It may take on different meanings as you go through different stages of life.
I want to share with you a variety of topics on this blog. I will share many areas of changing brands. We will start with the chemicals that are found in common cleaning & everyday products that we use in our homes.
For me, learning about these toxic chemicals was a discovery that radically changed the way I live. Like most people, I always assumed that if a product was on the market, it must be safe. I’ve now learned, through painful experience, that nothing could be farther from the truth. Actually, consumer products that we all use every day are filled with toxic chemicals, many of which would require special handling if used in a chemical laboratory or in the workplace. In fact, in industry, workers are required to wear special gloves, goggles, and sometimes a respirator when using some of the exact same products found in just about every home. We use these same chemicals at home with no protection at all and with no ventilation!
My Story
Do you know that the cleaners you use to clean your home are safe & not making you or others sick?
In 1996 I came in contact with some building chemicals that left me very chemical sensitive.
I didn’t know it at the time and didn’t understand why sometimes I got very sick for no reason so I thought. When I was around other people using other brands of cleaning products or most types of products with a smell I got sick.
I didn't dare go down the cleaning isle at the store due to the smell of the cleaners. Do you know what I’m talking about? The smell that bites your nose when you enter the store. That should make us stop & think about the safety of those cleaners. They are in sealed containers & we still smell them! Hum...something to think about.
I started checking some of the ingredients & there were some really bad side effects with many of the cleaners we commonly use & think they are safe.
No wonder those other brands affected me physically, mentally, & emotionally.
I had terrible headaches, chest pains, my heart would race, I couldn't breathe, and I couldn't think right or concentrate. I became angry, nervous or would just start to cry for no reason depending on the chemical.
It finally hit me one day when I was helping our daughter set up her science fair project at school. We walked through the cafeteria & the ladies were cleaning the lunch tables with bleach. One walk through was all it took! In just a few minutes my personally changed & I was sick. My daughter couldn't believe what she was seeing.
Later that day as I was thinking about what had happened it dawned on me I had been in contact with the bleach. That was the only difference. I thought back to the many times I had gotten sick and cleaning products almost always were the factor. I wondered how many kids were affected by the same thing at school.
Think about all the kids with behavior & learning problems.
What about the increase in asthma & respiratory aliments.
Could there be a link to illness & the chemicals we use?
Could it be that the cleaning products you are using are making you sick?
After this happened to me I wanted to make sure I didn’t do anything to make my home unhealthy for my family or anyone who came to my house.
So I began my search for safe nontoxic cleaning products. After much research I found my answer. Stay tunned for my findings.
