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Verilux® CleanWave Technology
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Cleaning with UVC Light Provides Allergy Relief
Verilux is proud to introduce our new Home Health Series of products. Three new products – the Verilux UVC Sanitizing Sweeper, our UVC Sanitizing W
and, and the UVC Sanitizing Travel Wand – all utilizing the exclusive Verilux® CleanWave Technology™. Many people are concerned about dust mites,
germs, bacteria and viruses lurking on surfaces throughout their homes. But they don't want to use dangerous chemicals to eliminate these hazards.
So Verilux research and development perfected a way to clean surfaces with safe, effective light – and leave no chemical residue. It's better for
you and your children, better for your home, and better for the Earth.
UVC Light - What is it?
Ultraviolet light is a natural part of everyday sunlight. It is an essential part of the light spectrum.
UVC light is known as the “germicidal bandwidth” and is a proven antimicrobial agent used in a wide variety of purification and sanitization
processes. Just outside the visible light spectrum, UVC light has been used safely in hospitals, clinics and laboratories for more than 60
years. UVC sanitizing light has been used very effectively to sterilize surgical equipment, water and the air in operating rooms. Other
industrial uses include food and drug companies use of germicidal lamps to disinfect various types of product containers. Now, Verilux
brings this proven technology to the home.
How does it work? The science of UV-C light.
Ultraviolet rays with wavelengths shorter than 300 nm are extremely effective in killing bacteria and viruses. The most effective sterilizing
range is within the C bandwidth of the UV light range (UVC). Short-wave ultraviolet light (UVC) works by destroying the DNA of microorganisms
like bacteria, mold, viruses and dust mites. These compounds break down when exposed to high intensity UV at 240 to 290 nm. UVC's effectiveness
is directly related to intensity and exposure time.
UV rays must strike the contaminants directly in order to penetrate the microorganism and break down its molecular bonds. This bond breakage
translates into cellular or genetic damage – rendering the germs harmless by robbing them of their ability to reproduce.
All Verilux UVC Cleaning products are covered by the Verilux Risk Free Guarantee. Try one today and see for yourself the simple, effective way
to disinfect using clean UVC light.
Spring Cleaning without the Chemicals
Did you know that your home contains more deadly chemicals than most laboratories did just 50 years ago?
Many of the contents of the common cleaners in your home have been found to be extremely hazardous to the health of children and adults.
For example, the all purpose cleansers you use to clean counters and floors can contain the following:
- Ammonia: known to cause kidney and liver damage
- Butyl cellusolve: a neurotoxin that rapidly penetrates the skin
- Ortho phenyl phenol: a severe eye and skin irritant
- Diethanolamine (DEA) and Triethanolamine (TEA): these react with nitrites in other cleansers to develop carcinogenic nitrosamines
- Coal tar: known carcinogen often used to color or tint products
- Paraben: hormone disrupting chemical, used as a preservative
And, when you spray air fresheners around your home, they often contain:
- Formaldehyde: Highly toxic, known carcinogen
- Ethoxylated nonyl phenol: skin contact can cause swelling, burning, peeling, circulatory collapse, coma and even death
- Naphthalene: a suspected carcinogen
- Xylene: a neurotoxin
- Butane gas: as a propellent, also a neurotoxin
- Paradichlorobenzene: a carcinogen often present in solid deodorizers
Don’t expose your family to these chemicals one more day. Switch to the chemical-free way to sanitize your home, Verilux's clean, powerful UVC Light.
For more information, choose from the resources and products below.
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
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