CLEANING PRODUCTS AND HEALTH RISKS FOR THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Can cleaning products increase your risk of respiratory illnesses?

Yes. Unfortunately,From my research, frequent use of cleaning products, especially those in spray form, significantly increases your risk of respiratory conditions. Most cleaning products contain chemical ingredients such as strong acids, disinfectants, and bases that cause corrosion and irritation of parts of the respiratory system, including the lungs, the trachea, etc. Spiking respiratory diseases.

Types of cleaning products bad for our health

The toxic cleaning products used in most homes vary in their harmfulness. Air fresheners, disinfecting products with added fragrances, fabric softeners, antibacterial products, bleaches, sheets dryers, toilet or kitchen cleaners, and ammonia.

Most of these products contain artificial fragrances that, when sprayed, can cause skin irritation, respiratory illnesses, eye problems, change in endocrine function, which may result in miscarriages, infertility, certain cancers, and early puberty.

Ieva Kubiliute

Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).

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