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mimitabby

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10. soapy hot water

Reply to truedelphi (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 11:49 AM

Mar 2012

Sorry, i don't allow any of those things in my house. if something smells bad, wash it. if it needs airing out, put it out in the sun for a few days. If that doesn't work, throw it away.

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So what's the deal with Febreze? Risky or safe? [View all] truedelphi Mar 2012 OP

K&R n/t DeSwiss Mar 2012 #1

The label says it's safe for cats and dogs eyewall Mar 2012 #2

Until I read your thread and then used Google to find out what Febreze is... left on green only Mar 2012 #3

all these products - like febreze, air fresheners, fabric softeners Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #6

Many cleaning products and air fresheners have ammonia in them truedelphi Mar 2012 #17

ammonia is intoxicating? Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #26

At least one documentary made about the sins of truedelphi Mar 2012 #28

Here is the discussion off CNN 1998 archives: truedelphi Mar 2012 #29

it says the ammonia increases the nicotine potency Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #30

I have noticed that girlfriends who used perfume with heavy truedelphi Mar 2012 #31

I am glad I helped get you to consider this issue. truedelphi Mar 2012 #18

Assignment complete left on green only Mar 2012 #27

Can't say I disagre with a single word you say. truedelphi Mar 2012 #33

risky. pthalates and who knows what else. Tunkamerica Mar 2012 #4

I think cumulatively all this stuff is deadly Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #5

I know. When I heard that Chris Reeves' wife truedelphi Mar 2012 #16

ah, didn't realize that about her Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #23

Hair Products often have formaldehyde in them - and that truedelphi Mar 2012 #32

I am not allergic to anything and the stuff choked me at work. michaz Mar 2012 #7

They are putting that Febreze in other products now HockeyMom Mar 2012 #8

I had been contacted by two different individuals in Marin County truedelphi Mar 2012 #13

I generally use vinegar and baking soda to clean HockeyMom Mar 2012 #19

The power of baking soda - truedelphi Mar 2012 #20

I have mutliple chemical sensitivity LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #9

Like you, I have multiple chemical sensitivities - an illness that some truedelphi Mar 2012 #11

Fabric softeners are nasty LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #14

You can use baking soda on your furniture HockeyMom Mar 2012 #21

soapy hot water mimitabby Mar 2012 #10

Boy am I ever in agreement with you on that. n/t truedelphi Mar 2012 #12

Spraying Febreze around reminds me of the stories of people hedgehog Mar 2012 #15

As always, these things are calculated risks Warpy Mar 2012 #22

I guess you missed the posts upthread about the new epidemic hitting truedelphi Mar 2012 #24

I don't think our bodies are programmed to fail from cancers Voice for Peace Mar 2012 #25