Fabric Treatment Products

10YOF WITH RASH TO SIDE OF STOMACH WITH ITCHING, POSSIBLE FROM NEW FABRIC SOFTENER DX ALLERGIC REACTION

84 YOF WAS WASHING LAUNDRY WITH A LAUNDRY STAIN REMOVER WHICH CONTAINS HYDROGEN PEROXIDE. AFTER SHE SCRUBBED HER CLOTHES SHE WENT TO PUT ON HER GLASSES. SHE HAD SOME FOAM ON HER HANDS WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT EYE PERIORBITTAL AREA. NO CONTACT WITH EYEBALL ITSELF. DX: CHEMICAL BURN

3YOM W/R EYE IRRITATION & REDNESS AFTER EXPOSURE TO *** SPRAY. PTA,PT SPRAYED *** CLEANER INTO R EYE. HE SPRAYED THE EYE ONCE. HE APPEARED TO HAVE R EYE PAIN&THERE WAS REDNESS PRESENT. PARENT IRRIGATED AT HOME PTA. DX: CHEMICAL CONJUNTIVITIS OF RIGHT EYE

16MOM, ACCIDENTALY SPRAYED *** IN EYES, EYES FLUSHED BY PARENTS AT HOME, C/O EYES WATERING DX: ALKALINE EXPOSURE TO BILATERAL EYES

56 YOM GROUND LEVEL FALL, SLIPPED ON A DRYER SHEET, CRUTCHES SLIPPED ON IT FELL. DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY, HIP CONTUSION

52YOF PT USED A DRYER SHEET ON LAUNDRY; C/O RASH TO TRUNK DX: RASH, NONSPECIFIC ERUPTION, ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE

60YOF PRESENTING WITH HEADACHE. PER PT, SHE WAS IN THE BATHROOM AND REACHED ABOVE HER CABINET TO GRAB SOMETHING AND A FABRIC SOFTENER BOTTLE FELL AND HIT HIT HEAD. PT ALSO HAS NECK PAIN DX; ACUTE NONINTRACTABLE HEADACHE

5YOM PRESENTS TO THE ED AFTER THE PATIENT COMPLAINS OF BOSY RASH. PER PATIENT'S MOM THEY STARTED USING NEW SOFTNER. DX: RASH, URTICARIAL RASH

3YOF PATIENT DRANK FROM A *** BOTTLE. DX: INGESTION OF TOXIN

85 YOF WAS DOING LAUNDRY 2 DAYS AGO WHEN SHE SPILLED *** LAUNDRY SANITZER NON-BLEACH FORMULA ONTO THE CUSHION OF HER WHEELCHAIR AND SAT IN IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS, NOW HAD WOUNDS AND ERYTHEMA TO BUTTOCKS. DX: PARTIAL THICKNESS CHEMICAL BURNS TO BUTTOCKS

50YOF, PRESENTING WITH DIFFUSE BODY HIVES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME WHEEZING THE ONLY NEW EXPOSURE THAT SHE CAN THINK OF IS A NEW FABRIC SOFTENER THAT BEEN USING LATELY DX: ALLERGIC REACTION

3YOM MOM USED DETERGENT WITH NEW SCENT BEADS AND HE DEVELOPED A RASH ALL OVER BODY DX: RASH

Next door neighbors have been using fabric softener dryer sheets for past ten years(STARTING IN 2010 AND CONTINUES TILL TODAY 9.9.2019 )and the fumes waft across the front of the house. I have not been able to suggest to use an alternative that will not affect my well being ( I get immediate headaches, nausea and generally am debilitated by the fumes). We went to mediation in front of an officer of the law, to try to convince them that I am very sensitive to these fumes, and would they please try to find an alternative. They have not, they think that these fumes and the use of their products is " the way things are in the world" i.e. everybody uses it. I gave them a report how these chemical are especially toxic for their children. Putting a vent up thru their wall is costly, they say.

This product fabric softener is being used by many people in the belief that they are somehow making their clothes softer and more pleasurable smelling. When in reality they are exposing themselves and others to many chemicals that make those of us sensitive/allergic to it sick. I have suffered many symptoms from the exposure to this product, including, headches, nausea, asthma like symptoms of restricted breathing and chest congestion, inflamed sinuses. After many years of suffering with these symptoms have come to the conslusion with absolute certainty that these fabric softener products are the culprit.

