Publisher's Synopsis
An informative, fun and useful guide to more than 80 common household products
Written by a poison specialist, this indispensable volume gives you accurate, up-to-date and truly useful information about the household products you use the most, including detailed ingredients, safety information and advice on managing accidental exposures.
More than just a first aid how-to guide, The Commonsense Guide to Everyday Poisons describes typical ingredients found in household products and explains what they are, where they come from and what they do. Historical and off-beat information is often included, as well as suggestions for DIY projects.
Armed with this knowledge you can make informed decisions about the products you want in your home, and be prepared for the kind of accidental exposures that can happen at any time.
Products covered include:
- Acne treatments
- A&D ointment
- Air fresheners
- Ammonia
- Ant & roach traps
- Antibiotic ointment
- Antifreeze
- Automatic dishwasher detergent
- Baby oil
- Batteries
- Bleach, chlorine
- Bleach, oxygen
- Borax
- Bubble solutions
- Calamine lotion
- Carbon monoxide
- Cat box litter
- CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps)
- Chalk
- Citronella tiki torch fuel
- DEET & other mosquito repellents
- Degreasers
- Deodorants & antiperspirants
- Depilatories (hair removers)
- Diaper cream (zinc oxide)
- Diapers (disposable)
- Drain openers
- Dry ice
- Epsom salt
- Fabric softeners
- Feces
- Fels-Naptha
- Fertilizers
- Fire extinguishers (dry chemical)
- Fireworks
- Flea & tick treatments
- Floor cleaners
- Fluoride toothpaste
- Freon & other refrigerants
- Gasoline
- Gentian violet
- Glass cleaners
- Glow products
- Glues & pastes
- Glycerin suppositories
- Hair dyes
- Hand sanitizers
- Helium
- Homeopathic products
- Hydrocortisone cream
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Ice packs & heat packs
- Jalapeno peppers & other capsicums
- Lanolin
- Laundry detergents
- Lice treatments
- Magnets
- Modeling clays
- Mold (food)
- Mothballs
- Mouthwash
- Nail polish
- Nail polish remover
- Oven cleaners
- Paint (interior & exterior)
- Pepper spray & other defense sprays
- Perfume, cologne & other fragrances
- Petroleum jelly
- Pool chemicals
- Rubbing alcohol
- Silica gel
- Slug & snail killers
- Soaps & washes
- Sunscreens
- Sunless tanners
- Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)
- Teething gel (benzocaine)
- Thermometers (liquid in glass)
- Toilet bowl cleaners
- Urine
- Washing soda (sodium carbonate)
- Witch hazel
