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Sigh. I have been studiously ignoring the lable on my febreeze bottle. Honestly, I don't use it often; just when something goes through the wash that I just can't get the smell out of, or on the mattress if the little one has an "accident" in his sleep. I guess we'll switch to EO lemon when these bottles are gone, though.
One thing I have been horrified about in reading lables lately is how many things have Propylene Glycol in them. THINGS WE EAT EVERYDAY!
Propylene Glycol, in case you didn't know, is anti-freeze- radiator fluid! This is the substance we are told is a deadly poison and we shouldn't let it run out on the ground when we drain our radiator because it will kill any puppies or kittens that lick it (it's sweet).
I have found Propylene Glycol in artificial food flavorings (the kind you buy to flavor cookies or cakes with), the squirty things you are supposed to flavor water with, shampoo, and many other things.
And did you know no one really knows how they make High Fructose Corn Syrup (from dent corn, not sweet corn by the way), but we do know the factories buy massive amounts of....you guessed it....Propylene Glycol.
And PG is a known carcinogen.
Sigh.
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