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Household cleaning products. Cosmetics. Body products like skin re-vitalisers, shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotions, deodorant, body wash. Fragrances. Laundry detergent. Fabric softeners. What do they all have in common? Synthetic chemicals. Just by going through our daily routines, we are living in a cocktail of harmful chemicals that are taking a toll on our health and that of our children.

There is a lot of information below. Please click on the links to learn about this phenomenon - the chemical revolution.

Household Cleaners

"Household cleaning products are among some of the most toxic substances we encounter daily. In one study conducted over a 15 year period, women who stayed home all day had a 54 percent higher death rate from cancer than women who had jobs away from the home.
-Nancy Green, Author, “Poisoning Our Children”

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Toxic Household Products

“Approximately 70,000 chemicals are now in commercial production, many of which are used in household products. Many of these chemicals accumulate in the human body and cause cancer and other diseases, yet they have been inadequately tested or remain completely untested for their safety. Only about 600 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer.”
- Cancer Prevention Coalition

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Body Products

By the time you leave the bathroom, you have just exposed yourself to about 200 chemicals through your body products.

You have rubbed them into your skin, sending them into your body system, and you have inhaled them. And they will be with you all day. In fact, they will be with you a lot longer than that

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Fragrance

"As fragrance chemicals can be absorbed, inhaled or ingested, they can modify brain blood flow, alter blood pressure, pulse and mood, trigger migraine headaches, etc.

95% of the chemicals used in fragrances are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum, which may react with other airborne chemicals! I could smell everyone!"
-Bonnie

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Cosmetics

“Women and girls use an average of 12 personal care products daily, according to a 2004 survey conducted by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. One out of every 100 personal care products on the market contains known or probable carcinogens and only 11 percent of the more than 10,500 ingredients in products have been assessed for safety”
- Marisa Walker, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics

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Flame Retardants

An increasing body of research is showing that the chemicals used to protect us from fire could be putting a generation at risk of cancer, thyroid disruption, immune system deficiency and problems with the development of the reproductive systems and impaired learning and development in children

They are also “bio-accumulative”, which means the chemicals are unable to be broken down by humans or animals, and the level of toxicity in the body accumulates.Learn more .....