Multiple Chemical Sensitivity occurs when you are overexposed to toxins in the environment.

Chemicals synthesized after WWII are petroleum based and quite toxic to humans. A study on said chemicals has never been made. It is surprising to realize that these toxic chemicals have become the main stay of the "American Way of Life". Drug addiction is considered wrong and illegal as it is dangerous and, in some cases, deadly. However, amazing as it seems, a discretionary eye is turned on dangerous chemicals being allowed in our homes.

Not only are they causing discomfort from skin rashes, but also severe problems like asthma, birth defects, miscarriages, infertility, and death.

Just what do I mean? How is this in the "All American Home"? Well, open your cleaning closet and take a look. Not just there, but your makeup and perfume as well.

It has been said that industrial chemicals are assumed "safe, till proven toxic" instead of prove it's toxic before allowing use. One would be surprised at what's in their home that can cause respiratory problems or cancer. Lung cancer has increased 364 being from petroleum. The ingredients in perfume are the same ingredients found in gasoline. Since the perfume industry is not regulated, any number of chemicals can be combined without revealing what they are or how they affect the human body. That also applies to scented products. Fragrances are found in most cleaning and laundry products, as well as personal products.

A few of the toxic chemicals found in fragrances are: Toluene, methylene chloride, ethanol, acetone, formaldehyde, and benzene derivatives. These chemicals are known to cause problems with infertility, cancer, damage to the nervous system, and birth defects. Chloroform has been found in fabric softeners.

In one U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report, Toluene was found in every fragrance sample. Toulene is designated as hazardous waste and can cause cancer and damage to the nervous system.

Chemicals go into the bloodstream when applied to skin and can be absorbed into the skin from clothing. The inhaled fumes go straight to our brains, causing damage. Have you ever felt like someone seemed addicted to their perfume? Well, they could have been because some chemicals cause a "narcotic" effect.

Fragrances are also found in laundry detergents, fabric softeners, anti-cling products, dish-washing liquids, disinfectants, soaps, shampoos, hair products, deodorants, cosmetics, suntan/sunscreen lotions, aftershaves, colognes, incense, analgesic creams, candles, and lip balm. An unscented product can often be mislabeled and contain toxic fragrance.

Symptoms from scented products are: exhaustion, weakness, dizziness, headaches, rashes, swollen lymph glands, muscle aches, spasms, heart palpitations, nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting, asthma, neuromotor dysfunction, seizures, loss of consciousness, hay fever symptoms, and poor concentration.

Do not use scented products. Pesticides, herbicides, insect repellant, flea powder or spray, flea bombs, mothballs, air fresheners, detergents, hair mousse and gels, hairspray, shampoo, fabric softeners, or anti-cling products are all products you should avoid.

Although something called the Consumer Product Safety Commission is responsible for ensuring common consumer household products are safe from unreasonable risks of injury, manufacturers are only required by law to disclose a miniscule number of hazardous ingredients used.

Federal regulations require manufacturers to provide minimal label information such as acutely poisonous, irritating, caustic or flammable but not any known carcinogens, neurotoxins or reproductive effect.

The government has very limited power to regulate manufacturers or require testing. FDA's federal code of regulation's Title 29 Exemption 3 states that anyone can develop and market a product containing any chemical and be subject to no restrictions if it is intended for use in the home.

Section 1582 states that if a manufacturer does not wish to have an accurate list of ingredients on the container of a product, he may complete form 3C and be exempt.

So what do we do? Well, for starters, we shop at a different store. A store with environmentally safe products that are toxic free and safe for the environment.

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