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What are V.O.C.'s?

Written by Zogics | May 23, 2012

One of the best properties of Zogics eco-friendly air fresheners is that they have no added VOC's.

That's great, but what are VOC's?? It's a question that we get a lot here and one that causes a lot of surprise when they hear the answer.

V.O.C. stands for Volatile Organic Compounds and they are found in tons of the consumer products that we use every day. They can be a serious danger to our health if we are exposed to them for extended periods of time and can cause short term side effects such as dizziness, skin, throat and I irritations, headaches and fatigue with small levels of exposure.

Often it is hard to avoid VOC's but there are steps you can take to help limit your exposure. To better help understand VOC's, they're consequences and how to protect your self against them (Step 1: Use our eco-friendly air fresheners!), here is an infographic we've put together for our customers that lays it all out: