Do you know these common household items we use everyday can cause health problems??
Posted on: 25/Mar/2022 9:42:45 AM
If you are told that the household items you use every day would lead to some health issues then how would you react? Shocked right!!
From our childhood we would have heard that there is no safer place than our houses. IT seems that this statement might not be true. Point is that these days we use a lot of electronic appliances, chemicals etc and these would result in some serious health issues if we do not take proper care.
These below mentioned household items would make you and your family health at risk. They are
Use of air fresheners:
The fragrance which we get from flowers is amazing. These days, everybody wants their homes to have a pleasing fragrance. People do various things for that purpose. It is believed that while we want to refresh the indoor air we might be putting our health at risk. Not many would know that air fresheners would have ethanol, formaldehyde, beta -pinene etc. These could result in adverse effects on our health. We could get issues like headaches, asthma etc.
Toilet cleaners:
Toilet cleaners mostly have strong chemicals that would do the work of eliminating harmful germs and stains etc. While using these toilet cleaners, we might forget the effect the chemicals could have on our health. The shocking piece of information is that toilet cleaners have hydrochloric acid or HCL in them and the fumes could irritate our eyes and skin. They could lead to skin burns and issues in breathing also. In addition to these issues, when inhaled the fumes of hydrochloric acid would even lead to death also.
Flame retardants:
The various household items like sofa sets, mattresses, carpets etc have flame retardants. The flame retardants are used mainly to reduce the risk of inflammation of materials and textiles etc. It is now brought out that the presence of toxic chemicals in the flame retardants could result in hormonal imbalances plus cancers, neurological issues etc.
Non stick cookware:
Removing the stubborn stains from the utensils is not an easy job and many do not like this. These days, non-stick cookware is present in every household and by using these there would not be any chances of food sticking to the utensils anymore. It must be noted that using non-stick cookware might be a blessing but actually it is not. The non-stick cookware is coated with teflon or polytetrafluoroethylene and when exposed to temperatures more than 260 degrees Celsius toxic fumes are produced and they could lead to headaches, nausea etc.
Oil based paints and polish:
To increase the aesthetic appeal, paints and polishes are being used on the walls and on the surfaces of the furniture etc. W Without knowing, we would be exposing ourselves to VOCs or volatile organic compounds. The presence of harmful compounds in many oil based paints and polishes would lead to issues like nausea, eye irritation, skin irritation, throat irritation and trouble in breathing etc.
Oven cleaners:
Microwave ovens are present in every household and cleaners would have corrosive alkalis. When these are inhaled, then we could have problems in our gastrointestinal tract or on our respiratory system etc.
Antibacterial soaps:
Harmful diseases and bacteria could go away with the use of antibacterial solutions. Not many would be aware that these contain triclosan and triclocarban that are harmful to the health.
