Toxins in Commercial Air Fresheners - Report Finds Phthalates in Popular Brands
By MC Milker
The Not Quite Crunchy Parent
And while we’re on the subject of clean air which I wrote about here, let me tackle the problem with commercial air fresheners.
This from a recently released report from The Natural Resources Defense Council.
A recent investigation of 14 common air fresheners by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) found phthalates in 12 products, hazardous chemicals known to cause hormonal abnormalities, birth defects and reproductive problems.The offending products included some fresheners marketed as “all-natural” and “unscented.” None of the air fresheners listed phthalates on their labels.
Now that spring is here I've been doing a little freshening up around the house (or, apartment rather.) I find that opening a few windows and buying some fragrant flowers from my local market is a great way to bring spring inside. 