An informative, fun and useful guide to more than 80 common household products
Written by a poison specialist, this indispensable volume gives you accurate, up-to-date and truly useful information about the household products you use the most, including detailed ingredients, safety information and advice on managing accidental exposures.
More than just a first aid how-to guide, The Commonsense Guide to Everyday Poisons describes typical ingredients found in household products and explains what they are, where they come from and what they do. Historical and off-beat information is often included, as well as suggestions for DIY projects.
Armed with this knowledge you can make informed decisions about the products you want in your home, and be prepared for the kind of accidental exposures that can happen at any time.
Products covered include:

Acne treatments

A&D ointment

Air fresheners

Ammonia

Ant & roach traps

Antibiotic ointment

Antifreeze

Automatic dishwasher detergent

Baby oil

Batteries

Bleach, chlorine

Bleach, oxygen

Borax

Bubble solutions

Calamine lotion

Carbon monoxide

Cat box litter

CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps)

Chalk

Citronella tiki torch fuel

DEET & other mosquito repellents

Degreasers

Deodorants & antiperspirants

Depilatories (hair removers)

Diaper cream (zinc oxide)

Diapers (disposable)

Drain openers

Dry ice

Epsom salt

Fabric softeners

Feces

Fels-Naptha

Fertilizers

Fire extinguishers (dry chemical)

Fireworks

Flea & tick treatments

Floor cleaners

Fluoride toothpaste

Freon & other refrigerants

Gasoline

Gentian violet

Glass cleaners

Glow products

Glues & pastes

Glycerin suppositories

Hair dyes

Hand sanitizers

Helium

Homeopathic products

Hydrocortisone cream

Hydrogen peroxide

Ice packs & heat packs

Jalapeno peppers & other capsicums

Lanolin

Laundry detergents

Lice treatments

Magnets

Modeling clays

Mold (food)

Mothballs

Mouthwash

Nail polish

Nail polish remover

Oven cleaners

Paint (interior & exterior)

Pepper spray & other defense sprays

Perfume, cologne & other fragrances

Petroleum jelly

Pool chemicals

Rubbing alcohol

Silica gel

Slug & snail killers

Soaps & washes

Sunscreens

Sunless tanners

Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia)

Teething gel (benzocaine)

Thermometers (liquid in glass)

Toilet bowl cleaners

Urine

Washing soda (sodium carbonate)

Witch hazel