Household Cleaning Products Can Irritate And Dry Your Skin
Have you actually wondered about what’s in some of those household cleaning products you may be using? You could be risking the health of yourself and your family by having certain toxic chemical-laden cleaning products in your home instead of natural cleaning products and supplies. These types of product can have many health hazards including the potential to irritate and dry your skin. To find out what’s actually in a specific product, check out this household products database.
Here’s an example of what you can find in the database. This came from a pot and pan detergent.
Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic):
Ingestion: Ingestion may cause transient gastrointestinal irritation.
Eye Contact: May cause mild, transient irritation.
Skin: Transient irritation with prolonged exposure to concentrated material.
Signs and Symptoms of Exposure:
Ingestion: May result in nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea.
Eye Contact: May cause stinging, tearing, vomiting, and/or diarrhea.
Skin: Prolonged contact with concentrated material may be drying or transiently irritating to the skin.
Would you want to risk throwing up, running to the washroom, or irritating and drying your skin? Here’s another thought for you: this product is meant to be used on pots and pans, which are used to cook your foods! What if you used this pot and pan detergent on your pot and left some residue behind?
Natural dry skin care is not just limited to what you put on your skin because there are a host of other factors that can affect your skin.
