Dear Vocalist:
This is a re-post of something I attempted to send back in February. I
don't know why, but it was censored, and I never got an answer from Marko as
to why. I was going through my e-mail folders today and came across a copy,
and had the bright idea of trying to re-post. I really would like to get
some feedback on this!
Thanks!
Jana
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From: "jjh" <jjh@n...>
To: Vocalist <vocalist@v...>
Subject: cleaning products
Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2000, 6:21 PM
Dear Listers:
I am just coming off a very bad breathing weekend. I have mild asthma,
which I normally control with Serevent (a bronchodilator) and Vanceril (a
steroid inhaler). When I follow my inhaler regimen faithfully, I rarely
even notice that I have asthma. Beyond a sensitivity to extremely cold
weather, and some allergy triggers in the spring and very late summer, those
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!
Has anyone else used these or other cleaning products and had a similar
reaction? The manufacturer does not list the particular ingredients of the
furniture polish, beyond the fact that the base is orange oil. The specific
ingredients seem to be somewhat of a state secret.
Jana
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Jana Holzmeier
Dept. of Music
Nebraska Wesleyan University
5000 Saint Paul Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68504
jjh@n...
402-465-2284
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