On Mon, 03 Apr 2000 , Dr Colin D Reed wrote:
> Natural products are difficult to purify exactly, and can contain > numerous allergy triggers. d-limonene (orange oil, used in this > product) is very concentrated. If you suffer any mild hayfever symptoms > from orange blossom, then it is possible that you will suffer much > worse from limonene. It is becoming more common as a cleaning > product. It is used industrially as a degreasing solvent as a > replacement for Genklene (1,1,1-trichloroethane) which was banned under > the Montreal Protocol. We use this in our laboratory for cleaning > polymers off test equipment.
Dear Colin and List:
I am so glad I saved my original post, and thought to re-post it. I'm still not sure why it was censored in the first place (can you tell I'm still a little miffed?). This subject was really important to me and I'm glad to be getting some good information about it. Thank you, Colin, and everybody else who wrote in!
I have been seeing orange cleaning products advertised for years; supposedly they're more environmentally friendly. Well, now I know why I got the asthmatic reaction I did. I have not been tested specifically for an allergy to orange blossom, but I suspect that if I were to be scratch-tested, I'd show a reaction to it.
In the future, I will not use this product in its undiluted form, or if I do use it, I will be sure to wear a mask. It works great as a cleaning product, but I don't think I can risk a trip to the emergency room by using it! I also intend to let my allergist know about this, when my next check-up comes around.
Thank you all for responding to this!
Jana -- Jana Holzmeier Dept. of Music Nebraska Wesleyan University 5000 Saint Paul Ave. Lincoln, NE 68504 jjh@n... 402-465-2284 Visit the Music Department website at http://music.nebrwesleyan.edu/
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