What's In Common Household Products?

What's In Common Household Products?: From the USA.gov Blog:
"By the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine

Have you ever wondered what chemical ingredients are in some of the common household products that you buy? The Household Products Database can tell you about the product’s ingredients, any possible health concerns and give you tips on proper handling.

The database links several thousand consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by product manufacturers. The products in the database run the gamut from air fresheners to flea and tick control to mascara. The database lets you research products by chemical ingredients, manufacturer, or health effects, and can help you answer questions such as:

• What are the chemical ingredients in specific brands?
• Which products contain specific chemical ingredients?
• Who manufactures a specific brand? How do I contact this manufacturer?
• What are the acute and chronic effects of chemical ingredients in a specific brand?
• What other information is available about chemicals in other National Library of Medicine databases?

Information in the Household Products Database comes from a variety of publicly available sources including brand labels and Material Safety Data Sheets when the MSDS are available from manufacturers and manufacturers’ web sites.

You can search the database by brand names, ingredients, and manufacturers.
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