Beuty and home products have been found to produce health harming chemicals

Researchers in Belgian are concerned that some perfumes, deodorants and home air fresheners are posing an unnecessary health risk. For example, incense and scented candles produce carcinogens such as formaldehyde and benzene which may be breathed in. These two products have also been linked to reproductive system damage. Chemicals from other products can cause irritation to eyes, nose, throat or respiratory passages. Pregnant women and asthmatics often have a greater sensitivity to these chemicals. Some fragrances used in cosmetics and deodorants can cause allergies. The study found harmful substances were produced by every product tested.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Expatica

Related Disease Topics:

• Allergy
• Cancer
• Reproductive system damage
• Eye irritation
• Nose irritation
• Throat irritation
• Respiratory passage irritation
• Pregnancy
• Asthma

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About: Beuty and home products have been found to produce health harming chemicals

Date: 23 November 2004

Source: Expatica

URL: http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=48&story_id=14269&name=Perfume+products+raise+health+fears

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• Research
• Cause of allergy
• Cause of cancer
• Cause of reproductive system damage
• Cause of eye irritation
• Cause of nose irritation
• Cause of throat irritation
• Cause of respiratory passage irritation
• Cause of pregnancy
• Cause of asthma
• Research and allergy
• Research and cancer
• Research and reproductive system damage
• Research and eye irritation
• Research and nose irritation
• Research and throat irritation
• Research and respiratory passage irritation
• Research and pregnancy
• Research and asthma

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