From one carbon based life form to another, avoiding chemicals in everyday life is pretty darn difficult.
Just in this last moment I've poured myself a 75% silica vessel of H2O. There's just no getting away from it.
Just to clarify, chemical minimalists don't think this way. For me it's mainly the ones marked "toxic" that I'm concerned about. If it should be kept out of reach of small children & animals I really don't think that cleaning your windows, clothing or dishes in it is a good idea. I would also be loathe to have it on my food or in my beverages - or in my air.
But that's just me. Of course having chemical sensitivities makes this a lot more of an issue for me. Someone else on the other hand might not notice any effect from the many products that would knock me flat.
That said, there are certain products out there that I really think we haven't thought through. Sure anything that shouldn't be used around your pet canary (fly sprays, teflon pans) is a worry, but who had the brilliant thought that we could develop products to spray cockroaches in our own homes while we pop out for a few hours & that it wouldn't cause us any problems.
Yep. Roaches are going to survive a nuclear holocaust, but bug bomb the house honey, that'll sort them. And then don't forget to pick the kiddies up from day care on the way home. Nervous system damage anyone?
Boy we are dumber than we look.
Meanwhile I've got ME/CFS & a cold. There definitely ought to be a rule about having more than one illness at a time. Make an orderly queue. Wait until I get over the other ones & then I'll do the colds.
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