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1-25 Common Household Chemicals

1. All Purpose Cleaner
   Contains: Sodium Hypochlonite
   Impact: If mixed with amonia, releases
   toxic chloramine gas and can cause
   severe respiratory probelms
   Economic impact: $4.95 for most
   Alternatives: Vinegar and Lemon Juice
 
2. Metal Polish
   Contains: petroleum distilates
   Impact: can cause eye clouding and
   and nervous system damage
   Alternative: baking soda
   Impact: can cause skin irratation
   Economic impact: $3.49 per box
 
3. Glass cleaner
    Contains: amonia
    Impact: can cause headaches and
    lung irratation
    Economic impact: $3.49 per bottle
    Alternative: vinegar and water
    Impact: may cause eye irratation
    Economic impact: $3.35 per bottle of
    vinegar
 
4. Disenfectants
    Contains: phenol and cresol
    Impact: corrosive, can cause fainting and
    dizzeness
    Alternative: isopropyl alcohol
    Impact: if ingested get medical assistance
 
5.Perservatives
   Contains: formeldahyde
   Impact: strong irratant to eyes and throat
   Alternative: eat locally grown and seasoned
   foods when possible
   Impact: no harmful impact
 
6.Mothballs
   Contains: naphthalene
   Impact: suspected human carcinogen that
   causes damage to blood, liver and kidneys
   Alternative: cedar chips
   Impact: may cause lung irratation if heavily
   inhaled
 
7.Paint thinner
   Contains: chlorinated alyphatic and aromatic
   hydrocarbons
   Impact: can cause liver and kidney damage
   Alternative: TSP ( trisodium phospate)
   Impact: can be extremly harmful in ingested
 
8.Motor oil
   Contains: petroleum hydrocarbons
   Impact: has been associated with skin and
   lung cancer
   Alternative: re-refined oil
   Impact: can cause lung irratation
 
9. Toliet bowl cleaner
    Contains: bleach
    Impact: can cause lung irratation
    Economic impact: $4.99
    Alternative: lemon juice and TSP
    Impact: can cause eye irratation if contact
    occurs
 
10. Nail Polish Remover
      Contains: high percent of solvents
     Impact: can cause blindess if conact
     occurs
     Economic Impact: $1.99 per bottle
    Alternative: soak in hot water then peel
    off
   
   

11. Moisturizers
      Contains: tcophenyl acetate
      Impact: can cause skin irratation
      Economic impact: $5-$10 per bottle (depending on
      brand and quantity)
      Alternative: egg yolk or milk
     
12. Conditioners
      Contains: dimethicone
      Impact: can cause skin and eye irratation
      Economic impact: $3-$12 per bottle
      Alternative: yogurt or olive oil
 
13. Aftershave
      Contains: phthalates
      Impact: can cause skin irratation
      Economic impact:$5-$20 depending on the brand
      Alternative:diluted isoprpyl alcohol
      Impact: can cause lung irratation
 
14.Deodorant
      Contains: parabens
      impact: is becoming a suspicious factor in breast
      cancer
      Economic impact: $2.99 per bottle
      Alternative: white clay
 
15.toothpaste
    Contains: saccharin
    Impact: can cause bladder cancer
    Economic impact: $2.95 per tube of paste
    Alternative: herbal toothpaste
    Impact: can be dangerous if consumed in large
    amounts
 
16.Insect repellent
     Contains: ethyl hexandiol
     Impact: can cause severe lung irritation
     Alternative:chilli peppers, paprika and dried
     peperment
     Impact: can harm children if eaten directly
 
17. Dish Soap
      Contains: phosphorous
       Impact: can cause severe skin irratation
      Economic impact: $3.65 per bottle
      Alternative: vegetable oil based soap
     
18. Shoe Polish
     Contains: triochloroethylene
     Impact: can cause skin irratation and can be deadly
     if ingested
     Alternative: olive oil
     Economic Impact: $3.45 per bottle
  
19. Fabric softner
      Contains: alpha-terineol 
      Impact: can cause central nervous system disorders
      Alternative: add vinegar and baking soda to your
      final rinse cycle
      Impact: if u have sensitive skin, may cause slight
      irratation
 
20. Stain remover
       Contians: trichlonoethane
      Impact: can cause light headedness
      Alternative: borax
      Impact: can cause lung irratation
 
21. Wood perservative
      Contains: pentachlorenphy
      Impact: has beem known to cause cancer
      Alternative: water based perservatives
      Impact: dangerous if ingested
 
22. Hair spray
      Contains: benzaldehyde
      Impact: large contributer of air pollution
      Alternative: use non-aerosol pump sprays or
      styling gels
      
23. Therometer
       Contains: mercury
       Impact: can cause cancer
       Alternative: use electronic instead
 
24. swimming pool neccesities
      contains: chlorine
      Impact: DEADLY if ingested
      Alternative: use chlorine generator for safe use or
      use salt-based pools instead
 
25.Glue
     Contains: highly toxic
     Impact: can cause blindness if eye contact occurs
      and strong skin irratation
    Alternative: water based glues
 



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