There seems to be a real problem with the new small laundry
detergent packs. There are plenty of
reports that state that kids see these new laundry pods and think they are
something fun to either play with or eat.
They look fun because they are colorful and squishy, think of
bubblewrap, my kids would be all over that.
With other detergent poisonings it takes a little time for symptoms to
occur and are not as severe but not with these new packs, symptoms come on
quickly and ferociously. Some of the
symptoms are vomiting, drowsiness, wheezing and gasping among some other pretty
terrifying things. Here are two fact
sheets from the American Association of Poison Control Centers: (when I went to these files I got a warning
from my security you can go to the aapcc.org site and they are there)
Pretty scary stuff! That’s
just external too, what about the chemicals left on our clothes? Our skin is the largest organ in our body and
it absorbs those chemicals. But my
question is Why do manufacturers NEED to put such harmful ingredients in the
products? Will it not work if they are
not there? Obviously that can’t be the
reason because there are other products that do not have the harmful
ingredients and they work wonderfully. Are
using these harmful ingredients cheaper to use?
Well, yes we know that but there are again safer alternatives that are
sometimes less expensive than other brands.
Now there are arguments for and against using the chemicals
and not using the chemicals but for me I have to take into consideration how it
affects my kids. I’m just so thankful
that 4 years ago I did make the decision to switch because it paid off big time
when Buddy got a hold of the bathroom cleaner and decided to spray himself in
the face. I just think, what if I didn’t
switch… I’m just thankful I did!
What if the companies that made these products cared about
the people that use them and the environment that they ultimately end up
in? Well I think I would probably be a
customer for life! What are your
thoughts?
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