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Laundry detergent in the vacuum cleaner

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Anonymous
What I'm about to say isn't meant to scare you, but: if you can smell the detergent, there are tiny particles of detergent in the air that can penetrate deep into your lungs, potentially causing (lung) damage!
Inhaling detergent can even cause a deadly chemical pneumonia.
Well, a scoop isn't much, but I wouldn't take the risk.

I'd just buy a bagless vacuum cleaner... They're not much more expensive these days, no more smell in the house, no more bags to buy, and various filters so no dust etc. gets blown out. I find only benefits, personally I'd never want one with a bag again.

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  1. kruimel #2

    I don't think that can really do any harm, though.. not in such small amounts. If it were really that bad, you couldn't even do laundry anymore and you might as well lock yourself up in a sterile room until your kid is 18... And then you shouldn't use deodorant, air fresheners, or perfumes either.
    No, being pregnant isn't an illness, just put some nice laundry detergent in your vacuum cleaner. I used to do that all the time too.

  2. Anonymous started this #3

    That’s why I already said it’s just one scoop, but I just don’t like that kind of stuff. But if you think about what you’re already breathing in from exhaust fumes etc. when cycling through the city center... there’s no escaping it.
    So that sterile space would indeed be the only solution

    But you can also replace your filters/bags more often, or put in those scent sachets (for the wardrobe etc.), then you don’t have loose powder either. I think they even have special ampoules for that.

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