Articles for tag: Household Products, Toxic Chemicals

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How Dangerous Are Household Cleaners?

Did you know that toxic chemicals in household cleaners are three times more likely to cause cancer than air pollution? Did you know that more than 7 million accidental poisonings occur each year, with more than 75% involving children under age 6? Did you know that women who work at home have a 54% higher ...

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Color Hair Without Toxic Chemicals

Chemicals from most hair dyes “are considered high hazard, which means they contain toxic ingredients linked to cancer, developmentive and reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, organ toxicity, not to mention allergies and irritation of the eyes, skin or lungs,” according to Environmental Working Group. In fact, 22 of the ingredients used in hair color including PPD ...

What Makes Bronchitis Contagious?

All forms of bronchitis are not contagious. What makes it contagious can be clear if we learn about the basic issues concerning chronic and acute bronchitis progression. Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation of mucosal membranes and bronchial tubes. Excessive mucus is produced as response of bronchial infection and irritation. This excess mucus reduces the amount ...

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Is Nail Polish Safe for Kids’ Nails?

It’s an age old question to parents of young girls, with many different answers, “Is nail polish safe for kids’ nails?” Little girls love to paint their nails and look all grown up but, with so many chemicals in the polish, is it even safe to paint them at all? The question has stumped more ...