THIS IS POISONING US EVERY DAY AND WE AREN’T EVEN AWARE OF IT!

We all love the smell of clean and freshly washed clothes, so we choose our fabric softener wisely, right?

But, you will be disappointed when we tell you that you pay a “high price” for a nice smelling clothes.

What is fabric softener?

It is a combination of chemicals that coat the surface of textiles with a thin layer of lubrication. This makes the clothes feel smoother and helps them to resist the buildup of static electricity. Early fabric softeners were made from a combination of soap and olive oil or other natural oils.

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So, if you are using a liquid fabric softener, you are pouring these toxic chemicals into the ocean every time you use it. Even worse than liquid fabric softeners are dryer sheets, whose chemicals are heated and then shot into the air for you to breathe into your lungs.

That “fresh-from-the-dryer” smell that fabric softeners impart to your clean load of laundry? Don’t breathe it in, if you like your lungs to function. That super floral smell is masking a seriously unhealthy chemical stench.

These are the most common toxic chemicals, found in all fabric softeners:

• Alpha-Terpineol – this is a dangerous toxic chemical, which can cause many health problems, such as: dizziness, headaches, hunger, memory loss, numbness in face, pain in neck and spine.
• Benzyl Acetate – is a toxic substance and this substance has been linked to pancreatic cancer. Its vapors can be irritating to eyes and respiratory passages and it can also be absorbed through the skin.
• Benzyl Alcohol – can cause many health problems, such as: central nervous system disorders, headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness and dramatic drops in blood pressure.
• Chloroform – is a powerful carcinogenic neurotoxin and it may cause many health problems, such as: loss of consciousness, nausea, headache, vomiting, and/or dizziness, drowsiness.
• Linalool – is a narcotic, known to cause respiratory problems and it causes the so-called loss of muscle coordination.

The bottom line? You don’t need fabric softener. Why use a product that has been linked to various forms of cancer, brain damage and respiratory distress?

Source: The Organic Authority