Are safer products truly THAT important for you andyour family?

Why are 100's of Thousands of Families Switching Stores EveryMonth around the World? Are safer products truly THAT important for you andyour family? The answer is YES! We know that the healthiest consumer is aneducated one. As you build your business, it is critical to your success thatyou educate yourself regarding toxins in your home and their health effects.This will help you to first be your own best customer, and create a safer homefor your own family. This will enable you to reach out, educate others and havea true impact on the families with whom you share Melaleuca. Whether they aresimply a customer or building a business as well, everyone needs to know thisinfo. We are ALL customers before anything else. Melaleuca is The Wellness Company. We are not just astore for products that work better, although they do. We are not just a storefor products that are more cost effective with better value, although they are.We are not just a store that is a more convenient to shop, although we are. Weare a store that first and formost makes SAFER, HEALTHIER products that arefocused on prevention while also being better quality, more effective, morecost effective and more convenient. Getting your new customers started off right with the right informationwill be the key to life-long customers. Our goal here is to give you someresearch that will help you to first educate yourself, and then provide youwith tools and resources to help you educate others. 
Did you know... The United States of America Federal Code of Regulations exemptsmanufacturers from full labeling of products if used for personal, family orhousehold care. [USA FCR: Section 1910.1200C, Title 29, Section 1500.822Q1A] Environmental Protection Agency studies have shownthat indoor air pollution can be 3 to 70 times higher than outdoors. Almost 50% of all illness is due to poor indoor air quality [1989State of Massachusetts Study] According to the National Safety Council, more childrenunder the age of 4 die of accidental household poisonings than are accidentallykilled by guns at home The EPA conducted a study that found that toxic chemicals inhousehold cleaners are three times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor airpollution. Of 2,983 chemicals analyzed that are found in personal care products: 884 are toxic 146 can cause tumors 218 can causereproductive complications 778 cause acutetoxicity 314 can causebiological mutations 376 can cause skinand eye irritations [Source: United States House of Representatives Reportthrough NIOSH, 1989] Ingestion only accounts for about 10% of household poisonings.90% of poisoning happens through inhalation and skin absorption. Women who work in the home have a 54% higher risk of dying fromcancer than women who work outside of the home because of their increasedexposure to household chemicals. [Toronto Indoor Air Conference of 1990 froma 15+ year study] 150 chemicals found in the home have been connected to allergies,birth defects, cancer and psychological disorders. [The Consumer ProtectionAgency) In an EPA report to the US Congress regarding the Indoor AirQuality Act of 1989, they stated that indoor air quality is one of the nation'smost important environmental health problems. "Chemicals have replaced bacteria and viruses as the mainthreat to health. The diseases we are beginning to see as the major causes ofdeath in the latter part of (the 1900's) and into the 21st century are diseasesof chemical origin." [Dr. Dick Irwin, Toxicologist, Texas A&MUniversity] Diseases that used to occur later in life are now appearing atyounger ages. Diseases that used to be rare are more frequent. For example: There has been a 28%increase in childhood cancer since the addition of pesticides into householdproducts. Cancer is now the #2killer of children - second only to accidental poisonings. Since 1977 the rateof cancer among American children has been steadily rising at a rate of nearly1% each year. [National Cancer Institute]
 Some products release contaminants into the air right away,others do so gradually over a period of time. Some stay in the air up to ayear. These contaminants, found in many household and personal care productscan cause dizziness, nausea, allergic reactions, eye/skin/respiratory tractirritations and some cause cancer. [American Lung Association] In 1901, cancer was rare: 1 out of 8,000. Since the IndustrialRevolution, the cancer rate today has risen to 1 in 3 and is not improving. [TheAmerican Cancer Society] In one decade, there has been a 42% increase in asthma (29% formen, 82% for women). The higher rate for women is believed to be due to women'slonger exposure times to household chemicals. [Center for Disease Control] Just by reducing (not eliminating) environmental carcinogensalone, we could save at least 50,000 lives taken by cancer annually. [Dr.Lee Davis, former advisor to the Secretary of Health] Even small doses of neurotoxins, which would be harmless to anadult, can alter a child's nervous system development. [Environmental HealthPerspectives 106 Supplement 3:787-794 (June 1998)] Out of 2,435 pesticide poisonings in a one-year period, over 40%were due to exposure to disinfectants and similar cleaning products in thehome. [State of California Study] Developing cells in children's bodies are more susceptible todamage than adult cells that have completed development, especially for thecentral nervous system. During the development of a child, from conceptionthrough adolescence, there are particular windows of vulnerability toenvironmental hazards. Most disturbing - until a child is approximately 13months of age, they are virtually no ability to fight the biological andneurological effects of toxic chemicals. [Herbert L. Needleman, M.D., PhilipJ. Landrigan, M.D., Raising Children Toxic Free] Today, children have chemical exposures from birth that theirparents didn't have until they were adults. Because children are exposed totoxics at an earlier age than adults, they have more time to developenvironmentally triggered diseases, with long latency periods, such as cancer. [EnvironmentalPolicy and Children's Health, Future of Children, Summer/Fall 1995; 5(2):34-52] Household bleaches which claim to disinfect are classified aspesticides under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. Inadvertently mixingbleach with other cleaners that contain ammonia produces a toxic chloraminesgas. These toxic gases can cause coughing, loss of voice, a feeling of burningor suffocation, and even death. [Source: Guide to Hazardous Products Aroundthe Home, Household Hazardous Waste Project, 1989] There is an increased risk for leukemia in children whereparents have used pesticides in the home or garden before the child's birth. [Journalof the National Cancer Institute] Formaldehyde is a highly toxic substance and one of the mostcommon indoor air pollutants. It is a highly suspected cancer-causing agent. Itis an irritant to the eyes, nose, throat and lungs and may cause a wide varietyof reactions, including skin reactions, ear infections, headaches, depression,joint pain, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, vomiting, sleep disturbances, and manymore. How many of these names would you have recognized as formaldehyde?Manufactures can legally use over 30 different trade names for this chemical.Below are some: (http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/02/Aug02/080602/98f-0052-sup0014-vol5.txtand http://www.epa.gov/iaq/formalde.html for more info onformaldehyde) Formalin Quaternium-15(formaldehyde releasing agent) Methanal Methyl Aldehyde Methylene Oxide Oxymethylene Bfv* Fannoform* Formol* Fyde* Karsan* Methaldehyde Formalith* Methylene Glycol Ivalon* Oxomethane Formalin 40 Formic Aldehyde Hoch Paraform Lysoform* Morbocid Trioxane Polyoxmethylene denotes trade name More Online Research Resources for you and your customers: PLEASE NOTE: Below are more online resources for youreducational purposes.
