Friday, January 11, 2013


It never ceases to amaze me with the uses for For Every Home's O.A.M. Spray.  Dan cooked bacon before school and all I had to do to get the bacon smell out of my hair was to lightly spray O.A.M. Spray in my hair!

Poisonous Concoctions in Most Air Fresheners


You've got a bad smell in your house.  Maybe someone spilled milk behind the couch and you didn't find out until you smelled it.  Maybe someone left a banana behind their bed.  Maybe your aunt gave you a great purse but it emanates cigarette smoke.  Maybe you burned the bacon for breakfast.  Maybe your bathroom smells like a toxic waste dump.  Maybe your dog got sprayed by a skunk.

What you need is a potion to conjure away unwanted smells from your home and workplace. You need something to make bad odors disappear.

So what do you grab?  The closest bottle of air freshener spray to cover up those nasty smells? No one wants bad odors around them. Almost every bathroom has air freshening spray.  Pretty much any commercial air fresheners are a safe, inexpensive way to freshen the air and conjure up a better mood, right? 

Wrong.  

According to a report in ChemicalSensitization.com dated December 27, 2012, Fabreeze is likely to contain over 80 chemicals, many of them harmful chemicals. "Febreze is nothing more than a cauldron of chemicals," states ChemicalSensitization.com, citing the work of scientists from the Environmental Working Group.  

Fabreeze, one of the most popular air fresheners in retail stores, is heavily marketed as a safe solution for bad odors.  Fabreeze showcases a "Breathe Happy" campaign on its website with a vast blue sky as a background.  Promoted as a product with near-mystical and natural properties, Fabreeze has expanded its product lines to include room sprays, scented candles, car air fresheners, and room deodorizers. Unfortunately, all that bottled fragrance is concocted with harmful chemicals. 

Chemicalsensitization.com reported on December 27, 2012:

"Fabreeze...includes chemicals listed amongst the Carcinogenic class, the Genotoxic/Mutagenic class, the Hepatotoxic Class (liver cell killers,) Cell-mediated allergens, Neurotoxins, Reproductive Toxins, Respiratory Irritants/Bronchoconstrictors, Indoor Air Pollutants, and oxidative chemicals which produce allergenic compounds whenever exposed to air.  This product is NOT for small pets and children in any capacity.  Neither is it for respiratory disease patients and those suffering from allergic dermatitis."

Other air fresheners work their magic at a price to indoor air quality as well. SilentMenace.com, a website that promotes awareness about the dangers of indoor air pollution states:

In no way, shape or form does a chemically-scented fragrance and/or aerosols propelled by butane, propane or other toxins create an indoor environment of fresh air. Chemical "deodorizers" or chemical air "fresheners" only mask other odors. These products do absolutely nothing to improve the quality of indoor air, and in fact, can contribute to a host of ailments from headaches, high pulse rate and nausea; to mention a few.”

So what's a person to do to make bad smells disappear?

Fumigate their family? A lot of people choose this solution unknowingly.

Suffer through the smells? Not pleasant.

Open a window wide? Great option when you are near a window and it isn't too cold or too hot outside.

Simmer cinnamon sticks and cloves on the stove? Great for the kitchen if you aren't a forgetful cook.

Spray lemon, orange, or lime juice? Fresh smelling. Also sticky and attracts fruit flies.

O.A.M. Spray?   What's that?

I feel confident using O.A.M. Spray for what it has (water, plant material, fragrance) and what it doesn't have (the harmful chemicals).  I have found O.A.M. Spray by For Every Home is the best, natural solution for air freshener spays. So much so, that I am a consultant. O.A.M. Sprays by For Every Home are only available from consultants (online or direct sale). I have used Fabreeze and other air freshener sprays but because of my allergies, the minute I spray them, my face starts to break out in cursed rash. 

And now  I know why.

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