Top 10 Toxic Products

[TanksHill]

Very interesting list. I copied it so I can forward it to friends and family.

Thanks, gina

 

[bibliophile birds]

Are we related?

it could happen... i've got a MASSIVE family.

either way, it's good to know i'm not alone. people always think i'm nuts because i don't love things that smell "good."

In a sense, all my self sufficiency goes back to how badly I react to all these chemicals.

yeah, this went a long way to at least making me educate myself. i'm allergic to one of the ingredients of Tide detergent, so i wanted to figure out what it was. so i learned a lot about the gross things that are in detergents. same with "added scents." so, long before i was chemical free, i wasn't buying anything with dyes or scents. the number of migraines i get has dropped significantly.

ohiofarmgirl: i've found the most effective way of dealing with those people is to take their spritzer away and spray them. i've had to do it a couple of times. some people just won't listen. my best friend worked in the mall for a while and i would take her lunch because she didn't want to eat mall fast food and didn't have time to go elsewhere (or a frig at work). this one woman- not even in a department store, at a kiosk- constantly sprayed me when i passed her. i told her at least 8 times to please stop. so finally i sprayed her in the face. she didn't bother me after that.

 

[rebecca100]

Somehow I can just visualize that! Like a superbowl commercial for Doritos. You taking her down and taking the perfume away and spraying her in the face with it! LOL

 

[Organics North]

We do not use perfume stuff in our home we have be come very sensitive to it.

I work outdoors in the woods, I can smell when someone with perfume is coming from a long long way off when the wind is right.

Also we can smell if someone with perfume touched our children at school.

I personally do not find the scents of manufactured perfumes attractive.. For me they act more as a repellent, making my eyes water, and my nose itch, and blocking out all the wonderful subtle smells of nature.
ON

 

[bibliophile birds]

I personally do not find the scents of manufactured perfumes attractive.. For me they act more as a repellent, making my eyes water, and my nose itch, and blocking out all the wonderful subtle smells of nature.
ON

beautifully said!

 

[The Vail Benton's]

I've noticed over the years that more and more people are "sensitive" to perfume/colgne/etc... I stopped wearing any awhile back - NOT because I don't like it or can't tolerate it myself, but because I don't want my friends or family to be uncomfortable when I'm around because they can't breathe or their eyes burn. As a result, I can actually smell the soft fresh scent of Gardenia or Jasmine in the air in the evening on a warm muggy day - to me, that beats the heck out of anything I could ever find in a bottle, and it's free!

 

[big brown horse]

Yup, me too.

I didn't know I was sensitive until I stopped using all commercial cleaning products AND my favorite perfume was lost when my luggage "disappeared"...ok, that, I have to admit, I am still bummed about.

These days to cover up dog smell before guests come over I light a good quality incense (my S. African friend brings from S. Africa).



No more rubber ducky.

 

[The Vail Benton's]

I'm bummed about the rubber ducky thing... my SIL has her kid(s) bathroom decorated with them - SEVERAL of them. I'm not sure how I will break it to her that rubber ducky's are evil beings disguised as cute little bath toys.

 

[bibliophile birds]

No more rubber ducky.

NO!! don't give up on rubber duckies (i love them)! there are many you can get that are made out of green materials: recycled plastics and natural resins. you just have to look. i found one for my niece that is made from natural resin and colored with plant extract- it's not the bright "rubber duckie" yellow, but it's way cute and SAFE!

this isn't the one i bought, but it's a good one

 

[big brown horse]

No more rubber ducky.

NO!! don't give up on rubber duckies (i love them)! there are many you can get that are made out of green materials: recycled plastics and natural resins. you just have to look. i found one for my niece that is made from natural resin and colored with plant extract- it's not the bright "rubber duckie" yellow, but it's way cute and SAFE!

Whew!! Thanks!

I am just beside myself thinking of all those cute tub toys I let my daughter play with as a babe.