Work At Home United is not responsible for any of thecontent or claims. Take a virtual home tour with the EPA:http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/
Video Clip of "Are you Exposing your Children to a ToxicBrew in your Home?" http://www.rmbarry.com/audio_video/media/TBWM_preview_dsl.html
Children and Household Toxics:http://www.rmbarry.com/research/toxics_children.html
www.RMBarry.com Research reports, toxin brochures andeducational tools
What makes Melaleuca's EcoSense line different: www.saferforyourhome.com
National Cancer Institute (NCI). http://www.cancer.gov/
National Cancer Institute SEER site (for stats on cancer)http://seer.cancer.gov
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1997, Facts onLead,http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/guide/1997/docs/factlead.htm
Environmental Working Group article "Are We PoisoningOur Kids?" http://www.ewg.org/news/story.php?id=3426
Environmental Working Group (EWG) (Chemical Industry ArchivesProject) http://www.chemicalindustryarchives.org/factfiction/
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org
American Lung Assoc article Indoor Air Pollution factshttp://www.lungusa.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=34706&ct=142852
Chemicals found in fabric softeners, by the EPAhttp://www.immuneweb.org/articles/fabricsoftener.html
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (USDepartment of Labor group) http://osha.gov/
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substancesand Disease Registry) http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for ToxicSubstances and Disease Registry) article on Formaldehyde
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg111.html
Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for ToxicSubstances and Disease Registry) article on Ammonia
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg126.html
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov/
FDA authority over cosmetics; Center for Food Safety andApplied Nutrition, Office of Cosmetics Fact Sheet, February 3, 1995. 
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-206.html
Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality:http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Environmental Protection Agency Chemical Fact Sheets
http://www.epa.gov/chemfact/
American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
Children's Health Environmental Coalitionhttp://www.checblog.org/
Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) http://www.chej.org/
Health and Environment Resource Center (HERC) www.herc.org
Household Products Database: The NationalInstitutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine's extensive databaseof harmful chemicals in cleaning and health products. http://hpd.nlm. nih.gov/
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): ArticleIARC Classifies Formaldehyde as Carcinogenic to Humans 
http://www.iarc.fr/ENG/Press_Releases/archives/pr153a.html
Info on Asthma from the American Lung Assoc: http://www.alaw.org/asthma/asthma_handbook/triggers_know_your_troublemakers.html#2
The National Safety Council definition of warning labelterms:http://www.nsc.org/issues/poison/terms.htm
Mercury in household products:http://www.tacanow.com/containingmercury.htm
In Harm's Way -http://psr.igc.org/ihwrept/ihwcomplete.pdf
Chemical Education Foundation:http://www.chemed.org/
Pesticide facts:http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/RATE/pestfact.html
News Articles for Review: 
ABC News Report: http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1928890&page=1
The CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/home/cleaners/
CNN on toxins in autos: http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/01/31/toxic_cars/index.html
ABC News _Toxic Schools:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AmericanFamily/story?id=1200774&page=1
EWG: Body Burden: http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/
NBC: Housework could be making women sick: http://www.nbc5i.com/health/1836736/detail.html

"NotUnder My Roof" - Article with Kelly Preston and Olivia Newton-John: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1594/is_5_12/ai_77749309
Thorax Online : Asthma and the Environment:http://thorax.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/58/11/950
The Consumer Law Pages:http://consumerlawpage.com/article/household-chemicals.shtml
Cancer Prevention: http://www.medical-library.net/sites/cancer_prevention.html
Head Lice and Chemicals:http://www.rmbarry.com/research/lice-tea-tree-oil.html FREE Materials for you: The EPA's online booklet: "The Inside Story: A Guide toIndoor Air Quality" http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Free brochure samples from www.RMBarry.com:http://www.rmbarry.com/samples.html
To obtain a pamphlet containing more household products andtheir associated risks, or for more information about hazardous householdproducts or about indoor air pollution in general, contact your local AmericanLung Association. Call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872).
Free Poison Prevention Community Action Kit from the NationalSafety Council: http://www.nsc.org/issues/poison/index.htm