Studies on the Effects of Cleaning Products on Your Health

Children of the '90s — also known as Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children,* European Respiratory Journal, March 2008

Lead author Dr. John Henderson, an expert in pediatric respiratory medicine at the University of Bristol, reports an increased risk of asthma in children exposed to household cleaning products before or shortly after birth.

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Summary

Women who use a lot of household cleaning products when they are pregnant or shortly after the birth of their baby, may be increasing the risk of their child developing asthma. The findings, published in the European Respiratory Journal, indicate high exposure to household chemicals during pregnancy or soon after birth was linked to the child developing wheezing and asthma by the age of seven years. They found that children exposed to high levels of chemicals contained in products such as bleach, paint and air freshener had a 41% increased risk of wheezing persistently to the age of 7 1/2 years and had slightly lower than normal lung function.

*This is the study mentioned in Lotus' marketing material called "Why you should Lotus your home"