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• Antibacterial

  The Chain of Infection, from Modern Cleaning: The Evolution of Chemical Free Cleaning

  Excerpt from Modern Cleaning: The Evolution of Chemical Free Cleaning, by Janice and Tom Stewart © 2011
• Drying Clothes

  Scented Laundry Products Emit Hazardous Chemicals Through Dryer Vents

  That sweet scent coming from your dryer vent may be less sweet than you think. Find out what harmful chemicals may actually be in your detergent and dryer sheets.
• Cleaning Product Ingredients

  Industry Amends Ingredient Communication Model

  Companies are voluntarily sharing with consumers more information about the ingredients in their products.
• Fragrance

  Scented Products Emit Toxic Chemicals

  Fragranced products - including those that claim to be green - give off many chemicals that are not listed on the label.
• Fragrance Sensitivity

  Fragrance Sensitivity in Americans

  This study reveals that a considerable percentage of the U.S. population reports adverse health effects or irritation from fragranced products, (abstract only).
• Fragrance Sensitivity

  Scents & Sensitivity

  While many people enjoy wearing perfumes and using scented products, there is a growing outcry from some people who claim exposure to certain fragrances, including perfumes and scented products, adversely impacts their health.
• Safety

  Government Regulations - Why They Often Don't Protect Consumers from Harmful Chemical Exposure

  The laws protecting citizens from potentially dangerous cleaning and personal-care products remain absent, minimal, or rarely enforced.
• Toxic Chemicals

  Toxic Chemicals Found in Common Scented Laundry Products, Air Fresheners

  A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal laws, but none of those chemicals was listed on the product labels.
• Healthy House

  Maintaining a Healthy House

  From The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 most commonly asked questions. Questions 127-133.
• Fragrance Sensitivity

  Scented vs. Unscented Products

  Sniffing out the facts about product fragrances.
• Health

  Are Your Cleaning Products Making You Sick?

  Cleaning the house can be a chore, but does it have to be a headache?

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