August 2011
Triclosan, antibacterial chemical, linked to health issues
Submitted by Deep Reflection on 29 August 2011 - 1:04pmAt the behest of concerned lawmakers and consumers, the FDA has started to review the safety of the antimicrobial chemical triclosan, which started as a surgical scrub but is now found everywhere from toothpastes to cutting boards. Triclosan is so ubiquitious that the CDC says that triclosan is present in the urine in 75% of Americans aged five and up. Studies have linked the chemical to hormonal irregularities and antibiotic resistance in animals. Furthermore, the FDA claims that tricoslan disinfects no better than plan soap and water. However, manufacturers dispute the claims about triclosan's safety and efficacy.
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/20/business/triclosan-an-antibacterial-ch...
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Submitted by Deep Reflection on 17 August 2011 - 9:46am
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Do instant hand sanitizers work as well as soap and water?
Submitted by Deep Reflection on 15 August 2011 - 3:42pm
It's tempting to skip good ol' soap and water handwashing when instant hand sanitizers seem to do the same thing in half the time. One obvious distinction is that the sanitizer will not remove particles. For example, if you have dirt on your hands, running water will wash the dirt off -- a hand sanitizer will not.
However, even at the microbial level, using hand and soap seems superior for preventing the spread of pathogens.
The study found 53% of 45 facilities where there was a preference for hand sanitizers for routine hand-cleaning saw outbreaks of norovirus. Three facilities that turned primarily to sanitizers for routine cleaning and during outbreaks had multiple cases of confirmed norovirus outbreaks.
Of the 17 facilities found to have staff wash their hands with soap and water more often than using hand sanitizer for routine cleaning, 18% saw outbreaks of norovirus.
So when should one use hand sanitizers? The big benefit of hand sanitizers is that they're convenient to carry around and use. Apply a hand sanitizer in instances where it isn't possible or practical to wash your hands, such as when you don't have the time or when you don't have access to a sink. For critical uses (such as health care), though, you should rely to soap and warm water.
Source: http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Hand+sanitizer+substitute+hand+was...
Customer praises Urine Off, customer service at Deep Reflection
Submitted by Deep Reflection on 9 August 2011 - 12:28pmA satisfied customer recently sent an unsolicited email to Deep Reflection president, Julius "Jay" Howell, regarding our urine removal product, Urine Off. She mentioned Deep Reflection's willingness to go above and beyond as even more impressive than the product. Howell wrote, "It’s always nice to hear the kind words from a customer and friend."
Jay,
I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your employee Julie. Our children are close friends, yet I have never actually met Julie - so for her to be willing to go so far beyond the realm of normal customer service speaks very well of her.
I have been out of Urine-Off for almost a month now and couldn't get [to your store] to pick any up. I have been using everything under the sun trying to keep things clean and the horrible odors away, but all those other cleaners simply do not work anything close to as well as Urine-Off.
For the past couple of days, as I would walk up to my mother-in-law's bedroom, before I could even get to her door, I could smell a faint odor of urine. In the almost three years that I have been caring for Shirley, this is the first time that I have actually smelled that odor in this house. I don't think that I had fully appreciated the Urine-Off product until now because until this past month, I have been using it daily and it has done an awesome job of keeping those odors away. I will never take it for granted again.
If I can't get there to pick it up, I will have you ship it to me. But, yesterday, when I called to check on having it shipped, Julie very graciously and without me even hinting that she might do so...offered to bring it to me. I wholeheartedly appreciate her!
She brought it last night and I have been using it this morning...the wonderful thing about Urine-Off is that a little goes a very long way. I first sprayed it all through Shirley's bedroom, treating her pot, bed and carpeting about an hour ago, and honestly, the odor in Shirley's bedroom is already almost completely gone...one more full treatment of her pot, bed and carpeting and the odor, I have no doubt will be completely gone. Thank goodness for Urine-Off and most definitely, thank goodness for Julie!
~ Teresa Yates
