Have past 1,4-dioxane studies caused you to make any drastic changes in the products you buy? Will you be reevaluating your use of Tide after these latest findings? I'm all about SAFE TO LIVE and even though a little bit of this seems harmless, have you considered the mixing of all the various compounds that we have in our cleaning products, carpet, furniture and laundry products that do not have any testing and form a chemical toxic brew? And it isn't only in the air. It is absorbed through your skin when it is on your clothes, which by the way, I get so irritated to have to smell TIDE on people's clothes when they enter the room. My oh my. Here is part of the article. The link is at the end for the whole thing.
"... but I thought I’d bring this to your attention: That big jug of Tide sitting in your laundry room? Well, it contains trace amounts of a substance deemed by the Environmental Protection Agency as a probable carcinogenic based on tests performed with lab rats.
According to The New York Times, 1,4-dioxane, a petrochemical solvent found in paints, varnishes, and some cosmetics, has once again, after gaining infamy a few years back, become the questionable household chemical de jour (it’s like we hardly knew ‘ya, phthalates) as environmental and health advocacy groups urge Procter & Gamble to reformulate the massively popular laundry detergent sold in the big orange bottle to contain decreased levels of the cancer-causing chemical.
Last fall, Women’s Voices for the Earth commissioned lab tests on 20 cleaning products and found that “problematic” levels of 1,4-dioxane were detected in original formula Tide detergent (63 parts per million) as well as fragrance-free Tide Free & Clear (89 ppm). Significantly smaller amounts of the chemical were found in Bounce Free & Clear dryer sheets (less than 1 ppm). Women’s Voices for the Earth along with other organizations presented Procter & Gamble with the findings and demanded action. A Change.org petition was even created in an effort to pressure P&G to do something. As reported by MNN family blogger Jenn Savedge back in February, the campaign is primarily focused on Tide Free & Clear given that the product is promoted by P&G as a "healthy" detergent ideal for newborns and babies.
Read the whole article here
Last fall, Women’s Voices for the Earth commissioned lab tests on 20 cleaning products and found that “problematic” levels of 1,4-dioxane were detected in original formula Tide detergent (63 parts per million) as well as fragrance-free Tide Free & Clear (89 ppm). Significantly smaller amounts of the chemical were found in Bounce Free & Clear dryer sheets (less than 1 ppm). Women’s Voices for the Earth along with other organizations presented Procter & Gamble with the findings and demanded action. A Change.org petition was even created in an effort to pressure P&G to do something. As reported by MNN family blogger Jenn Savedge back in February, the campaign is primarily focused on Tide Free & Clear given that the product is promoted by P&G as a "healthy" detergent ideal for newborns and babies.
Read the whole article here
I will continue to get up on my SOAP BOX and urge family and friends to make the switch to SAFER products for their homes and for the earth. We did 30 some years ago and what a difference in the health of our family and we saved a whole bunch of money too! We choose Shaklee products which are used in the White House, NASA, by Oprah and my best friends. Check them out here.
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