It's in products like Simple Green, Spot Shot, and Windex. It is linked to reproductive harm and can cause irritation and tissue damage from inhalation.
Any takers for Hydrochloric Acid?
Do NOT inhale is one of the warnings on this ingredient. Yet is it even possible to use Febreze, Lysol, or Lime-a-way without breathing?
What about Sodium Hydroxide?
This chemical causes 75% of all caustic injury to the esophagus of kids under 5 years old. It can cause burns to eyes, skin, mouth, and throat; chronic skin irritation, and liver & kidney damage. This ingredient is found in Palmolive, Tide, Woolite, and Clorox Clean-up.
And finally did anyone use Potassium Hydoxide in your home recently?
It is harmful if inhaled and can severely burn the respiratory and digestive tracts. Repeated skin contact may cause dermatitis (Eczema). It is an ingredient in Olay products, Arnica Cream by Boirin, Pantene products, Lysol disinfecting spray, Cascade, and Murphy Oil Soap.
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