The typical consumer spends $266 per year on home fragrance products which include purchases of candles, plug-in, solid and aerosol air fresheners. Few realize that along with the pleasant scents, they’re buying continuous exposure to hazardous chemicals.
Formaldehyde, petroleum distillates, p-dichlorobenzene and aerosol propellants are the four chemicals from which most air fresheners are made. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) these substances are
“…usually highly flammable and strong irritants to eyes, skin and throat.”1
One peer-reviewed study tested the health effects of formaldehyde, a common preservative found in air fresheners.
“Significantly greater prevalence rates of asthma and chronic bronchitis were found in children from houses with formaldehyde levels of 60-120 ppb than in those less exposed, especially in children also exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.”2
AIR FRESHENER WARNING!
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