Women who clean at home or work face increased lung function decline

[Neema]

14. I hate cleaning, so one of the first things I justified to myself was a cleaning person. When I

first hired them, they seemed a bit put out that I asked them to use my own non-toxic cleaning supplies. I don't use bleach and other toxic chemicals in my house and didn't want them to use them either. Partially because I'm trying to do my part not to pollute our air and water more than necessary, and partially because I work at home and don't want to smell it. At first they'd forget and use their own stuff, and I had to remind them all the time.

But then, a couple months later, they told me they asked their boss to switch to non-toxic stuff because my supplies didn't hurt their lungs, eyes and skin. They said they even switched at home.