Household sprays linked to adult asthma

By mudlark • October 15th, 2007

A new study links household spray cleaners – especially glass cleaners, furniture polish, and air fresheners – to up to 1 in 7 cases of adult asthma cases. They found that using such sprays, even just once a week, increased incidents by 30 to 50 percent.

Cleaning sprays and air fresheners contain chemicals such as ammonia, chlorine-releasing agents and sodium hydroxide. Researchers suggested that the chemicals being released into the air in spray form significantly increased their exposure to people.

We here at Broom Huggers know that, and it’s why we use exclusively natural products. Chemical free translates to asthma free. There are lots of natural products at your supermarket – try Method, Seventh Generation, Ecover, or plain old vinegar and water.