soap nuts

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/soapnuts.html

cheapest source i've found for bulk soap nuts

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/search/search.php?page=1 & refine=y & keywords=

soap+nuts & display_type=List

Toxic (Over) Load

Minimize your exposure to everyday pollutants.

By Solan

Each morning I take a hot shower, shampoo, and shave. I may stop at the gas

station while I'm out and about, and in the evening, I enjoy grilling fish

and relaxing on the couch with the Discovery Channel. An ordinary day, yet

in that brief span, I've exposed myself to a platoon of environmental toxins

that will attack my body-their sneaky blows often coming to light only many

years later. From cosmetics alone, " every day you're exposed to more than

160 unique ingredients, some of which have known hazards while most are

poorly studied, " says Kristan Markey, a research analyst with the

Environmental Working Group, a watchdog organization in Washington, DC. You

inhale the ingredients, absorb them through your skin, and eat them in your

food....

http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/articles-display/14873/keyword/Avoid%20Th

ese%20Fragrance%20Chemicals/Toxic--Over--Load

more good articles here:

http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/search-articles/clear/true