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THE TOXIC DANGER OF FABRIC SOFTENER

Although they may make your clothes feel soft and smell fresh, fabric softener are some of the most toxic products around that could cause cancer and brain damage.
Fabric softeners with your favourite scents like April Fresh and Summer Orchard are adding toxic chemicals to your laundry and, consequently, your body.
LIST OF JUST SOME OF THE CHEMICALS FOUND IN FABRIC SOFTENERS:
1)Benzyl acetate: Linked to pancreatic cancer
2)Benzyl Alcohol: Upper respiratory tract irritant
3)Ethanol: On the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Hazardous Waste list and
can cause central nervous system disorders
4)Limonene: Known carcinogen
5)A-Terpineol: Can cause respiratory problems, including fatal edema, and central
nervous system damage.
6)Ethyl Acetate: A narcotic on the EPA's Hazardous Waste list
7)Camphor: Causes central nervous system disorders
8)Chloroform: Neurotoxic, anesthetic and carcinogenic
9)Linalool: A narcotic that causes central nervous system disorders
10)Pentane: A chemical known to be harmful if inhaled
WHY THEY ARE SO DANGEROUS?
The chemicals in fabric softeners are very pungent and strong smelling. So strong that the producer have to add heavy fragrances (think 50 times as much fragrance) just to cover up the smells. In other words, if we remove all the added fragrance that endears people to fabric softeners (like the cliché wolf in sheep's clothing) the real smells of the chemical-laced fabric softener may prompt people to shoot their laundry machines and be done with it.

ARE "SOFT" CLOTHES WORTH IT?
Fabric softeners are made to stay in your clothing for long periods of time. As such, chemicals are slowly released either into the air for you to inhale or onto your skin for you to absorb.Health effects from being exposed to the chemicals in fabric softeners include:

* Central nervous system disorders
* Headaches
* Nausea
* Vomiting
* Dizziness
* Blood pressure reduction
* Irritation to skin, mucus membranes and respiratory tract
* Pancreatic cancer
SOFTEN YOUR FABRIC IN NATURAL WAY:
-Add a quarter cup of baking soda to wash cycle to soften fabric.
-Add a quarter cup of white vinegar to rinse to soften fabric and eliminate cling.
-Cheuck out your local health food store for a natural fabric softener.

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