I reviewed two household products; the Lysol multi-surface cleaner, lavender scent and the Tide HE Liquid Laundry detergent. Both are inside the home products I use on a weekly basis.
I usually pour he multi-surface cleaner into a spray bottle and clean countertops and other surfaces on a daily basis so I thought it would interesting to see if this has any health effects. The Lysol multi-surface cleaner is HMIS level of 2, meaning it has a moderate level of severity for acute exposures. Although, there is no known level of carcinogenicity and that is reassuring to me. Based on the explanations of acute health effects, it looks like there is eye irritation but no known skin or inhalation effects. However, if ingested it might cause irritation to throat and mouth. The level of 2 actually surprises me. Based on the information provided, there is too many unknowns to say this product has a level 2 severity of acute exposures. I would imagine based on reading the information, the level would be at 1. It is important for the community to know the risks provided with such a product, but understand that maybe it is not necessary to use the organic product in this case.
Laundry is one of my favorite household chores to do and this is the laundry detergent I use on a weekly basis. The Tide HE Liquid Laundry detergent is HMIS level 1. This is not surprising to me as I have never noticed any acute side effects for this product. The product is not carcinogenic, and no chronic health effects have been reported. It looks like it may cause eye irritation and ingestion could cause gastrointestinal issues - but this is to be expected of a liquid soap product. It is important for all users to be aware of the issues it could cause. It may be important to note the proper disposal method because the level of biodegradability could be a reason to use the more organic product over this one.
I am glad you found indoor home products that were not carcinogenic and had low overall toxicity levels. I'll have to look into buying those products as well. I am always very wary of using household products but I am too lazy to change my habits (or I am too lazy to tell my mom to change her habits whenever she buys cleaning products from the Dollar Tree lol). I am going to change that though. It is exactly what Sattler was implying when she asked whether people should know about the risks or why don't they know about the risks haha. Anyways, thank you for your input Tina!
ReplyDeleteHi Tina,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you that it is important for users to be more aware of the products they are using and issues that it may cause because it would help them make a better choice. I myself also love to do laundry and I love using the tide purclean detergent which is very green and good for those that are hypoallergenic.