Think twice before you Spray?

Think twice before you Spray?  

Source:

http://www.instah.com/beauty-tips/make-your-own-body-spray-2/

Sara, “Oh wow! You smell really good, what did you put on?” Jessica, “Thank you, it’s my new body spray”

Now a days, it seems that it has become rather customary to buy personal care products with pleasing fragrances. The market is full of “apple pie”, “lavender fresh”, and “coconut blast” etc. spray products. However, a research study conducted by Mahmudur Rahman and Ki-Hyun Kim which aimed to analyze the levels of hazardous contaminants of 10 spray products, including but not limited to body sprays, hair sprays, air sprays, deodorants, and insect repellents showed that for almost all of the spray products toxic harmful pollutants where found. Benzene, toluene, styrene, methyl ethyl ketone, butyl acetate were a few of the identified compounds (Rahman and Kim 2014). In fact, these chemicals are part of the major group of indoor pollutants recognized (Rahman and Kim 2014). Evidenced suggest that frequent use of these chemicals though out time might increase respiratory health problems (Rahman and Kim 2014).  Thus, it is suggested to consider using less spray products.

Although the demand is high for these types of spray products, it is always important to keep in mind the overall turn out of what we are using. It might seem exaggerating to think a body spray can harm you, but it is never wrong to try and stay away from the synthetic compounds to embrace the natural things. If you would like a flowery scented home, perhaps purchasing a nice ornamental pot of flowers. A simple change can make a difference in your life and others.

Reference:

Rahman, M. M., and Kim, K. H. (2014). Potential hazard of volatile organic compounds contained in household spray products. Atmospheric Environment, 85, 266-274.