Norwex Independent Sales Consultant

At Norwex our mission is to improve the quality of life by radically reducing the use of chemicals in personal care and cleaning. This is a MUST read, whether you read anything else!... I don't understand why people would still want to use chemicals....

At Norwex our mission is to improve the quality of life by radically reducing the use of chemicals in personal care and cleaning. This is a MUST read, whether you read anything else!... I don't understand why people would still want to use chemicals. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * According to a 15-year study presented at the Toronto Indoor Air Conference, women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than those who work away from home. The study concluded that this was a direct result of the increased exposure to toxic chemicals, many of which are found in common household products. More than 9 out of every 10 suspected poison exposures occur at home with household products. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Studies have found that levels of certain pollutants are far greater indoors than outdoors. With volatile organic chemicals, indoor personal exposures were typically two to five times outdoor levels. The EPA's Total Exposure Assessment Methodology ( TEAM ) studies have shown that for 18 chemicals, median indoor air concentrations ranged from two to twenty times higher inside homes than outdoors. Persons wearing or storing freshly dry-cleaned clothes had significantly higher exposures to tetrachloroethylene, and persons using mothballs and bathroom toilet deodorants had greatly increased exposures to paradichlorobenzene. Another TEAM study showed that exposure to chloroform is mainly due to the chlorination of drinking water and that inhalation exposure during a shower is comparable to drinking two liters of tap water a day. In an additional study, the EPA found that toxic chemicals in household cleaners are three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air pollution. Of 2,983 chemicals analyzed that are found in personal care products: * 884 are toxic * 146 can cause tumors * 218 can cause reproductive complications * 778 cause acute toxicity* 314 can cause biological mutations * 376 can cause skin and eye irritations [Source: United States House of Representatives Report]