Every day I hear about a friend with cancer. I don’t know if cancer is really on the rise, or if social media means I just find out about it more. These aren’t strangers though. These are my friends: some young, some old, some live near me, some are across the country. The cancer part of our prayer list is really long.
I hate cancer. No one knows the cause of an individual illess, unless there was a big environmental problem such as smoking or prolonged asbestos exposure that is glaring.
On the other hand there are chemicals that are KNOWN to cause cancer used in common every day products like baby shampoo, laundry soap, hand sanitizer, and air freshener. We might not be able to avoid all risk factors leading to cancer, but we can do something about THIS.
Don’t be mislead. Just making your own cleaning products will not keep you safe. If your recipe contains ammonia or bleach, it’s not safe. Plus, many recipes such as homemade laundry detergent, are a combinations of purchased ingredients. Does the soap base for your homemade detergent have SLS, SLES, parabens or 1,4 Dioxine in it? If it does, it’s not safe.
I made a video for you that scratches the surface of what you should look out for. Below I’ve added a lot of links below to source the information that’s in the video. If you want to do your own research, it’s a starting point.
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More Resources
What to look for in laundry detergents
Tide to reduce not eliminate 1,4 Dioxane
More on Tide and here
Is Ajax hand dishwashing detergent safe?
National Cancer Institute Speaks out about Formaldehyde
Cancer.org’s list of known cancer causing agents
How Toxic are Your Cleaning Supplies?
What’s so Dangerous about Bleach?
Clorox corporate’s defense of bleach
6 Common Household Products known to cause cancer
5 Household products that increase your risk of breast cancer
More on Breast Cancer prevention