Lemon fresh lies

2 Feb

©maine_girl10One of the ways you continue to poison yourselves is by using common household cleaning products. And by using, I mean buying for your cleaning ladies. Like many of you, I grew up in a house that exhaled Pine Sol every Wednesday and I naturally (or unnaturally) associate artificial lemon scent with clean countertops and lines in the carpet. I also grew up with asthma. Which came first, I wonder? The asthma or the Clorox bleach? In any case, WAKE UP CALL, lemon fresh is bogus. Most of the shit you spray on your dining room table, even on your baby’s high chair, is filled with chemicals that were not meant to have access to your lungs or other vital organs. And they’re not just bad for people who are already sick or pregnant. They’re bad for everyone. You, the planet, and your cleaning lady.

TIPS: Women’s Voices for the Earth. Baking soda. Learn what’s hazardous.

5 Responses to “Lemon fresh lies”

  1. Lisa Duggan February 2, 2010 at 3:58 pm #

    And don’t forget the thousands of people whose work it is to manufacture this poison for their corporate overlords. They eat and breathe it everyday, 5 or 6 days a week. This has been my response for years to those who question my willingness to pay more for organic food – do you care about the people that grow, harvest, and slaughter your food for you? Do you want them soaking in pesticides so your apples won’t go bad in three days?

    This is a great blog Jen. Keep ‘em coming.

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  2. Lisa Duggan February 2, 2010 at 4:01 pm #

    I meant soaking in preservatives, not pesticides, but they have the same end-result for the workers; cancer, hormone and endocrine system disruption.

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