Some companies have proclaimed their products to be environmentally safe because they use enzymes. Enzymes have been considered a miracle cleaning agent. They direct the natural, cleaning ability of water to protein. This enables water to suspend dirt with great effectiveness. Yet enzymes are unable to detect a dirt protein from the protein in your skin and mucus membranes.
Serious inflammation can result from breathing enzyme particles into the nasal passages and lungs.
Clothes washed in enzymes can cause inflamed spots or rashes on the skin. Because it is not washed or rinsed from the clothes, a high concentration remains next to your skin and is being continuously absorbed into the bloodstream. Ammonia propellants and powerfully, strong synthetic fragrances can cause irritation, stuffy noses and watery eyes. Holding our breath is no solution since the toxic vapors will linger in the house for over three months. Until recently, there has been little choice in improving the air quality of the home.