Lately, there has been a lot of hype about jumping on the ‘environmentally friendly wagon.’ It is actually very important to care for our Earth so that is it well preserved for future generations, but many people do not realize that some of their common routines and practices are extremely damaging to the environment. A common misconception about the health of our Earth is that chemical cleaners and deodorizers cause little harm to the environment. In fact, these products are very destructive and should be avoided at all costs if they contain typical harmful chemicals. Eco-friendly deodorizers are certainly the best option, for the following reasons.

1. Chemical Deodorizers Contain Carcinogenic & Harmful Ingredients

Formaldehyde, benzene, chloroform, and triclosan, are just a few of the chemical ingredients that have been shown to potentially cause cancer. When one uses deodorizer products containing these ingredients, one is releasing an abundance of carcinogenic elements into the air, posing an enormous health risk to all. Air fresheners also contain phthalates which interfere with hormonal systems, disrupt testosterone production and cause malformation of sex organs.

2. Chemical Deodorizers Can Damage Food Chains

Carcinogenic chemicals that are released into the air can additionally be breathed by animals that humans eat. For instance, cows can readily breathe chlorinated hydrocarbons in the air or ingest it, and it’s cancer-causing properties oftentimes show up in the cow’s milk. This causes a threat to both the cows who breathe the chemicals and the humans who eat them. Chemicals like glycol ethers can cause harm to the soil, killing innumerable plant species.

3. Chemical Deodorizers Can Suffocate Underwater Environments

Many chemical deodorizers contain phosphates that help to soften water. These phosphates greatly promote the growth of algae, causing an enormous algae boom once the chemicals reach underwater ecosystems. This unnatural abundance of algae can suffocate underwater organisms.

4. Home Made Deodorizers are Not Effective

Natural deodorizers can be created from just a few staple pantry ingredients. For example, the use of baking soda and vinegar is suggested on some ‘do it yourself’ websites. However, the problem with these homemade remedies is that they only work marginally at best, if at all. This often leaves the user frustrated because the problem is not solved after much effort. Furthermore, if you have a serious chemical odor pollution problem from mothball (naphthalene) or formaldehyde fumes, homemade remedies won’t make any difference leaving you exposed to these very toxic chemicals.

5. Eco-Friendly Deodorizers are Inexpensive & Really Work!

In the past, many people shied away from eco-friendly deodorizers because of their high price at the store. However, as the world becomes more environmentally conscious, these products’ prices have dropped significantly.

For example, SMELLEZE® Eco Deodorizer Pouches can be purchased for under $12 and they last over a year. It’s non-toxic, safe, reusable, recyclable, natural, odorless, non-flammable and non-caustic. SMELLEZE® is an ideal eco-friendly solution for eliminating unpleasant odors without adding pollutants to the air you breathe. Smelleze™ does not contain VOCs, harmful or ozone depleting chemicals and is especially beneficial for those suffering from allergies and chemical sensitivity. No fossil fuels are used in the production of Smelleze™ odor elimination media.

Louise Baker is a freelance blogger and journalist who writes for Zen College Life, the directory of higher education, distance learning, and online schools. She most recently wrote about the top online colleges.

My Testimony: God said in his word that Trails and Tribulations will come to test us to make us stronger in having faith to trust and believe in his goodness and mercy. When this happened to me I wanted to know why, but God was with me the entire time through it all and so was a compassionate man named P.G. at IMTEK. First, I had carpenter ants in my bathroom window. I called a exterminating company to come out to get rid of them and they did. But they also informed me that I had termites in my crawl space. The day that the pest control man came to my home to treat the termites he saw an 8 foot black snake in my crawl space, and he ran out of my crawl space in fear, as I heard him yelling, Oh my God….I am not doing this. The pest control man told me that he would go to Lowes to buy a couple boxes of moth balls, and throw them through out the crawl space and that this would chase this snake out of the crawl space, so I agreed. Well let me tell you, it did chase the snake away and ME TOO!

August is a very hot month in Virginia and 2 boxes of moth balls were way to many moths balls in a small area like an enclosed crawl space. I did my home work on the Internet and moth balls are a crystallized liquid gas called Naphthalene which is very toxic to human health. Naphthalene consist of carcinogens. I learned that the inhaling Naphthalene vapors and exposure from moth balls could cause Cancer. I did not desire to sleep in my home for 7 days. One evening when I came home from work, the vapors from the moth ball odor was so strong in the air as soon as I had opened the front door to my house, I had to grab a few things that I needed and left. I was literally forced to leave my home because of the toxic moth ball fumes. Because I had the knowledge of what I was dealing with, I had the pest control man come back out to my house to remove ALL the moth balls from the crawl space.

After all the moth balls were removed the smell still remained in the ground because of the liquid gas residue. I wanted to find out what I could do to get rid of the odor as quickly as possible. So I began my search for answers on the Internet again, and read the testimonies of other people from purchasing Smelleze® Mothball Deodorizer Pouches from a safe environmental company called Imtek. When I called to speak with someone at IMTEK, a compassionate man name P.G. was there to help answer all my questions with patience and kindness. SMELLEZE® MOTHBALL DEODORIZER POUCHES REALLY DO WORK!! Smelleze® along with patience and a lot of fresh air for ventilation eliminated the harmful mothball odor. I kept all windows in every room OPEN! I kept my crawl space door open too, with a small fan blowing continuously to draw the moth ball odor out. I did this for a month, is what it took for the moth ball smell to be completely gone. Once you gain control of getting your home back in order, you must CLEAN! Wash Everything! Wipe down kitchen cabinets inside and out with bleach and water. Re-wash your clothes, wipe out your shoes with 91% rubbing alcohol. Remain calm, don’t lose control, because this too will pass and Smelleze® Mothball Deodorizer Pouches will help.

God Bless every one that experiences the chaos from the mis-use of moth balls. But you are not alone and you can get help from the knowledgeable odor and indoor air pollution experts at IMTEK. I would definitely recommend using SMELLEZE® Mothball Deodorizer Pouches to eliminate the toxic fumes from mothballs so your home can be safe again. Don’t expose yourself to the toxic cancer causing naphthalene fumes from moth balls!

Angel from Virginia