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You'd like to think your home is a safe place. Yet most people's homes are filled with potentially dangerous substances. These include oven and drain cleaners, laundry powder, floor polish, paint and pesticides. Even arts and crafts supplies and yard care products can be hazardous.
Many household products can harm children, pets and the environment if not used and stored correctly. Toxic substances in these products can cause harm if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin. People respond to toxic substances in different ways. At high doses a toxic substance might cause birth defects or other serious problems, including brain damage or death.
To avoid problems, keep products in the containers they come in and use them exactly as the label says. Seek medical help if you swallow, inhale or get products on your skin.
Consumers often gain utility not directly from the goods that they purchase, but instead they transform the goods by a '''household production function''' into something that they value. The idea was originally proposed by Gary Becker and Kelvin Lancaster in the mid 1960s.
GoodHumans - Eco-friendly goods including household items, bags, clothing, stationery and products for pets.
Ecolomart Products - Environmentally-friendly products, including composters, clothing, household products, garden products, and gifts.
Green Home - Environmentally safe products for the home, including energy saving products, organics cotton and non-toxic cleaning products. Information on common household hazards and a healthy home.
Seventh Generation - Producer of environmentally-safe household products, including housewares, cleaning products, child and baby care, clothing, foods, pest control, pet care, and wildlife accessories. Online newsletter, Non-Toxic Times.
Healthy Environments - Healthy living products including HEPA air cleaners, nontoxic household and personal care items, allergy encasements, and natural lighting, including light therapy boxes.
Pangea Vegan Products - Food, clothing, body and health care items, household goods, pet care, and gifts. Contact for shipping quotes outside of Canada and USA.
A Different Daisy - Offering a variety of vegan products including apparel and shoes, herbs and teas, household items, and beauty accessories.
Cruelty Free Shopping List - List of common Australian household products that contain no animal ingredients and are not tested on animals.
Southpaw Enterprises - Left-handed products for sale (primarily office and household products). Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Toll-free phone ordering available.
Vermont One - Online shopping for local gifts, jewelry, household items, toys and food products.