Many of these chemicals are known in higher doses to cause cancer, liver failure and damage the nervous system. Even in low doses there are not a lot of long term studies as to what these chemicals do to the human body. The majority of these chemicals only started being used in households after WWII. Another problem is some people seem to be super sensitive to chemicals and metals and react almost instantly. To make matters even worse many people mix these products making them even more dangerous. The bottom line is the bacteria on the sink might be less dangerous to your family than the chemical soup you leave behind when you clean it. Children and the elderly might be the most at risk with their underdeveloped and weakened immune systems. If you expect to get long term natural allergy relief you need to try and eliminate toxins.
Many everyday household cleaners could be replaced by baking soda, vinegar, carbonated water, salt, lemon juice and other everyday items. Unfortunately they do not have the million dollar marketing teams to promote them that chemical cleaners do. There are also some terrific green cleaning products on the markets currently. This new generation of green cleaning products replace petroleum and chemical bases ingredients with more allergy and eco friendly plant and vegetable ingredients.
Thankfully the general public is becoming more and more aware of the problems related to chemical cleaners and going green. You may not find a magic pill or natural allergy cures from a herb but eliminating toxins and living clean will definitely help your immune system and the environment.