Lose the Chemicals!

The The Georgia Straight helps you figure out how to purge your home of household toxins: “Just as not smoking can reduce the risk of lung cancer, not using harmful chemicals to clean your countertops could help decrease the chance of acquiring other forms of the disease. According to the Vancouver-based Labour Environmental Alliance Society, the link between human health and the environment is commonly overlooked. To help people better understand what’s in the products they buy–and help them find safer options–the organization recently published the CancerSmart Consumer Guide.”

“The easy-to-read booklet goes into comprehensive detail about a vast array of chemicals, such as 2-butoxyethanol–a suspected cardiovascular, developmental, endocrine, liver, kidney, and reproductive toxicant found in products like Fantastic Lemon Scent Cleaner and Tilex Total Bathroom Multipurpose Cleaner–and ethoxylated nonylphenol, a suspected endocrine toxicant, which is in Purex Liquid Laundry Detergent and VIP Regular Detergent.”