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Recognize that you are a product of nature and that your very existence depends upon other products of nature. ~ Dr. Forrest Shaklee

Healthy Home, Healthy Family

The Shocking Truth About the Toxins in Your Home

Are they killing your family?

Shouldnt Home Be the Safest Place in the Whole World?

Our Goal In The Next Few Minutes

Learn About Toxic Chemicals Found In Most Homes Today

Identify Some of the Toxic Products That may be in YOUR Home (Be prepared to be surprised!)

Give You some Cost Effective and Safe Alternatives

Learn the Facts

http://www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm

Government site - National Institute of Health

Lye
Sodium Hydroxide & Potassium Hydroxide

Lye is a corrosive alkaline substance one that will destroy and damage another surface or substance with which it comes into contact

Causes 75% of all caustic injury to the esophagus of kids under 5 years old

Can cause burns in tissues

eyes, skin, mouth & throat

Repeated contact may cause dermatitis (eczema)

Can cause irritation to the respiratory tract

Can cause liver & kidney damage

Lye
Sodium Hydroxide & Potassium Hydroxide

This is only a sample of the products listed on the Household Products Database containing Lye

Butyl Cellosolve

Linked to reproductive harmProbable CarcinogenCauses depression of the Central Nervous SystemSymptoms include: Headaches, drowsiness, weakness, depressionmood swings, personality changes, memory lossHarmful if absorbed through skinExposure for just 15 minutes cleaning soap scum from the shower exposes one to 3x the acute exposure limitCan cause irritation and tissue damage from inhalationToxic to kidneys and liver

Butyl Cellosolve

This is only a sample of the products listed on the Household Products Database containing Butyl CellosolvePeople who use aerosol spray cleaners once a week are 49% more likely to experience asthma like symptoms than people who do not use them at all. (Steve Laughlin, Hazardous Materials Center Expert - Dr. Oz Show)

Childhood Asthma Has Jumped 400% in the Last 20 Years

Respiratory illness is the leading cause of admission to hospitals for children Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

Causes severe skin and eye damageDamaging to the respiratory tractNausea and vomitingCauses throat irritation even when exposed briefly and at low levelsLinked to RADS: Reactive Airways Dysfunction SyndromeManifests and Bronchitis or AsthmaChlorine Gas is heavier than air, so it settles in low-lying areas (same place where children and animals play and sleep)

Chlorine Bleach

Chlorine Bleach

This is only a sample of the products listed on the Household Products Database containing Chlorine Remember it causes severe skin damage?Do not use bleach when cleaning up urine! Urine is ammonia and when mixed with bleach it is creating a toxic gas.

The Typical Consumer Poisons Themselves 1000 Times a Day

NaturalNews.com * HeadlineNewsOver 80,000 chemicals have been registered with the EPA in the last 30 years. Fewer than 500 of these chemicals have ever been tested for toxicity. And of those 500, NONE have been tested when combined with another chemical.

Formaldehyde & 1,4 Dioxane

Formaldehyde is a preservative1,4 Dioxane is a byproductBoth are known carcinogens

Banned in Europe, Canada & Japan

Symptoms include:

Eye, Nose & Throat Irritation

Wheezing, Coughing, Fatigue

Skin rash, eczema, etc.

Severe allergic reactions

Impairs immune function

Mustard Gas is a byproduct of bleach and ammonia - used as chemical warfare in WWI

Formaldehyde & 1,4 Dioxane

You will never see 1,4 Dioxane listed on the ingredients label. It is not mandated by the government because it is a byproduct from processing cheap harsh chemicals.This is only a sample of the products listed on the Household Products Database containing Formaldehyde or 1,4 Dioxane

Monoethanolamine (MEA)

Linked to Asthma and CancerCan cause liver damageCauses burnsHarmful if inhaled, ingested or in contact with the skinCauses depression of the Central Nervous SystemSymptoms include:Headaches, Drowsiness, weakness, Depression, mood swings, personality changes, Memory loss

This is only a sample of the products listed on the Household Products Database containing Monoethanolamine.

Monoethanolamine (MEA)

Every 15 seconds, a Poison Control Center somewhere in the United States gets a call. More than half of these calls are from an adult tending to a child who has swallowed a potentially poisonous substance.

GREENWASHING

Greenwashing is like whitewashing with a green (environmental) brush: companies and organizations making themselves and their products sound or look like theyre really helping the environment. And they lure you in...

http://www.greenwashingindex.com/

whitewash is a metaphor meaning to gloss over or cover up

Los AngelesNew YorkThe (EPA) Environmental Protection Agency The Air Inside Our Homes is Often More Polluted Than the Air In New York or L.A. on a Smoggy Day

With central air and heating we keep our home pretty locked up.

SAFECLEAN

All Shaklee Products give you choices that are Nontoxic and Natural and DO NOT contain any of these harmful ingredients:

(MEA)

Hydrochloric acid

Butyl Cellosolve

Lye

Chlorine

1, 4-Dioxane

Formaldehyde

Cresol

Sulfuric acid

Petroleum distillates

Ammonia

Phosphoric acid

Formaldehyde

Morpholine

Because Home Should Be the Safest Place in the WorldParabens

Dyes

Ammonia

Phenol

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS)

Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (SLES)

Volatile Organic Cleaning Compounds

MSG

Trans Fats

Artificial Sweeteners

GMO's

Toxic Inks

Formaldehyde

Banned Substances

Shaklee has a long rich history going back to 1915 when Dr. Shaklee created the first Vitamin. He believed that "Our first goal should be living in harmony with nature, for the laws of nature are fixed laws."This is the short list of what Shaklee products do not contain

Basic H2
Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate

Clean CredentialsNontoxic

Sustainable ingredients from natural sources

Ultra-concentrated

Biodegradable surfactants

No phosphates

Product DescriptionUltra-Concentrated16 ounces makes

48 gallons of all-purpose cleaner (thats the equivalent of 192 bottles of 409

Use on any washable surface, inside or outside

Great for Degreasing

In 1960 Dr, Shaklee introduced the first non-toxic cleaner, when others were developing plastics, and spandex.

All purpose cleaner - floors ceramic hardwood, countertops Window cleaner - dusting sealed woods, chrome, plants, watering plants, used in the gardenDegreaser - countertops, spot cleaner on clothes, outside windows, carpets

YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Eliminates 108 pounds of packaging waste from landfills.

Eliminates 248 pounds of greenhouse gas.

Environmental Equivalent to PLANTING 10 TREES.

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Recognize that you are a product of nature and that your very existence depends upon other products of nature. ~ Dr. Forrest Shaklee

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