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In general, every home or office is typical; it already has dozens of cleaning and personal care products that contain harmful chemicals. Recent studies have revealed that most households/offices contain over 63 hazardous products that together contain hundreds of chemicals. These chemicals have the potential to greatly harm or even kill your children, your pets and you, should they accidentally not be used with the utmost caution.
Could these tragedies happen in your home or office?
When little Jennifer Smith of Salt Lake City, UT was but a year old she crawled over to the dishwasher while her mother was unloading the dishes. She put her small finger in the detergent dispensing cup and ate a finger full of wet but un-dissolved commercial dish detergent. In minutes her face was red and blistered the inside of her mouth and tongue were burned white. Luckily she was rushed to a nearby hospital emergency room for quick medical attention. She recovered in a few days.
Another documented case was a 20 month old boy who had to be fed through tubes for five months and suffered through many operations. Again, the culprit was dishwasher detergent.
This is only two of thousands of cases reflecting children ingesting and being exposed to, what most consider common household products, terrible life threatening consequences.
It is estimated that the U.S. Poison Control Center has nearly 1.5 million reported cases of accidental ingestion of poisons every year. Sadly most of these cases were under 12 years of age.
Have you ever wondered what the strong odor in the cleaner's isle of your supermarket is?
Ingestion is only one of three major ways that these products enter the body. Inhalation is even for more dangerous because when breathed in these harmful chemicals go directly into the blood stream and can quickly affect the lungs, heart, brain liver and kidneys.
By the way, that strong smell in your supermarket cleaner isle is caused by what industry experts describe as "out gassing". Out gassing are the vapors escaping from the "sealed" containers on the supermarkets shelves. Which obviously are extremely harmful to your health.
Have you ever been literally driven out of your bathroom shower while using one of the most popular tile cleaners? These types of cleaners must contain strong chemicals in order to do the job. The job may get done but you are at risk from the strong vapors that are generated. By the time you have exited the bathroom the chemical vapors have entered your blood stream and are wrecking havoc with your health.
Where are your rubber gloves?
Do you know that one square centimeter of skin (the size of a dime) contains 3 million cells and 4 yards of nerves? How do you think nicotine and hormone replacement patches work? Do the chemicals somehow enter the body from the patch through the skin to do their work? Of course they do.
This same absorption occurs every time a cleaning product touches your skin. By the way, if your baby happens to crawl across your nicely scrubbed kitchen floor, even several days after, the skin will pick up and absorb whatever harmful chemicals happen to be in the cleaner.
Consumers everywhere, including those at businesses, hospitals and schools are switching to environmentally, safe, effective cleaners to increase health among family members, clients and employees.
Consumer Beware!
Why isn't the consumer informed and protected from the potentially dangerous chemicals contained in cleaning and personal care products?
&bullThe government has very limited power to regulate and require proper testing.
&bullProducts that kill 50% of lab animals can still get designated as "non-toxic".
&bullOf 17,000 household chemicals only about 5,100, or approximately 30%, have been adequately tested and less than 10% have been tested on the nervous system.
&bullNo law requires manufactures to list the exact ingredients on the package label.
Just imagine your peace of mind if you never had to be concerned again about your family suffering from the misuse of harmful cleaning chemicals.
Start protecting your health today!!
Don't waste another minute. You owe it to yourself, your family; friends and employees to get the protection that are safe and effective. Access to these earth friendly products is so easy and convenient.
It's unfair how we humans think more of ourselves and less of our lovely critters. Yes, arguably, some people treat their pets better than other family members, but that doesn't mean that we're still giving our pets the attention they deserve. For example, when it comes to global warming, we're helping to win the fight against pollution because we want our children to see the natural beauty of nature. That is a good reason and because of that, a lot of people are doing their part and helping out. But we should also dedicate our crusade for a better future with our pets in mind. Although humans have a lot of responsibilities thrust upon them, it could be said that animals have it harder than us when Mother Nature strikes back. They sense Mother Nature's wrath when a huge storm is coming and their furs work overtime when the raging heat strikes. They truly have it bad when nature wants to get back. So let's not take all the glory when we survive (hopefully) this awful time in history called global warming. Why not let our pets join the green crusade and make them happier at the same time? How, you may ask? It's simple! Use all green items like recycled toys and green cleaning products. Yes, don't raise your eyebrows yet; organic products are actually available nowadays not only for you or your home, but also for your pets. Isn't that cool? If you yourself are green and conscious of your carbon footprint, then you might as well let your furry friend join the fight against global warming. Whether you're a hardcore green person or just the regular kind (but still plays an equally important role, of course!), here are some things you need to know – from organic cleaning products (like shampoo or soap) to hemp chew toys – that will surely feed your need for all things green.
Okay so now that you've decided that it's high time your pet turned green – not literally though; that would just be plain scary – you should know about the cons first just so you don't get a romanticized version of how choosing all things green (like wholesale cleaning products) would be like.
Okay, prepare to receive negative answers when you ask your local grocery store whether or not they have that organic shampoo for pets that you want to buy. Organic products – although they are quickly gaining popularity – are hard to find. Your best bet is to use the internet and look for all your organic supplies from websites that specifically sell green finds. Maybe in a few months' time, more and more organic items will find their way into our local grocer's shelves. The next and last con when choosing to go organic is the price tag attached to it. Although supposedly organic items are supposed to be cheaper, more often than not they're pricier than their plastic (or even toxic) counterparts. Not exactly a motivator, but you should just tell yourself that it's a small price to pay for a better future.
Now that you are really decided, you better go hardcore green. After all, you've got nothing to lose, right? By now, you yourself are probably eating green and organic foods. Why not let your pet join in on the fun and buy organic foods specifically tailored for your furry friend? Most pet foods right now are made from meat that is unfit even for human consumption and surely, you wouldn't touch them even if they're the last food on earth. But with organic pet foods, they're actually the opposite. Organic pet foods are made with real and natural meat without the added hormones, preservatives and other unnatural things. Your pet will be healthy and grow to his/her highest potential without the help of chemicals and the like.
Now that you're feeding him/her with the right food, it's about time you used green cleaning products when your pet feels the need to do the “number two”. Scoop up your pet's waste into a biodegradable bag so that you won't add to the ever growing plastic population in landfills.
Simply doing these little acts will truly help Mother Nature and your pet. Not only will your children thank you, but your pet's offspring as well. Now that's really hitting two birds with one stone.