In the "old days" we had to keep our families safe by guarding our property and protecting against invasion by  intruders--O.K. maybe not completely unheard of in today's day in age either, BUT- the intruders comes in invisible ways these days--ways that did not exist before!  So, the only way we can truly protect our families is by reading and staying as informed as possible. Read this: http://www.ewg.org/reports/triclosan