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Spring Cleaning = Detoxifying the Home. Say goodbye to the Top Five Stupidest Household Chemicals (toxic chemicals that serve no real purpose) found lurking in our homes. The list comes to us from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). 1) Tetrachlorvinphos and Propoxur - these neurotoxins are found on flea collars. Visit www.SimpleSteps.org/greenpaws-products. It is a good resource guide for checking a product’s toxicity prior to purchasing and/or using on pets. 2) Triclosan and Triclocarban - anitbacterial products found in hand soap. These chemicals don’t get hands any cleaner, but can interfere with hormones. 3) Toxic flame retardants found in upholstery. 4) 2, 4-D - a cancer causing chemical found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