For those of you that use air fresheners, did you know they are toxic?

Question

Air fresheners can work by using a nerve-deadening chemical that interferes with our sense of smell or by coating nasal passage with an oily film, and include chemicals like formadehyde, naphthalene, xylene, butane gas, cresol, ethanol and phenol. Solid deodorizers include the pesticide paradichlorobenzene; Aerosol air fresheners release chemicals as tiny particles which can be inhaled deeply into lungs and transferred into the blood stream. Plug in air fresheners break chemicals into even smaller particles and produce VOC's.

These are all classified as carcinogens and/or neurotoxins. Have you ever inspected your home for similar toxins?

Air fresheners can work by using a nerve-deadening chemical that interferes with our sense of smell or by coating nasal passage with an oily film, and include chemicals like formadehyde, naphthalene, xylene, butane gas, cresol, ethanol and phenol. Solid deodorizers include the pesticide paradichlorobenzene; Aerosols release chemicals as tiny particles which can be inhaled deeply into lungs and transferred into the blood stream. Plug-ins break chemicals into even smaller particles and produce VOC's.

These are all classified as carcinogens and/or neurotoxins. Have you ever inspected your home for similar toxins?

The repercussions? Frontal lobe demyelinization; damage to central nervous system as well as lymph and hormonal systems, liver and kidney damage, loss of memory, allergies and asthma, reproductive damage, gastrointestinal and respiratory damage and several kinds of cancer.

Not an urban legend; not a hoax; not a well-traveled email. This info is part of the body of work accumulated over a couple years of toxin-related research. My work in avionics, and the toxins I was exposed to, resulted in cancer and MS. Each person reacts differently. Those with sensitivites, those who are young or elderly, the babes in the womb or those with compromised immune systems are far more likely to be affected by even the smallest exposures.

Answer 1

Yeah, it's true. Fortunately, in order to get this effect, you have to ingest the stuff repeatedly over a few years, or apply the liquid (not spray) directly to the mucosa repeatedly for several years. Thing is, ingesting it in these quantities would kill you in less than a day, and if you dripped this stuff into your nasal passages, the effect would be so unpleasant as to rendering the mentioned "daily use for several years" pretty much impossible...
Yeah, stick the stuff in an asthma inhaler, take 4x a day. Sure you get cancer. But the significant phrase here is
"Air fresheners CAN work by using a nerve-deadening..."
Not works... CAN work. Which means there is no proof that this is how it works. When one sees this stuff, it's probably a hoax.
I bet you got this in an e-mail.

Answer 2

Yes, yes I did. Also-did you know that MOST deodorants cause breast cancer? Breast cancer is at an all time high, why? The toxic deodorant enters the body through the sweat glands in the pits (even faster if you have razorburn) and then starts attacking the first lymph nodes it finds, which surprise surprise-there are plenty of near the armpit area. Then it just travels on through there! Wear organic deodorant or none at all! Shop at the natural/health section or a co-op.

Answer 3

I dont use air fresheners. they make the air smell like ca ca.
My neighbor uses them and they are so strong I can smell them outside, and she wonders why everyone in her house has Asthma....

Answer 4

Yes I have heard that, what are the repercussions of it all is what i would like to know!

Answer 5

Never heard this one before. I know candles are if the have the lead wicks.

Answer 6

ok this might seem weird but we dont use air fresheners often! haha. guess our house is rather safe then. thanks for the info.

Answer 7

I am sorry but what was your question again?

Answer 8

Thanks for the information--I had no idea! I will get rid of all of mine now.