Common Household Chemicals...

Common Hazardous Household Chemicals

 Many products used regularly in the home are not easily recognized as hazardous, especially since some are used on our bodies.  However, if misused they can be dangerous.

 Here is a list of some of the more common hazardous household chemicals.

• Health and beauty products (hairspray, hair remover, fingernail polish, fingernail polish remover, hair coloring products, medications, lice shampoo, etc.).
  

• Automotive fluids (oil, anti-freeze, fuel, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid, transmission fluid, car wash and polish, tar and bug remover etc.)
  

• Household cleaners (bleach, ammonia, dish soap, disinfectants, carpet and upholstery cleaner, carpet freshener, air freshener, window cleaner, furniture polish, oven cleaner, toilet bowl cleaners, mold and mildew remover).
  

• Laundry products (bleach, laundry detergent, fabric softener, etc)
  

• Lawn and garden products (fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, gasoline, oil, etc.)
  

• Barbecue products (propane, charcoal briquettes, lighter fluid, etc.)
  

• Home maintenance (paint, varnish, stains, oils, mouse/rat poison, drain cleaner)
  

• Pet maintenance (flea collar or powder, tick powder, pet shampoo)