I am writing this blog about chemical hazards and human health for my environmental science class. A product in my household with dangerous chemicals is hairspray. The product Aquanet professional hairspray is very cheap and easily found in most drugstores. Aquanet professional hairspray uses dimethyl ether and alcohol 40-b also called alcohol denate. 100% safe to human's health.Dimethyl ether has shown to cause dizziness in people(Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet). Alcohol denate was tested and proved to kill mice after 24 hours of exposure.(Cosmetic Ingredients Expert Panel) Another popular product that uses Alcohol denate is sunscreen. An alternative product to my hairspray that I found is Demorganic hairspray. Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate is in demorganic hairspray but this hairspray includes no alcohol(Ulta). An alternative with even less chemicals and no fragrance is homemade hairspray. Homemade hairspray can be made just using water sugar and if desired additional essential oils(Adrienne). There shouldn't be a problem with bugs because of the mixture and water but citronella oil can be added as a natural bug repellant.

(Adrienne)

References:

Adrienne. "Homemade Alcohol-Free Hairspray That Works." Whole New Mom. N.p., 22 Apr. 2013. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.
 Cosmetic Ingredients Expert Panel. "Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Alcohol Denat., including SD Alcohol 3-A, SD Alcohol 30, SD Alcohol 39, SD Alcohol 39-B, SD Alcohol 39-C, SD Alcohol 40, SD Alcohol 40-B, and SD Alcohol 40-C, and the Denaturants, Quassin, Brucine Sulfate/Brucine, and Denatonium Benzoate." NCBI. U.S. National Library of Medicine, n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.
Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet. New Jersey: Department of Health and Senior Services, n.d. Jul. 2002. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.
"Ulta.com - Cosmetics, Fragrance, Salon and Beauty Gifts." Ulta.com - Cosmetics, Fragrance, Salon and Beauty Gifts. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Sept. 2013.