09/28/2024
🕯️Air fragrances: the New “Second Hand Smoke”🚬
Most of our pets spend over 90% of their time indoors🏠 and the air inside our homes can be more toxic than the air outside.
Commercial products used to "freshen" the home can be incredibly harmful.💨 Air fresheners, plug-ins, and many candles can emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde, petroleum distillates, phthalates, benzenes, and more. Many of these chemicals are associated with negative health effects including respiratory problems, headaches, skin problems, neurological issues, GI problems, immune system problems, and more.
Studies have also found air freshener compounds can be adsorbed on walls, furnishings, and surfaces, and be reemitted into the indoor air environment.🛋️ Even more concerning, our pets spend much of their time lying on these surfaces, and often licking them.
These “secondhand scents,” or indirect exposure to air fresheners, have been raising concerns comparing the health ramifications to secondhand to***co smoke.🫁
To help keep you and your pets safe, we show you how to make a variety of homemade simmer pot scents🍲 in our new book, The Forever Dog LIFE, AND we’ve included a whole section of DIY solutions to freshen up your home💦 while keeping you and your pets healthy. (You can still grab a copy at 50% OFF🏷️ at most major online retailers!)
🍎🎃Fall Spice Recipe:
1 apple, sliced or in chunks
1 Tbl pumpkin spice
1 Tbl whole cloves
2-3 tsp nutmeg
1-2 vanilla beans (or vanilla extract)
Water or apple cider
Bring liquid to a soft boil and add ingredients. Reduce heat to simmer, allowing the aromas to fill your home.
*Never leave a simmer pot unattended.
