Re: Home remedy for getting rid of Febreze smell from a chair?
You've put up with that for 8 months? !!!
Throw it away or have it cleaned.
Tell your sister that people are not allergic to "cat smell", but saliva and micro particles of skin.
Febreze isn't going to help.
Actually, from your experience, you now know that Febreze is harmful in itself.
There has never been any in my house, and never will be.
The stuff is poison.
Here is a partial list of ingredients.
Chemical Sensitivity in Mainstream Medical Documentation: The 80+ Chemicals Detected in Febreze
1] 2-ethyl-hexanol. This chemical is a news article unto itself, in that
it has been categorically identified as an indoor air pollutant which
was found to activate a type of white blood cell which, in turn, pro-
duces the major inflammatory mediator Interleukin 6. Specifically
speaking, 2-ethyl-hexanol activates the CD4+ cells.
This ingredient is a testimony to the fraudulence and hypocrisy of the
Proctor & Gamble Corporation. Febreze is showcased as an effec-
tive organic air cleaner, yet it contains a notorious indoor air pollu-
tant. In sequence, 2-ethyl-hexanol has been implicated in Building-
related Illness, otherwise known as Sick Building Syndrome. This
Febreze ingredient is a menace. In fact:
2] Acetaldehyde. This is the hangover chemical, as in excessive
alcohol consumption. It happens to be recognized as a cancer
risk to the upper digestive tract.
3] Benzyl Acetate. Produces respiratory tract irritation. The con-
tinued exposure to ambient levels of this compound at 50 parts
per million will cause kidney damage. Cats have died from this,
at 180 parts per million. See:
Chemicals Found in Fabric Softeners | eHow.com
4] Hexadecane. This is known as cetane, a diesel fuel additive.
5] Trimethyl Pentanyl Diisobutyrate. A nail polish plasticizer.
6] Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether. An anti-freeze additive.
7] Dichlorohydrin, also known as 1,3-Dichloro-2-Propanol and
1,3-DCP. Carcinogenic, Hepatotoxic, and Genotoxic. In fact,
Dichlorohydrin was clearly shown through scientifically valid
testing according to generally accepted principles to cause
cancer. EVIDENCE ON THE CARCINOGENICITY OF 1,3-
Dichloro-2-Propanol (1,3-DCP; α,γ-Dichlorohydrin)
8] Denatured Alcohol, aka methylated spirits. This is ethanol
mixed with a poisonous additive that makes the alcohol unable
to be consumed without extremely ill effects. Originally, it was
10% methanol (CH3OH.) Today, denatured alcohol might con-
tain methyl denatonium benzoate, methyl isobutyl ketone, ethyl
ketone, acetone, denatonium benzoate. Protector & Gamble's
people think nothing of you spraying this in a home of children,
asthmatics, and pets.
9] Linalool. A terpene that easily oxidizes. Oxidized linalool is a
skin sensitizer. When exposed to air, it readily forms allergenic
products.
10] Limonene. "Bronchial hyperresponsiveness was related to
indoor concentrations of limonene." It tortures susceptible
persons, otherwise known as people who are atopic.
11] Alpha-pinene. It's a confirmed allergen.
12] Butylphenyl Methylpropional. This is Lilial, a known contact
allergen.
13] Butylated Hydroxytoluene. This food additive happens to be a
well established asthma trigger for a subset of asthmatics.
14] Benzothiazole.
15] Butylphenyl Methylpropional. In addition, this chemical
is a reputed respiratory and skin irritant.
16] Cyclamen Aldehyde.
17] Geraniol. This is a contact
allergen, even through airborne contact.
18] Methylpyrrolidone. It is also an irritant, meaning that it
will make Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome patients fight
to get a full breath, for as long as they are exposed to it.
19] Alpha-Ionone. Respiratory sensitizer and skin sensitizer, mean-
ing that it's something a person can become allergic to, in repeat-
ed exposure. It's also an irritant, meaning that person can have
an adverse reaction to it without first becoming allergic to it.
20] Butylphenyl Methylpropional. This is Lilial, a known sensitiz-
er (an allergen that has the power to make you become allergic
to it.)
A noticeable piece of false advertising exists in Proctor & Gamble call-
ing Febreze an odor eliminator. Febreze, in its 87 chemicals, emits a
multiplicity of chemical aromas. This means that Febreze floods the air
with odors, rather than eliminates them.
