Do not wear soft contact lenses when working around solvents, they can absorb the chemicals and keep them near the eyes. Use products in well-ventilated areas to avoid breathing fumes, and keep containers tightly closed to prevent evaporation. Use products outdoors when possible. If indoors, use an exhaust fan and open the windows. Avoid using aerosol spray products, the small size of aerosol particles makes it easy for them to be inhaled deeply into the lungs and quickly absorbed into the blood stream.
Aerosol cans are also highly explosive when exposed to heat or pressure.
Never mix chemicals unless specifically instructed to do so on the product label. Mixing products can create explosive reactions and toxic gases. For example, mixing chlorine bleach and ammonia creates deadly chloramine gas. Pregnant women should avoid toxic chemical exposure as much as possible. Most products have not been tested for their effect on unborn children.