{"id":1192,"date":"2013-10-21T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T22:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2023-10-07T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T15:33:31","slug":"exposed-whats-lurking-in-febreze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/2013\/10\/exposed-whats-lurking-in-febreze\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposed: What\u2019s Lurking in Febreze?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Dangers<\/a>

The hidden toxic dangers of air fresheners<\/p><\/div>\n

I have written about the hidden dangers of air ‘fresheners’ before<\/a>; and basically they are loaded with chemical hormone disruptor’s that are terrible for you and your family. Febreze is no different, although they try to market themselves that way.<\/p>\n

Original article can be found at <\/span>care2.com<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Michelle Schoffro Cook.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Forget what the TV commercials tell you:\u00a0 Febreze doesn\u2019t contain some miracle substance that envelopes bacteria in mid-air, leaving your house sanitized, healthy, fresh and clean-smelling.\u00a0 What it does contain may surprise you, however.\u00a0 Proctor and Gamble discloses only three ingredients on their Febreze-brand products yet the Environmental Working Group (EWG)\u2014an American-based non-profit that advocates for health protection\u2014found a whopping 87 chemicals in Febreze Air Effects, some of which include:<\/span><\/p>\n

BHT<\/strong>\u2014a known neurotoxin (substance that is\u00a0toxic to the brain and nervous system<\/strong>), a\u00a0hormone disruptor, immune system toxin, and irritant to the skin, eyes, and lungs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Acetaldehyde<\/strong>\u2014a known\u00a0carcinogen (causes cancer)<\/strong>\u00a0that has reproductive and development effects (yes, that means it can\u00a0damage a fetus<\/strong>), immune system toxin, and irritant to the skin, eyes, and lungs.<\/p>\n

Fragrance<\/strong>\u2014This is one of the three disclosed ingredients.\u00a0 However, on its own, it can contain up to 400 ingredients, most of which are\u00a0petrochemicals<\/strong>. Clinical observation by medical doctors has found that exposure to fragrances can damage the central nervous system and cause\u00a0depression, hyperactivity, irritability, inability to cope, behavioral damages, headaches, dizziness, rashes, hyper-pigmentation, vomiting, coughing, and skin irritation<\/strong>. A shocking 95% of the chemicals used as \u201cfragrance\u201d come from petroleum! According to the research of Julia Kendall (available at www.ehnca.org), the most common chemicals in fragrances are ethanol, benzaldehyde, benzyl acetate, a-pinene, acetone, benzyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, linalook, a-terpinene, methylene chloride, and a-terpineol.\u00a0 You\u2019ll see that numerous of these ingredients were found in Febreze.\u00a0 Check out my article\u00a0Detox Your Cosmetics<\/a>\u00a0for more information about fragrances.<\/p>\n

Propylene Glycol<\/strong>\u2014also a known\u00a0carcinogen<\/strong>, propylene glycol is toxic to the immune system, is linked to\u00a0allergies<\/strong>, accumulates in the body and irritates the skin, eyes, and lungs<\/p>\n

1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol<\/strong>\u2014causes cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Limonene<\/strong>\u2014allergen, immune system toxin and skin, lungs, and eye irritant<\/p>\n

Methyl pyrrolidone<\/strong>\u2014Reproductive system toxin linked to\u00a0birth defects, allergies, immune system toxicity, and skin, eyes, and lung irritation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alcohol, denatured<\/strong>\u2014Also one of the three disclosed ingredients in Febreze. In this form it is linked to\u00a0cancer<\/strong>, birth defects, organ system toxicity, and skin, eyes, and lung irritation<\/p>\n

Butylphenyl methylpropional<\/strong>\u2014allergen, irritant, and immune system toxin<\/p>\n

Ethyl acetate<\/strong>\u2014another\u00a0brain and nervous system toxin<\/strong>\u00a0(neurotoxin) which is also linked to developmental and reproductive toxicity<\/p>\n

Benzaldehyde<\/strong>\u2014also a neurotoxin and skin, lung, and eye irritator<\/p>\n

\"Toxic<\/a>

Toxic Frebreze<\/p><\/div>\n

Of course, the list goes on.\u00a0 For the full EWG report on Febreze,\u00a0click here<\/a>.\u00a0 The tagline for Febreze is \u201cWe\u2019re out to\u00a0make the world breathe happy.\u201d\u00a0 When I inhale Febreze or read the ingredient list and their toxic effects, I\u2019m not breathing happy and I doubt you are either.<\/p>\n

Obviously, the biggest issue is that these ingredients really shouldn\u2019t be allowed in products that will be sprayed into the air, inhaled, or absorbed directly into the bloodstream through skin contact.\u00a0 But there are other issues like duping the public into thinking that they are somehow cleaning the air and eliminating odors.\u00a0 They simply mask them.<\/p>\n

As for the toxic effects, not to worry, Proctor and Gamble also offers a wide selection of drugs that can address many of the symptoms and conditions linked to Febreze ingredients.\u00a0 Can you say \u201cconflict of interest\u201d as fast as you can send a toxic whiff of Febreze into the air?<\/p>\n

Next week, I\u2019ll discuss \u201cEXPOSED:\u00a0 More Serious Toxins Found in Air Fresheners\u201d and \u201cEXPOSED:\u00a0 Is Your Child\u2019s Classroom Toxic?\u201d<\/p>\n

Sources:\u00a0\u00a0Environmental Working Group Report<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Dangers of Febreze<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another good article outline the dangers of Febreze to your health can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have written about the hidden dangers of air ‘fresheners’ before; and basically they are loaded with chemical hormone disruptor’s that are terrible for you and your family. Febreze is no different, although they try to market themselves that way. Original article can be found at care2.com\u00a0by\u00a0Michelle Schoffro Cook. Forget what the TV commercials tell […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1194,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[178,1,382],"tags":[493,487,490,499,486,496,497,500,498,485,443,494,495,488,489,491],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions\/1319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lifeofbrian.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}