It was all over her hands and a dab on her face. I don't have Poison Control's and the box has no info on it for if it's ingested or anything! Not go on baby gaga Come on. There are a LOT of household cleaners that aren't harmful because of this reason. Not everyone is as perfect as you. GL OP! Thanks for the responses ladies, as soon as I posted I got the and called. Symptoms will be treated. How well someone does depends on how much of the product they swallowed and how quickly they receive treatment.
The faster medical help is given, the better the chance for recovery. Toilet bowl cleaners and deodorizers can cause extensive damage in the:.
Delayed injury may occur, including a hole forming in the throat, esophagus, or stomach. This can lead to severe bleeding and infection.
Surgical procedures may be needed to correct these complications. If the product gets in the eye, ulcers may develop in the cornea, the clear part of the eye.
This can cause blindness. Hoyte C. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; chap Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. Editorial team. Toilet bowl cleaners and deodorizers poisoning. Poisonous Ingredient. The substances in these products that can be harmful are: Detergents Isopropyl alcohol Phenol. There are many types of toilet cleaners and deodorizers available. Below are symptoms of this type of poisoning in different parts of the body.
Before Calling Emergency. Just keep them far away from your child and out of reach of any children who may visit you. Second, you might want to consider other fixes. Corrosive chemicals can cause severe burns on eyes, skin and, if ingested, on the throat and esophagus.
Ingredients with high acute toxicity include chlorine bleach and ammonia, which produce fumes that are highly irritating to eyes, nose, throat and lungs, and should not be used by people with asthma or lung or heart problems. These two chemicals pose an added threat in that they can react with each other or other chemicals to form lung-damaging gases. Combining products that contain chlorine and ammonia or ammonia and lye in some oven cleaners produces chloramine gases, while chlorine combined with acids commonly used in toilet bowl cleaners forms toxic chlorine gas.
But we need to be careful with this corrosive cleaner. The Environmental Working Group did a test on Comet in the mid s, and these were the results of their test :.
The most toxic chemicals detected — formaldehyde, benzene, chloroform and toluene — are not listed on the label. Little is known about the health risks of most of the contaminants found.
So, yes, powdery Comet is actually among the most toxic cleaning supplies. And I should rethink my current list of favorite cleaning supplies…. Pause before you spray on an oven cleaner. Oven cleaners contain highly concentrated lye, which can be very dangerous to humans. They are toxic to humans for a good reason. See, the active ingredient is concentrated lye caustic alkali , also known as a base.
When the stuff is concentrated it is highly corrosive to organic materials. Guess what persistent food deposits in your oven are. Precisely, a success oven cleaner should be able to dissolve them. Unfortunately humans are also entirely organic material. This is why it is of utmost importance to use protective gear when using the nasty chemicals. Oven cleaner poisoning is very common although fatal cases are a rarity. So, use with care! See the Kid-Safe Cleaning Solutions article for ideas.
Keep your dishwasher detergents locked away from small children. Yes, dishwashers make your life easier.
But maybe getting the dishwasher ready to go is a job for the adults in the house. Chlorine-based bleaches are common.
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