I sent a rather detailed reply to this earlier, and it didn't seem to get through. Unfortunately I was accessing my e-mail remotely and wasn't able to re-send the reply. I'll paraphrase it.
Many people are developing allergies to natural products. There are theories that this is due to overly sterile upbringings, etc. Whatever the reason, some of these are very serious (rubber latex, nuts, etc.) Natural products are difficult to purify exactly, and can contain numerous allergy triggers. d-limonene (orange oil, used in this product) is very concentrated. If you suffer any mild hayfever symptoms from orange blossom, then it is possible that you will suffer much worse from limonene. It is becoming more common as a cleaning product. It is used industrially as a degreasing solvent as a replacement for Genklene (1,1,1-trichloroethane) which was banned under the Montreal Protocol. We use this in our laboratory for cleaning polymers off test equipment. I work with many potentially hazardous chemicals, and being asthmatic, I am very careful how I handle all of them. however, I have had no specific problems with this product, but then I probably have different triggers to you.
I would suggest that you try using polishes based on wax, and buy them in solid form rather than spray. This will prevent as much material from reaching your lungs. No matter what the allergen, if it can't get to where it causes trouble, you'll be fine.
Colin
jjh wrote: > > Dear Vocalist: > > > inhalers generally keep my asthma under control. > > However, yesterday I was house-cleaning. Normally, just moving the dust > around from place to place makes me a little sneezy/wheezy. But yesterday, > I used some new cleaning products that sent me into an asthma episode that > really scared me. I did not have to go to the emergency room, although at > various times during the day I felt like I probably should. > > The products I used yesterday were purchased through mail-order, and they're > called Orange Glo. Yesterday I was using the furniture polish, which really > works great on wood but sent me into a chest-tightening and wheezing panic. > I am normally not very chemically sensitive--I have no reactions to perfume, > hairspray, detergent, other cleaning products that contain bleach or even > ammonia, or Static Guard. I've never before in my life had such an extreme > reaction to a household product. And it was suggested to me that these > products would be more asthma-friendly--NOT! > > > Jana >
-- Colin Reed, Tenor Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK Tel +44 1636 706158 Mobile +44 973 952447
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