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You feel safe in your home today, away from all the outside dangers.

The housework has just been done, and a lovely clean smell hangs in the air.

However tomorrow, once you have discovered all the dangers that lie in wait for you, you might wish you lived here instead.

Did you know that the detergents you use, if the instructions are not followed correctly, can cause dermatitis, eczema or breathing difficulties?

Bleaching agents in your washing powder or fabric softener can aggravate allergies.

Perhaps you think that bleach is perfectly safe. However, its rapid disinfectant action means that it can create an extremely toxic gas when mixed with toilet detergent.

Noise pollution can also be a problem, as a result of a noisy environment or because your materials carry vibrations. Furthermore, disturbances can arise if your lighting is badly designed, your home does not not receive enough direct sunlight or if you only use LED lamps.

If you use an oil stove to heat your home, you will be breathing carbon monoxide which is extremely toxic, even in small amounts.

Your home is filled with other harmful products, the most notorious being formaldehyde (formalin), which is found in the glues used in chipboard furniture, or released from burning incense sticks.

Its toxic nature increases if air circulation has been restricted, by allowing air vents to become clogged or by draughtproofing your doors.

Not to mention the fumes from supposedly "organic" paint or the limonene, alpha-Pinene and other terpenes which make up the linseed oil that coats your solid oak wooden flooring. Exposure to large quantities of it in an enclosed space can cause dizziness, allergies, headaches and more.

That is, unless you are disturbed by a high-voltage power line passing overhead or a nearby electrical transformer.

High frequency radio waves from relay antennas or wireless internet connections have not yet been proven to be harmful. For the time being...

Take care to protect your ventilation system.

Once you have prevented all the dangers in your home and you have sorted through your cleaning products, you will be able to breathe a little easier.

The best way of preventing the dangers in your home is to pollute less, limit your use of cleaning products, use them more wisely and, most of all, ventilate, ventilate and ventilate again.....

... Basically, get some fresh air.