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An informative, fun and useful guide to more than 80 common household products
Written by a poison specialist, this indispensable volume gives you accurate, up-to-date and truly useful information about the household products you use the most, including detailed ingredients, safety information and advice on managing accidental exposures.
More than just a first aid how-to guide, The Commonsense Guide to Everyday Poisons describes typical ingredients found in household products and explains what they are, where they come from and what they do. Historical and off-beat information is often included, as well as suggestions for DIY projects.
Armed with this knowledge you can make informed decisions about the products you want in your home, and be prepared for the kind of accidental exposures that can happen at any time.
Products covered include:
Acne treatments
A&D ointment
Air fresheners
Ammonia
Ant & roach traps
Antibiotic ointment
Antifreeze
Automatic dishwasher detergent
Baby oil
Batteries
Bleach, chlorine
Bleach, oxygen
Borax
Bubble solutions
Calamine lotion
Carbon monoxide
Cat box litter
CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps)
Chalk
Citronella tiki torch fuel
DEET & other mosquito repellents
Degreasers
Deodorants & antiperspirants
Depilatories (hair removers)
Diaper cream (zinc oxide)
Diapers (disposable)
Drain openers
Dry ice
Epsom salt
Fabric softeners
Feces
Fels-Naptha
Fertilizers
Fire extinguishers (dry chemical)
Fireworks
Flea & tick treatments
Floor cleaners
Fluoride toothpaste
Freon & other refrigerants
Gasoline
Gentian violet
Glass cleaners
Glow products
Glues & pastes
Glycerin suppositories
Hair dyes
Hand sanitizers
Helium
Homeopathic products
Hydrocortisone cream
Hydrogen peroxide
Ice packs & heat packs
Jalapeno peppers & other capsicums
Lanolin
Laundry detergents
Lice treatments
Magnets
Modeling clays
Mold (food)
Mothballs
Mouthwash
Nail polish
Nail polish remover
Oven cleaners
Paint (interior & exterior)
Pepper spray & other defense sprays
Perfume, cologne & other fragrances
Petroleum jelly
Pool chemicals
Rubbing alcohol
Silica gel
Slug & snail killers
Soaps & washes
Sunscreens
Sunless tanners
Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)
Teething gel (benzocaine)
Thermometers (liquid in glass)
Toilet bowl cleaners
Urine
Washing soda (sodium carbonate)
Witch hazel
