What’s the harm in using “regular” household cleaning products, such as laundry products?
The word “detergent” refers to household cleaning products which are based on non-soap, synthetic surfactants and which are primarily used for laundering and dishwashing. All detergents contain “cationic”, “anionic,” or “non-ionic” detergents. Cationic detergents are the most toxic when taken internally. Symptoms include nausea to convulsions and coma. (By themselves, anionic detergents have low toxicity causing mild, local irritation of skin and eyes.
