Who isn’t obsessed with having a wonderfully scented home? The ads and commercials on TV make Plug-in, Spray, Liquid and Gel Air Fresheners look like a fun and easy way to get a nice fresh scent right in your own home.

Buyer Beware!

They ARE poisonous, toxic products – even the ones that claim to be all-natural (unfortunately the term “all-natural” has been overused and abused and is meaningless today).

A study released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) evaluated 14 air fresheners off the shelf of a local Walgreens and found that 12 contained variable amounts of substances called phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates), a group of chemicals that are used to dissolve and carry fragrances, soften plastics and also as sealants and adhesives. Read some of the 106 articles the NRDC has on the topic of toxic air fresheners.

This is scary – Plug-in, spray or stand-alone liquid and gel air fresheners are used in nearly 75% of U.S. households, and the market has doubled since 2003 to $1.72 billion.

Studies involving rat and human subjects have suggested that high exposures to certain kinds of phthalates can cause cancer, developmental and sex-hormone abnormalities (including decreased testosterone and sperm levels and malformed sex organs) in infants, and can affect fertility. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has no regulations on the use of phthalates, does not require the labeling of phthalate content on products and does not consider the quantities to which people are exposed to be harmful. But other countries think otherwise.

In 2004, the European Union banned two types of phthalates in cosmetics and also bans the chemical in children’s toys, as do 14 other countries. The first state bill to ban phthalates in children’s toys in the U.S. is currently sitting on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk, and he is expected to sign it.

Companies making products like these have got to be out of their minds! The part I don’t understand is “why” they are allowed to manufacture and sell this deadly stuff!

Are you fed up with essentially being a victim for decades until news gets out that something you’ve been using is making you sick or slowly killing you?

I got fed up some 20 years ago and I’m sure glad it happened then, rather than later. These toxic products have become more varied, widespread and dangerous to unsuspecting consumers.

Buy Young Living Essential Oils!

We don’t have to put up with inferior essential oils

You can use therapeutic-grade essential oils (yes, they are different than the cheap versions sold in health food stores and pharmacy’s). A true and pure essential oil carries a multitude of benefits besides providing an aromatic scent.

Every Tom, Dick and Harry out there is claiming their essential oil is the best. At this point, the language to describe perfection in regards to something truly pure and natural, has been so abused there aren’t any words left for me to use. Young Living, whose essential oils I sell, rejects – yes, rejects – some 90% of the essential oils that are brought in from outside sources from around the world because the quality is so inferior.

Guess where the rejects end up?

In the health food stores, pharmacy’s, aromatherapy novelty items and so forth.

My feeling is, if Young Living rejects it – I certainly do not want it on my body, in my air, in my food or supplements, or in my personal care products!

A 15 ml bottle of Young Living essential oil has about 250 drops of essential oil in it. When you consider the fact that you would normally use only 1 to 8 drops (8 in rare applications), plus the essential oil has a shelf life of thousands of years – I’m spending at least 75% less money per month than a person who is buying store bought equivalents in first aid, over the counter items, and personal care products. And, I’m not poisoning myself in the process!

I know I have something worth bragging about and I’m doing my best to turn other people on to it. So if you’re like me and are looking to get out of that poisonous rat-trap… what can I say, the solution is in your face right now.

Make the Switch today and be happier and healthier as a result!

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