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MSDMERCK MANUALConsumer Version
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Nontoxic Household Products*

  1. Adhesives

  2. Antacids

  3. Bath oil†

  4. Bathtub toys (floating)

  5. Bleach (less than 6% sodium hypochlorite)

  6. Body conditioners

  7. Bubble bath soaps (detergents)†

  8. Candles

  9. Carbowax (polyethylene glycol)

  10. Carboxymethylcellulose (dehydrating material packed with film, books, and other products)

  11. Castor oil

  12. Cetyl alcohol (also called palmitoyl oil, a substance used in certain cosmetic products such as shampoos and conditioners)

  13. Chalk (calcium carbonate)

  14. Colognes

  15. Contraceptives

  16. Corticosteroids (applied to the skin)

  17. Cosmetics

  18. Crayons

  19. Deodorants

  20. Deodorizers, spray and refrigerant

  21. Diaper rash cream and ointment

  22. Dichloral (herbicide)

  23. Dry cell battery (alkaline)

  24. Fabric softeners

  25. Glow products, such as glow sticks and glow necklaces

  26. Glycerol

  27. Glyceryl monostearate

  28. Graphite

  29. Gums (such as acacia, agar, and ghatti)

  30. Hand lotions, creams and sanitizers (alcohol)

  31. Hydrogen peroxide (3% medicinal)

  32. Incense

  33. Indelible markers

  34. Ink (the amount in a ballpoint pen)

  35. Iodide salts

  36. Kaolin

  37. Lanolin

  38. Laundry pods (detergents)

  39. “Lead” pencils (which are really made of graphite)

  40. Linoleic acid

  41. Linseed oil (not boiled)

  42. Magic markers

  43. Matches

  44. Methylcellulose

  45. Mineral oil†

  46. Modeling clay

  47. Newspaper

  48. Paint (water color or water-based)

  49. Perfumes

  50. Petroleum jelly

  51. Plant food (household)

  52. Polyethylene glycols, such as polyethylene glycol stearate

  53. Polysorbate

  54. Putty

  55. Sachets (essential oils, powders)

  56. Shaving creams and lotions

  57. Silica (silicon dioxide)

  58. Soap and soap products (including hand soap)

  59. Spermaceti

  60. Starch and sizing

  61. Stearic acid

  62. Sunscreens

  63. Talc (except when inhaled)

  64. Titanium dioxide

  65. Toothpaste with or without fluoride

  66. Triacetin (glyceryl triacetate)

  67. Vitamins (children’s multiple with or without iron)

  68. Vitamins (multiple without iron)

  69. Wax or paraffin

  70. Zinc oxide

  71. Zirconium oxide

*Almost any substance can be toxic if ingested in sufficient amounts.

† Moderately viscous (thick) substances like oils and detergents aren't toxic if ingested but can cause significant lung injury if they are inhaled or aspirated into the lungs.

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