Here are some common ingredients of commercial household products and their known effects:
| Ammonia | Fatal when swallowed |
| Ammonium Hydroxide | Corrosive, irritant |
| Bleach | Potentially fatal if ingested |
| Chlorine | Number one cause of poisonings in children |
| Formaldehyde | Highly toxic; known carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid | Corrosive, eye and skin irritant |
| Hydrochloric bleach | Eye, skin and respiratory tract irritant |
| Lye | Severe damage to stomach and esophagus if ingested |
| Naphtha | Depresses the central nervous system |
| Nitrobenzene | Causes skin discoloration, shallow breathing, vomiting, and death |
| Perchlorethylene | Damages liver, kidney, nervous system |
| Petroleum Distillates | Highly flammable; suspected carcinogen |
| Phenol | Extremely dangerous; suspected carcinogen; fatal taken internally |
| Propylene Glycol | Immunogen; main ingredient in antifreeze |
| Sodium hypochlorit | Potentially fatal |
| Sodium laurel sulfate | Carcinogen, toxin, genetic mutagen |
| Sodium tripolyphosphate | Irritant |
| Trichloroethane | Damages liver and kidneys |
