Switching stores | Autism PDD

Formaldyhyde is in alot of hair products we use and even in some toothpastes and other hygiene products. They use different names for it, but the most common one is Quaternium-15. Here are some other products with it in it as well as other toxins.

I know that people can outgrown asthma. My son was in the hospital about 2x a month. The last time was 2 weeks before I changed products. I don't think that is a long enough time frame to "outgrow" asthma.

Dove Beauty Bar: Quaternium 15: Formaldehyde-Carcinogen. Causes cancer, dermatitis, neurotoxin, sensitizer-poisonous, irritant to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Butylated Hydroxytoluene, (BHT) Carcinogen.

Johnson's Baby Shampoo: Quaternium 15: FD&C RED 40: Carcinogen, and causes dermatitis.

Crest Tarter Control Toothpaste: Saccharin: Carcinogen, contains Phenol Fluoride: Carcinogen
If you accidentally swallow more than a pea-sized amount of this, you must contact the Poison Control Center immediately. This warning does not appear
on the tube.

Clorox: Sodium Hypochlorite: Corrosive. Sensitizer: Can be fatal if swallowed. Eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Especially hazardous to people with heart conditions or asthma.

Cascade: Sodium Hypochlorite Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed.

Fantastic, Formula 409: Butyl Cellosolve: Neurotoxin. Eye and skin irritant. Damages central nervous system, kidney, and liver. Readily absorbed through the skin. Damages blood and body's ability to make blood.

Windex Aerosol Glass Cleaner: Butyl Cellosolve (see above) Isobutane: Neurotoxin

Lysol Disinfectant: Dioxin; Carcinogen. 500,000 times more deadly than DDT Ethyl Alcohol: Eye, skin, respiratory tract irritant

I checked out the website. Thank you, I have one child with Asthma and we use the baby shampoo all the time because of the no tears formula. I will be checking out other brands to find something safer. Unfortunately we don't have Walmart in Australia. I couldn't see formaldehyde on the label. Do you know which ingredient it is?

Actually some kids do outgrow asthma so that is not that unusual.

Cherylann & Kaviar,

If you are interested in learning more about the products I use in my home, you can send me a private message. They are an international company, so it doesn't matter where you live.

Wow! Thanks for the info! Luke had asthmatic symptoms when he was younger, but since we changed his diet, he's been breathing MUCH better. His nose is still stuffy frequently, however, and he still has raccoon eyes (though lighter than they were). I never knew that shampoos with lavender were bad for kids with asthma! I LOVE the way it makes my kids' hair smell, but I will be changing products! Thanks for the info on the other things as well. Will have to change products and read their ingredients more carefully.

With all the information we have about mercury having a link to Autism it is timely to look at other toxins in our environment. We know that something is happening to our children that wasn't happening 30 or 40 years ago. The rise in diagnosis in states like California are a case in point. They have had such a dramatic rise that it is scary and then people try and tell us it is totally genetic or due to better diagnosis.

Changing products seems a lot easier to me that some of the other things we have to do for our children, and as you said we don't think it will cure the Autism, but if it helps our kids function better then I'm all for it.

Now I am going to do a bit of surfing to find out what is in Australia that is suitable.
I just checked out www.lungusa.org and all the stuff about allergens in the home. All that bug stuff ... ewwwwwwwww. Well it looks like I'm going to be doing some major cleaning. It's a good thing I was going to up my exercise, now I can do both, clean and exercise. Now where is that Barry Manilow cd?

We use Melaleuca products.

My son is 4, and of course, Autistic. He also had asthma. I knew that Johnson's Baby shampoo had formaldahyde in it, and the "bedtime" and "lavander" products were not to be used on kids with asthma (it isn't listed on the bottle, you have to go to the Johnson's Baby website). I started looking for stuff I could use on him that was safe, plus I knew that toxins we most likely the cause of this astma and autism. I found a company that sells non toxic products and most were cheaper than Walmart. I switched stores, and started buying everything from shampoo, deodorant, cleaning supplies, etc from them. Andrew's starting improving like crazy, he got his speech back, quit head banging, started potty training, and now, gets to go to kindergarten next year. He has also not needed any of this inhalers since January. He is still has Autism, he just had a huge turn around when I did this. The future is looking brighter every day.

Just like every other thing, GF/CF, Chelation, etc, they might not work for every kid. Has anyone tried anything like this for your child with Autism? Just wanted to see if anyone else has and also had improvements.