Giving your house a weekly clean could be enough to give you asthma, according to research.
A study found using household cleaning sprays and air fresheners as little as once a week raised the risk of asthma.
Victoria King of asthma UK said “we know that up to 25% of people exposed to chemicals including cleaning sprays, at work will go on to develop occupational asthma.”
This report also highlights significant findings regarding the link between asthma and the use of spray cleaning products in the home.
The risk increased with frequency of cleaning and the number of different sprays, air freshener, furniture polish, and glass cleaners carried the biggest risk.
“We do already know that air fresheners and bleach trigger symptoms in people who already have asthma” explained Victoria king of asthma UK.
Reducing the amounts you use can benefit the health of our families.
Contact Debbie Ridett Enjo cleaning without chemicals 01983 559087,or Jane Taylor 01983 527055
