Want To stay Safe In your Home? Be Watchful Of These Poisonous Products

      

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Bleach

                     

Bleach is able to irritate your nose, skin, eyes, and throat. Touching bleach can cause a red rash. Not only will drinking it make you throw up, it’ll also damage your stomach and esophagus (the tube that links your mouth and stomach). Use bleach in an open place with good airflow. Never put it in something that looks like it could hold food or drink. Don’t mix it with other things, such as ammonia. The combination can put off toxic fumes.

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Drain Cleaner

     

      

Lye and sulfuric acid are the key ingredients in drain cleaners. They can remove clogs, but the fumes might also burn your skin and eyes and even damage your digestive tract, kidneys, and liver. Absorbing drain cleaner can lead to death. Wear goggles and gloves to protect your skin and eyes. Open a window or use them in a space where there is adequate moving air to protect yourself from the fumes.

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Carpet Cleaner

    

Rug and upholstery cleaning products use some of the same chemicals like dry cleaners. The fumes put you at risk for cancer, liver damage, dizziness, nausea, and appetite loss. Ensure you have a fan running or use them in a room with windows open so you don’t breathe in the fumes.

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Ammonia

  

            

Ammonia is corrosive, which means it damages or destroys parts it comes into contact with, including the cells in your body. Exposure to a lot of it can burn your eyes, nose, and throat. Even smaller amounts might make you cough and irritate your nose and throat. Use ammonia only in areas where there’s enough air. Never mix it with bleach, because that  can cause even more harmful vapors.

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Air Freshener

Not only most air fresheners have chemicals like formaldehyde, petroleum distillates, p-dichlorobenzene, and aerosol propellants, they can also catch fire. Never use one around an open flame. Baking soda can be used as a natural, nontoxic alternative to air freshener sprays.

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Laundry Detergent

     

 

Detergent has enzymes, or proteins, that get dirt out of clothes While they’re great for your clothes, they can be toxic to your body. You can even get asthma if you’re exposed to a large amount. Keep detergents out of kids’ reach, especially when you use laundry detergent pods that could look like candy.

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Antifreeze

    

     

This car fluid is made of ethylene glycol, which makes you dizzy if you breathe its fumes. Absorbing it can cause severe damage to your kidneys, heart, and brain, or even lead to death. Always use gloves when you handle it. Store it safely away from children and pets. Better still, swap it out for antifreeze with propylene glycol, which is less toxic.

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Mothballs

Mothballs’ candylike looks usually tempt kids to pop them in their mouths. But they’re full of pesticides, and their fumes can cause dizziness and headaches. They’re also a cancer risk and could cause anemia if you swallow them. To do away with mothballs, store clothes in airtight containers.

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Insect-Control Products

 

Whether it’s flea and tick treatment for a pet, bug sprays, or bait traps for pests, most of these products are  full of harmful chemicals. Don’t pet animals for 24 hours after using flea and tick treatment on them. Ensure you use insect spray away from objects like dishes, utensils, or towels. Let insect killers settle before you go back in a room where you’ve sprayed. Wash your hands with soap after coming into touch with them

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  Paint

             

Oil and latex paints give off fumes that  cancause headaches and can irritate your eyes, nose, throat and skin. Allow air to flow any time you use paints. Solvent-based paint fumes can be sometimes fatal when people breathe them in for a high.