How Can it be Labeled "Natural" or "Green"

when the ingredient "fragrance"

has toxic ingredients

how is that acceptable

An article written earlier this month
in the Royal Gazette (Bermuda)

Immune Boosting Tips for Parents

Catherine Burns suggests parents

"Switch cleaning product brands to a green brand such as Seventh Generation, Greenworks or Ecover. " If you must use a chemical product (eg mainstream Clorox) then use wipes instead of sprays to prevent the chemicals becoming airborne and triggering respiratory irritation."

Greenworks Natural All Purpose

is 97% natural
and NPA Certified to be natural
(anything using 95% or more natural ingredients is deemed natural)

the colourant is synthetic
(why does a colourant have to be added?)

the preservative is synthetic

the fragrance with essential oils is synthetic

here's a list of potential ingredients
that might be found in this product
(can't exactly tell you because "fragrance" is a protected secret)

Interesting that the very first ingredient listed
that could possibly be in the ``fragrance``
is dangerous for the environment
toxic to aquatic organisms
and may cause long term adverse effects
in the aquatic environment

yet we are made to believe it is safe

"One in every 50 people may suffer immune system damage from fragrance and become sensitized, according to the EU's Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-food Products. Once sensitized to an ingredient, a person can remain so for a lifetime, enduring allergic reactions with every subsequent exposure. Fragrances are considered to be among the top five known allergens and are known to both cause and trigger asthma attacks."

courtesy of Campaign for safe cosmetics

Due to a work related accident 0ver 6 years ago...I am one of those
"one in every 50"

It is sometimes extremely painful for me to
walk in to a store....walk down an aisle....visit a friend
sometimes my head feels like it is about to explode
sometimes it just hurts to breathe


The difference between me and this little one

I know what is going on
I know why I am feeling the pain
I know how to make it stop

this precious child does not