What's in your...Paint Stripper?

I love seeing awareness and activism centering on reducing (and dare I hope, eliminating) noxious chemicals in household products.  It seems criminal that compounds proven to be harmful to human and environmental health continue to be included but (not disclosed and often not regulated!) for sale on the shelves of our grocery and home improvement stores.  Would you buy a paint stripper for a small home improvement project if you knew that that it has "a sweet, pleasant smell and emits highly toxic fumes" and has been linked to cancer, organ toxicity and more?  Can you imagine what happens when this chemical leaches into the water table or is spilled into the river running through your town?  Wouldn't you opt for a safer alternative if you were aware of these risks?  Curiosity may have killed the cat, but I'm a firm believer in the fact that it can keep us healthier and encourage us to affect change. 

From the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC):

Did you know that Lowe’s Home Improvement stores sell deadly paint strippers containing a chemical -- methylene chloride -- that has been linked to nearly 60 deaths nationwide?

Products this dangerous should not be on Lowe’s shelves.

Join me in urging Lowe’s CEO Robert Niblock to put consumer safety first and stop selling deadly paint strippers containing methylene chloride. https://on.nrdc.org/2H7Ck81