There are few things more satisfying than a beautiful smelling home. From movie nights on the couch, to working from your home office – your choice of fragrance can help to heighten the experience, and lift your mood. But when it comes to choosing one do you know what you’re looking for? Making sense of the listed ingredients can be tricky, so how can you tell if you’re inhaling potentially harmful chemicals or not?
Indoor Air Pollution
The air inside our homes can be more toxic than the air outside, and common household products like synthetic air fresheners and cleaning products, can have a significant affect.
Many of us spend up to 90% of our time indoors (or in a vehicle), which is why indoor air quality is so important.
Studies show that numerous toxic chemicals are found in air fresheners alone. One example is Formaldehyde; a known carcinogen. The health effects of Formaldehydes can include irritation to the skin, eyes, nose and throat. In fact regular, high-levels of exposure can even cause some types of cancer!
If you’ve ever looked at the labels on your standard room spray or air freshener plug in, you will most likely see the word ‘Fragrance’ listed within the ingredients. This is an umbrella term used to hide all sorts of nasty chemicals that do not legally need to be listed. So how do you know whether the fragrance you’re circulating throughout your home is potentially harmful or not? The truth is; unless you’re able to see exactly what you’re inhaling – you don’t.
Introducing an all natural alternative, with nothing to hide...
We can immediately improve the air quality in our home by replacing anything synthetic with an all natural alternative, like 100% pure essential oils. Many are naturally anti-bacterial, and come with a huge range of natural health and wellbeing benefits.
Simply add a few drop of your chosen essential oil into a diffuser, to fill your home with a beautiful – chemical free – all natural fragrance.