Is a sweet smelling office costing your health?

10th May 2013

Aerosols: user friendly but unfriendly to user

It’s so easy to reach for the aerosol when you want to disguise unwanted smells in your office, home or working environment. You may not even realise that your cleaning provider is polluting your air spraying aerosol air fresheners to create that ‘fresh’ smell.

It is probably not a surprise to you, but these little stinkers are often dangerously toxic to you and the environment. All you have to do is read the warning label to realize you just may have a time-bomb in your hand. If allowed to heat-up, the pressurized aerosol can actually become a real bomb and explode. But did you also know that the fine vapor mist, along with the inevitable chemical cocktail of some aerosol products, has been linked to cancer, brain damage and even death for the user?

It’s quite ironic, really, that something designed to “improve” indoor air quality by making it smell better actually winds up making your office more toxic.

Why are Aerosols so bad?

Next to injections, breathing fine vapor mist is the fastest way to absorb a chemical into your body. But the user-friendly aerosol can often requires a deal with the devil. Just as asthma medication is quickly inhaled via aerosol spraying, so are the hundreds of questionable chemicals that come in other types of aerosol cans.

Aerosols propellants harm earth’s ozone layer and are at the root of some big environmental problems such as air pollution and global warming. They also cause severe health problems such as;

• Increased cancer risk
• Asthma
• Allergies
• Breathing problems
• Development of chronic health issues

Alternatives to Air Freshener

Fortunately, there are numerous alternatives to that highly flammable, often highly polluting, potentially cancer-causing aerosol can that can be used to sweeten your office.

1. 1. Regular Cleaning

Having your office cleaned daily including kitchens, washrooms, desks and daily emptying of bins will leave your environment clean and germs free and odor free. Office Care uses a TASKI cleaning system and environmentally friendly products so that no harmful chemicals are put into your air and the products use actually kill germs rather than masking odors (and smell nice!)

1. 2. None Aerosol Air Fresheners

There are many alternative Air Fresheners that can be used that don’t rely on an aerosol to propel the fragrance into the air. These are much better for the environment and you health

1. 3. Ventilation

A stuffy office is unproductive and unhealthy. Open the windows to allow air to circulate and keep your office fresh.

If you would like details on our cleaning service in Nottingham, Derby or Leicestershire or any more information on the products we use to clean call on 01158 456 522.

Sources: NHS, Care2.com, kimberlysnyder.net