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Baby Safety Answers!
Q: What are the harmful products found in most homes?
A: The harmful products found in most homes are:
Cleaning Products
- Ammonia
- Bleach
- Cleaning agents
- Polishing and bleaching products
- Detergents
- Metal polishes
- Dry-cleaning fluid
- Furniture polishes & wax
- Floors
- Shoes
- Paints & paint removers
- Varnishes
- Kerosene
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- Gasoline
- Lighter fluids
- Shampoo
- Hair coloring
- Roach powders
- Ant and rat poisons
- Insecticides and pesticides
- Room deodorizers
- Scouring powder
- Disinfectants
- Toilet-bowl cleaners
- Nail polish remover
- Plant foods
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Other harmful products, if a child swallows enough of it, include:
- Play-dough
- Bubble bath
- Fish bowl agents
- After-shave lotion
- Cosmetics
- Candles
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- Soap
- Deodorants
- Shaving cream
- Tooth paste
- Most house plants
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If you suspect a child has swallowed or inhaled any harmful product, call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 OR 9-1-1 immediately. Report what the child has swallowed. Take the container to the phone so you can answer any questions about the contents. If a child is unconscious or in convulsions, follow the steps you are told to take until help arrives. |
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