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Loading...Exposed: The Shocking Truth About Air Fresheners
- Michelle Schoffro Cook
- August 30, 2012
- 4:45 pm
- 155 comments
Hitting the Wal
No, that’s not a typo. When I say “hitting the wal” in the context of air fresheners I’m referring to the extremely high amounts of phthalates NRDC found in Walgreens Air Freshener and Walgreens Scented Bouquet, along with Ozium Glycol-ized Air Sanitizer. All three of these products had more than 100ppm—considered a high amount for exposure. Walgreens Scented Bouquet Air Freshener had an alarming 7300 parts per million!
But Walgreens and Ozium aren’t the only culprits. Here are the amounts of phthalates found by the NRDC in some of the common air fresheners:
Walgreens Scented Bouquet Air Freshener 7300ppm of DEP; 0.47ppm of DBP; 6.5ppm DMP
Walgreens Air Freshener Spray 1100ppm of DEP
Ozium Glycol-ized Air Sanitizer 360ppm DEP; 0.15ppm DMP
Glade Plugin Scented Oil 4.5ppm DBP
Glade Air Infusions 1.5 ppm DEP
Air Wick Scented Oil 0.75ppmDBP; 6.3ppm DEP; 1.6ppm DIBP; 2.1ppm DIHP
Febreze NOTICEables Scented Oil 0.19ppm DBP; 1.5ppm DIBP
What You NEED to Know:
DBP=di-butyl phthalate—has been linked with changes in hormone levels, poor semen quality, and changes in genital development.
DEP=di-ethyl phthalate—a reproductive toxin recognized by the State of California and the National Toxicology Program; linked to changes in hormone levels, poor semen quality, and changes in genital development.
DIBP=di-isobutyl phthalate—similar effects as DBP. Has been linked to decreased testis weight and low testosterone levels in animals and changes in male genital development in humans.
DMP=di-methyl phthalate—insufficient testing to determine effects.
DIHP=di-isohexyl phthalate—known male reproductive toxin linked to birth and developmental defects.
Even in Low Doses:
Additionally, new scientific research has been disproving the outdated belief that “the dose makes the poison.” In other words, that you have to have a high toxic exposure to have harmful health effects. With the advent of newer testing equipment along with greater volumes of research scientists have disproved this belief, particularly with hormone disruptors. Sometimes even seemingly miniscule amounts can have serious health consequences.
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Michelle Schoffro Cook
Michelle Schoffro Cook, MSc, RNCP, ROHP, DNM, PhD is an international best-selling and 14-time book author and doctor of traditional natural medicine, whose works include: 60 Seconds to Slim, Healing Recipes, The Vitality Diet, Allergy-Proof, Arthritis-Proof, Total Body Detox, The Life Force Diet, The Ultimate pH Solution, The 4-Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan, and The Phytozyme Cure. Check out her natural health resources and subscribe to her free e-magazine World's Healthiest News at WorldsHealthiestDiet.com to receive monthly health news, tips, recipes and more. Follow her on Twitter @mschoffrocook and Facebook.
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Thank you for sharing.
Inventive!
Interesting. Thank you.
Looking forward to trying some of these. Thanks for sharing.
Awww cool, thanks! ☺
155 comments
+ add your ownI am also concerned about phthalates but am disappointed to learn that the information shared in the article is quite dated (though the article was published in 2012). The study by the NRDC quoted in this article is from 2007. I just check the SCJ web site and found that they phased out phthalates in 2008 and wonder if other manufacturers have done this as well.
I would love to see an update to this article that actually presents current information. It looks like this author just lifted information from the NRDC health facts sheet and didn't do any additional research.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll stick to nature as much as I can.
Since I developed asthma in old age, I stay away from all aerosals, in general.. Think they're all dangerous... hair spray, etc.
I just don´t buy any air fresheners, they test on animals and have a bunch of chemicals, no thanks!
Thanks for sharing.
Well, John L., how long do you suggest I wait to get whatever it is that you're so worried about? I think room air fresheners all depend on the size of the room in which they are put, how air-tight that room might be and individual sensitivities.
Please don't try to scare everyone with paranoia that they're all going to drop over gasping for breath at some point in time because YOU have issues.
Pure Poison. Wait til some of u who disagree with this article get MCS, and you'll quickly change your mind. From a canary....
Somehow this doesn't surprize me but it's shocking to see it laid out so clear like this!
thank you for sharing
These are toxic to anyone....and the air...I think they ought to be taken off the market!
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