Posts Tagged ‘propane’

I have a can of “body spray” that I have used apparently totally unconsciously…I just read the ingredients:

SD-Alcohol 40, isobutane, propane, fragrance, butane, water, propylene glycol.

WOW. If I ever need a fire starter… For years now I have been paying attention to keeping toxins out of and off of my body. I make my own bath products (soap, toothpaste etc) I don’t use harsh commercial cleaners – vinegar, baking soda and peroxide are bought in bulk in my house.

So I’m amazed I let something like this fire starter slip in unnoticed.

Read your ingredients. Ever little bit counts in the long run when you reduce your toxic load.

I made the photo above – I guess if the packaging of the perfume would have looked like this I would have paid more attention.

SD-Alcohol 40 - Denatured alcohol – denaturant (Denatonium Benzoate) is added to non food products to make it taste bad – you know, so we won’t drink our favorite perfumes. The denaturant has a similar structure to lidocaine, a topical anesthetic.

Isobutane – propellant qualities allows the spray to easily be expelled from the container. Take the place of freon as a compound that aids in the refrigeration process. Very important wouldn’t you say, to have your fragrance be refrigerated?

Propane -  Derived from petroleum products during oil or natural gas processing. Considered a clean-burning fuel because it vaporizes once it is released from its pressurized container. Good to know its clean burning - wouldn’t want to pollute the environment with smoke when I catch fire.

Fragrance – sheesh, could be anything

Butane - Also a fuel and highly flammable. When used in this manner its considered a propellant, you know, in case the isobutane didn’t get it to spray out fast enough for us on-the-go people.

Water - Yeah! Water, water is our friend.

Propylene glycol – Known also by the systematic name propane-1,2-diol, is an organic compound (a diol alcohol), usually a faintly sweet, odorless and colorless clear viscous liquid that is hygroscopic and miscible with water, acetone and chloroform. Uhh, okay. What? Wheres my dictionary.

Propylene glycol is also found in de-icers, stain removers, degreasers, paint, adhesive, wallpaper stripper. All of these ingredients are deamed safe for use. Do you want to spray fuel on your beautiful vibrant body?