Do you know what vanilla, raspberry, and strawberry artificial flavoring is made of??? It's called castoreum, it is beaver anus. It is found in food and beverages.
What a raspberry iced tea now?
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
Castoreum
Just the word, castoreum sounds gross, don't you think?
Do you know what vanilla, raspberry, and strawberry artificial flavoring is made of??? It's called castoreum, it is beaver anus. It is found in food and beverages.
What a raspberry iced tea now?
Do you know what vanilla, raspberry, and strawberry artificial flavoring is made of??? It's called castoreum, it is beaver anus. It is found in food and beverages.
What a raspberry iced tea now?
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
House over Health???
I found this article online. My boss has told me how she read an article about wallflowers being toxic.
I had to look into it and this is what I found:
Everything these days seems to be bad for your health! One of my favorite things can now be added to the list. Those fun little decorative air fresheners from Bath and Body Works is toxic. That’s right toxic. You would be better off breathing in traffic smog.
Everything from air fresheners, plug-in room deodorizers, odor sanitizers, room sprays, and aromatherapy candles. We love a scented home right? Well beware air fresheners do not “purify” the surrounding air, nor do they add natural fragrances. In fact, they coat the nasal passages with an oil film (such as methoxychlor – a pesticide that accumulates in fat cells) or by releasing a nerve deadening agent, to drown out whatever smells may be deemed offensive. These scented air fresheners are very toxic and dangerous when used in confined areas such as at work or in the home! They can cause numerous respiratory problems including cancer.
We need to realize that “clean” does not have a “scent.” The best way to avoid the problem is to simply open a window instead of reaching for a scented product. You can also try:
As Bath and Body Works employees this is very hard to deal with, do we try to sell wallflowers well, know we're harming people who buy them?OR sell them as if we've never seen these articles before??? I decided I will only try to sell wallflowers if that's what the customer knows they're looking for and trying to decide on which scent they want. But I won't mention that are Wallflowers are AWESOME! They're for your house, but not health and which is more important?
This is how I'm going to deal with this saddening article: decide which is more valuable, your health or a a good smelling house???? Also, you can have a good smelling house, just use natural smelling ingredients as it gives in the list above. Hope this gets your thinking if you use Bath and Body Works Wallflowers. Use NATURAL ingredients, not only for good smelling houses but in your food too!!
http://usgossip.com/bath-and-body-home-air-freshners-bad-for-your-health/
I had to look into it and this is what I found:
Everything these days seems to be bad for your health! One of my favorite things can now be added to the list. Those fun little decorative air fresheners from Bath and Body Works is toxic. That’s right toxic. You would be better off breathing in traffic smog.
Everything from air fresheners, plug-in room deodorizers, odor sanitizers, room sprays, and aromatherapy candles. We love a scented home right? Well beware air fresheners do not “purify” the surrounding air, nor do they add natural fragrances. In fact, they coat the nasal passages with an oil film (such as methoxychlor – a pesticide that accumulates in fat cells) or by releasing a nerve deadening agent, to drown out whatever smells may be deemed offensive. These scented air fresheners are very toxic and dangerous when used in confined areas such as at work or in the home! They can cause numerous respiratory problems including cancer.
We need to realize that “clean” does not have a “scent.” The best way to avoid the problem is to simply open a window instead of reaching for a scented product. You can also try:
- burning 100% pure beeswax candles with 100% cotton wicks
- using a drop or two of pure essential oils and distilled water, make a spritzer and mist the air.
- using an “ash tray”– Zeolite, a mineral formed from volcanic ash, works the same way as baking soda.
- adding drops of orange, lemon or lavender essential oils to organic cotton balls and put them around the house
- simmering spices like cinnamon and cloves, organic lemons, fresh ginger or herbs such as rosemary or basil in a little water on the stovetop
- adding a drop or two of pure essential oils to some hot water
- use organic herbal sachets and potpourris
- using freshly cut fragrant organic flowers or potted plants as air freshening factories. They clear carbon dioxide from the air and can even remove toxins.
As Bath and Body Works employees this is very hard to deal with, do we try to sell wallflowers well, know we're harming people who buy them?OR sell them as if we've never seen these articles before??? I decided I will only try to sell wallflowers if that's what the customer knows they're looking for and trying to decide on which scent they want. But I won't mention that are Wallflowers are AWESOME! They're for your house, but not health and which is more important?
This is how I'm going to deal with this saddening article: decide which is more valuable, your health or a a good smelling house???? Also, you can have a good smelling house, just use natural smelling ingredients as it gives in the list above. Hope this gets your thinking if you use Bath and Body Works Wallflowers. Use NATURAL ingredients, not only for good smelling houses but in your food too!!
http://usgossip.com/bath-and-body-home-air-freshners-bad-for-your-health/
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