How you make big companies listen | Queen of Green | David Suzuki Foundation.
Companies aren`t required to itemize specific fragrance ingredients, not even known allergens. But with your help we brought this message to the government and companies. (Credit: Lindsay Coulter)
I’m no doctor. But people often ask me, “What cream should I use or make for my rash?”
My advice: Stop using scented laundry soap, dryer sheets, lotions and home cleaners!
You already know scents can make you sick. Many of you have helped the David Suzuki Foundation combat potential allergens like “fragrance” and “parfum” (and other undesirables in household cleaners and cosmetics).
Over the years, we asked you to:
- Avoid the Dirty Dozen
- Write to cosmetics companies asking exactly what is meant by “parfum” or “fragrance” in their product ingredients
- Break up with toxic home cleaners, like Windex
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