I have been exposed to what I recently found out is a fabric softening called "Suavitel", and it is giving me many medical problems. But first, the smell from this product is overwhelming and obnoxious - everybody I know with the exception of the people who use it, call it a "STENCH" rather than a "smell". The people at work who use this product can be smelled from at least 20 feet away. When I am driving my car down the street past a laundrymat, I can smell this smell inside my car with the windows rolled up. Some of the various ailments that I have had since being exposed to this toxic stench, are severe headaches, bronchial airway closing, and inability to think. Honestly, I can't believe people haven't sued P&G regarding this product yet.

The consumer stated that this is the first time that she has used Bounce product. (08/12/2020) After wearing clothes that had been dried using the dryer sheet, the consumer had an adverse reaction. She stated that there was a burning red hot itchy rash on her chest and stomach. She also was sick to her stomach and had diarrhea. The consumer had to go to her doctor, who prescribed steroids

(08/21/2020) The consumer was using the product to spray wrinkles out of her clothes. The mist from the spray got on her arms and caused a hot itchy rash. The consumer reported a rash problem previously with a Bounce product that required a doctor visit. The consumer had to go back to the doctor. A strong cream and steroids were prescribed for the rash. As stated in the previous report, the consumer had never used the Bounce brand before.

12/2011 The caller stated that she used the fabric freshener to spray on her bed linen. She stated that she started to have health symptoms including, headaches, dizziness, respitarory problems, etc. She was taken to the Nazareth hospital in PA by the rescue squad for a heart attack, where she was hospitalized for a week. There was no diagnostic that she had a heart attack and she was released. 2/2012 The caller had a followup visit with her cardialogist and he was unable to diagnose the problem. 6/2012 The caller was still experiencing problems. She removed her bed linen, washed them thoroughly and threw out her pillows which seemed to resolve the issue. The manufacturer was not contacted because there was no contact number. The caller feels that this fabric freshener contains chemicals which is a health hazard. UPDATE: In November 2011 after moving to this current address, I began using Power House Fabric Freshener on my bed. I have a rather unstable bladder so I was concerned about smelling up the bedroom. I sprayed a lot and often. Toward the end of December, I began waking up light headed, unsteady on my feet, short of breath, and generally out of focus. These problems worsened during January and the 'out of focus' often lasted most of the day. February 5, 2012 my breathing became very labored and the chest felt tight and heavy. I was rushed to the hospital with a possible heart attack. After a week in the hospital and many tests, no heart attack. Shortly after returning home the syptoms returned, and I returned to spraying. In mid-April, my daughter (a nurse) wondered if my problems were caused by a concentration of carbon monoxide. Possible, we'd gone through a winter, windows closed, drapes down, low ceiling. So monitors were bought, and someone to check the house. No carbon monoxide. However my daughter's words resonated with me. They only thing going on in the bedroom besides sleeping and dressing, was spra

My wife reported to me that our clothes dryer was no longer heating. When I investigated, I found that a fabric softener sheet had glued itself to the exhaust vent inside the drum, impeding airflow. I was able to verify with a multimeter that the thermal fuse on the heating coil had tripped. So in summary, fabric softener sheets seem to have nearly caused a fire and it was likely only prevented by the safety mechanisms of the clothes dryer.

I used Febreze Fabric Refresher, the variety called "Free/Nature," in a spray bottle to clear the odor from a smelly co-worker (!!) after he left my office. I bought it specifically because of this person, who is a smoker. I sprayed it where he had been sitting and walking, then turned on a small fan and stepped out of the office for about 5 min. Came back, turned off the fan, and went back to work at my computer. Within an hour I noticed that my face was feeling numb under my right nostril. I took some [ibuprofen] in case it was a fever blister emerging, but the numbness spread to underneath the left nostril. I tested myself for stroke and assured myself that wasn't happening. About an hour later, my entire upper lip was swollen, and I felt as if my nasal passages were becoming swollen, so I went to the emergency room (St. Anthony Healthplex North in Oklahoma City). They too evaluated me to rule out stroke, then concluded it was an allergic reaction, gave me some prednisone and a prescription for that steroid and recommended antihistamines. The Febreze is the *only* change in my use of consumer products in recent weeks, and this incident was the first time I ever used it. I can provide a photo of my lip, which was swollen 3x the normal size the morning after the exposure. The swelling and pain began to resolve after more steroids and about 24 hours after the onset of numbness and swelling.