Cleaning Product Retailers Livingston 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.

Pathmark
973-992-2299
277 Eisenhower Pkwy.
Livingston, NJ
Whole Foods Market
973.669.3196
235 Prospect Ave
West Orange, NJ
Costco
(973) 602-2000
156 Sr-10 West
East Hanover, NJ
Pathmark
973-762-6608
407 Valley St.
South Orange, NJ
Pathmark
973-744-5505
35 Lackawanna Plaza
Montclair, NJ
Trader Joe'S
973-514-1511
186 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, NJ
Kmart
(973) 731-8210
235 Prospect Avenue
West Orange, NJ
Target
(973) 887-3145
130 State Route 10
East Hanover, NJ
Trader Joe'S
973-218-0912
187 Millburn Ave.
Millburn, NJ
Super Stop & Shop
973-593-8484
133 Main Street
Madison, 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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