Anne Steinemann, a professor at the University of Melbourne, Victoria, who has extensively studied major air freshener brands and products as well as their associated health effects, tells Yahoo Health that the word “fragrance” can mean several hundred different chemicals, some of which are hazardous air pollutants — including known carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and neurotoxins.
Some air fresheners also emit acetaldehyde, she says, a hazardous air pollutant that is classified as a “probable human carcinogen,” according to the EPA, as well as ultrafine particles, which are linked with heart and lung disease.
The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology reports that 20 percent of the U.S. population and 34 percent of asthmatics have difficulty breathing and get headaches when exposed to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in air fresheners. Higher concentrations of VOCs can cause eye and respiratory tract irritation, dizziness, and memory impairment.
You can control some potentially harmful environmental factors, such as what you inhale and what touches your skin. A far better and healthier choice to freshen your air would be diffusing the Essential Oil of your choice.
doTerra's blend "OnGuard" for your immunity, peppermint for energy, Siberian Fir for a relaxing aroma, grapefruit to cleanse the air, doTerra's proprietary blend "Serenity" to help you sleep, the blend "Breathe" when
seasonal and environmental threats are high, etc. Any number of choices to freshen your air safely.
You can get your oils here: mydoterra.com/bethblake
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