Cleaning Product Retailers Lakewood NJ

Everywhere we go, we smell fragrances. Everyone we encounter on a daily basis usually wears perfume, cologne, fragrant aftershave, deoderant, or uses scented soaps, hair products such as shampoos and hair gel or washes their clothes with fragrant detergent and uses scented fabric softeners, products that "smell nice", or so we were brought up as a conventional society to believe. However, synthetic fragrances found in these products are very harmful to the human body. Read on for more.

Target
(732) 363-4182
4955 Us Highway 9
Howell, NJ
Super Stop & Shop
732-901-9200
4861 Us Highway 9
Howell, NJ
Super Stop & Shop
732-942-9860
2360 Lakewood Road
Toms River, NJ
A&P
732.920.6999
64 Brick Plaza
Bricktown, NJ
BJ's
732-736-0532
941 Route 37 W
Toms River, NJ
Pathmark
732-364-6300
4578 Hwy. 9
Howell, NJ
Pathmark
732-840-9690
1930 Hwy. 88
Brick, NJ
Pathmark
732-505-6440
1256 Indian Head Rd.
Toms River, NJ
Target
(732) 262-0600
570 Route 70
Brick, NJ
Stop & Shop
732-255-9879
55 Brick Boulevard
Brick, NJ
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Harm of Synthetic Fragrances

Everywhere we go, we smell fragrances. Everyone we encounter on a daily basis usually wears perfume, cologne, fragrant aftershave, deoderant, or uses scented soaps, hair products such as shampoos and hair gel or washes their clothes with fragrant detergent and uses scented fabric softeners, products that "smell nice", or so we were brought up as a conventional society to believe. However, synthetic fragrances found in these products are very harmful to the human body. More than 20 percent of our population experiences adverse health effects when exposed to fragrances. 95 percent of fragrances are synthetic compounds made from petroleum products, not flowers or anything else found in nature. These synthetic compounds include benzene derivatives, aldehydes and many other known toxics and sensitizers - just one perfume can contain more than 500 chemicals. Another common ingredient in scents is toluene. Toluene triggers asthma attacks and is known to cause asthma in previously healthy people. Negative health effects caused by synthetic fragrances include the following-watery or dry eyes, nose or throat irritation, dry cracking skin, rashes, headaches, asthma, double vision, sneezing and nasal congestion, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, nervous system changes, and swollen lymph glands. Scented products contain numerous toxic chemicals which constantly vaporize into the air and attach themselves to hair, clothing, and surroundings. Fragrances are one of today's major sources of indoor air pollution and they are one of the least regulated substances. Even though you can't prevent your exposures to synthetic fragrances when you go out in public and are exposed to other peoples' fragrant products, you can clean up your own environment and in your own dwelling area, you can substitute unscented personal products for scented ones. You can find these products at your local health food or online store. There are many online companies that specialize in unscented or unscented, ...

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