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A New Look and Exciting Project for the Cleaner Indoor Air Campaign
IDA is Excited to Announce the Newly Remodeled Cleaner Indoor Air Campaign Website and New Project, Choose Friendships Over Fragrances! The Invisible Disabilities Association originally launched CIAC in 2006. CIAC provides information about Environmental Illnesses such as Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS), Toxic Injury, Chemical Injury and/or Toxic Encephalopathy, as well as chemicals and fragrances in everyday products and resources. CIAC also provides helpful tools such as letters and posters for people to use to make changes in their community businesses, medical facilities and churches. We have a beautiful, new website with tons of new and thrilling information, including a new […]
What are you – a comedian?
“What are you – a comedian?” Nope, these professionals aren’t – aren’t comedians, that is. They operate on a different spectrum. They sometimes share similarities with comedians, but their humor is often more subtle, more cerebral. Who are they? They’re humorists. There’s even one month a year dedicated to them. March is always ‘Humorists are Artists Month.’ The acronym especially makes me giggle: HAMM. Anyone who performs to generate a living laugh track has probably been called a ham at some point, and I salute you. It’s something the rest of us admire and benefit from more than we realize. […]
Choose Friendships Over Fragrances
A new project was just launched by the Cleaner Indoor Air Campaign called, Choose Friendships Over Fragrances, This campaign provides awareness about Environmental Illness, information about those who report these adverse effects to chemicals and fragrances, as well as helpful tools and resources. Research done in 2004, 2005 and 2009 by Stanley M.Caress and Anne C. Steinemann “… found that nearly 38% of Americans report adverse effects when exposed to some kind of fragranced product” (Steinemann). With approximately 310 million people in America in 2010, that is almost 117 million Americans who report adverse effects to normal, everyday products. It […]
MCS Can Be Lonely
Sherri battles Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic Lyme Disease on a daily basis. She also lives with severe neurological reactions to chemicals that create synthetic fragrances. She is not alone, as millions report various mild to severe adverse health effects when exposed to chemical fragrances. Sherri wrote on her YouTube Channel, But I LOOK Good: “Exposure to perfumes, colognes and other chemical fragrances can cause people living with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (Chemical Injury, Environmental Illness, Toxic Encephalopathy) such debilitating symptoms as migraines, pain, vertigo, memory loss, brain damage and worsening of condition with each reaction. … Sadly, many with MCS often miss […]
Radio Interview with Environmental Engineer and Researcher
Don’t miss this very informative and enlightening audio interview about chemicals in every day personal care products and cleaners. Anne C. Steinemann, Ph.D is a highly respected professor and researcher who has made some very cutting edge discoveries. This is a must listen to interview for all living with environmental illness, their loved ones and the general public! Interview by Lynn Argent of Living in a Chemical Soup. Published with permission. Listen to the Interview Here ARTICLE RESOURCES: Anne C. Steinemann, Ph.D, Environmental Engineering and Public Affairs, University of Washington Lynn Argent of Living in a Chemical Soup ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Air Fresheners by […]
Study Reveals Unlisted Chemicals in Consumer Products
In 2010, the University of Washington completed a study that revealed the emissions of unlisted chemicals in common fragranced products such as air fresheners, laundry products, soaps, lotions, deodorants, shampoos and cleaning products. “Of the 133 different chemicals detected, nearly a quarter are classified as toxic or hazardous under at least one federal law.” …. “All were widely used brands, with more than half being the top-selling product in its category” (Exposure Assessment). Read Full Press Release Here ARTICLE RESOURCE: Steinemann, Anne C. Exposure Assessment. Civil and Environmental Engineering and Public Affairs. University of Washington. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Air Fresheners by […]