| Today many people are obsessed with eliminating | | | | fragrances from many different sources. |
| every unpleasant aroma in their home. We will find | | | | One of the concerns about these products is their |
| that our pets, food and sometimes our clothing will | | | | safety. We breathe in any number of substances |
| create an odor in our home that is not pleasant to | | | | that are in the air around us and these products are |
| our senses. People will go in search of the right | | | | no different. There have been an increase in |
| products that will eliminate these odors from the | | | | respiratory illnesses and lung cancer in recent years |
| home, and one look at the grocery stores is enough | | | | and the substances that are used in these products |
| to show you that the market is full of them. | | | | should be checked out to make sure they are |
| Everyone wants to walk through the front door of | | | | completely safe. |
| his or her home into an environment that smells | | | | We are always careful to check the ingredients that |
| wonderful and inviting. | | | | are contained in the food that we eat, but we are |
| There are a great many choices available when you | | | | not nearly as careful about the ingredients that we |
| are searching for a scent in your home. Scents can | | | | spray into our air. There has been a great amount of |
| be created for whatever mood we happen to be in | | | | research done on the potential hazards of scented |
| at any given time. You will find candles and room | | | | candles. These candles could be made from |
| fresheners that are in every conceivable fragrance | | | | petroleum-based products that can and do send |
| you can imagine. You can find scents that are made | | | | toxins into the air that we are breathing. |
| to smell like freshly cleaned clothing or a day in the | | | | Candlewicks were once made from materials that |
| tropics. Whatever your particular preference there is | | | | included lead. While you cannot manufacture these in |
| a scent for you. | | | | the United States anymore, but you can still obtain |
| The methods for freshening the scent of our homes | | | | candles from countries where it is not prohibited. |
| are never ending as well. Candles come in a great | | | | Many of the scented oils that we are using can be |
| many varieties and sizes to suit whatever the need | | | | dangerous as well. You should only use oils that are |
| is. Not only do these candles great smell but they are | | | | made from the essential oils of plants and flowers. |
| beautiful in the room as well. | | | | They should not contain any chemicals that could be |
| Another way for scents to be dispersed in the home | | | | harmful to your health. |
| is with the use of spray fresheners. There are many | | | | Many of the sprays and oils that we use contain |
| of these products available for your use. Some of | | | | carcinogenic ingredients. One of these ingredients that |
| these will be in cans that are released through | | | | you should watch for is dichlorobenzene, which can |
| aerosol and others will plug into the wall for bursts of | | | | have an effect on the nervous system, kidneys and |
| scent every couple of minutes. Usually you are able | | | | liver. It is also stored by the body in your fat cells. It |
| to determine the amount of bursts and at what | | | | is a terrible thought that the products we use to |
| times they will come from these types of fresheners. | | | | create a pleasant smelling home can have such a |
| You can usually find fresheners for your home in the | | | | dangerous effect on our health and those of our |
| form of solids. These usually will be in a jar or design | | | | pets and loved ones. |
| that you can place in a room for freshening. The solid | | | | This is not to say that you can't use products in your |
| can be in a designer jar that will fit into the | | | | home to create a pleasant smell, it just means that |
| décor of the room or it can be placed so | | | | you need to be careful of the products that you |
| that visitors do not see it. The lid of the jar is | | | | select. You should look for products that are only |
| removed and the scent goes to work removing all of | | | | all-natural and will not contain the dangerous chemicals |
| the unpleasant aromas in your home. | | | | of other products. Candles that are made from |
| This is just a few of the ways that home scents can | | | | beeswax and wicks that are made from cotton are |
| be dispersed in your home. There are even more on | | | | completely safe in your home. Make sure that the |
| the way into the market as manufacturers continue | | | | fresheners that you use are made from pure |
| to search for the best method to create a pleasant | | | | essential oils that are completely natural. |
| aroma in the home. One particularly popular new | | | | When you are trying to freshen your home with |
| trend is air neutralizers that will eliminate any scent in | | | | products it is always better to stick with the natural |
| the room and leave behind no fragrance at all. | | | | and simple products. You should not add to the |
| Manufacturers have become very adept at telling us | | | | pollution that is already in our lives by spraying it |
| what we need in our homes to make them smell | | | | around in your home. Use care when you are |
| fresh and clean. There was a time not so long ago | | | | shopping for these products and you will find that |
| that an open window was all that was necessary to | | | | there are perfectly safe ways to scent your home |
| freshen a room. Now we fill our homes with | | | | any way you like. |