Inhaling deodorant can lead to death

Question

14 year old girl died from inhaling aerosol deodorant.

Answer 1

This claim is true, yet the title is deceiving. This article discusses the case of a singular young girl who passed away from inhaling aerosol deodorant in an indoor space. They talk about other cases of children passing away due to deodorant, this may be true, however, what they fail to mention is many of the other cases of deodorant leading to death are because the individual was misusing it to get high. This does not make the deodorant outright deadly, misuse of aerosol products of any kind to get high can be extremely dangerous and deadly. The title of this fact check also fails to make the distinction between regular stick deodorant and aerosol deodorant. Inhaling fumes from your regular stick deodorant will not kill you. Nothing about the deodorant is toxic in this situation, it is the fault that "Many aerosol sprays contain highly toxic chemicals like xylene and formaldehyde." In conclusion, this fact is true but misleading, it should be titled "Inhaling aerosol products can lead to death".

https://signaturefillingcompany.com/dangers-aerosol-products-stay-safe-using/

https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/15/health/death-deodorant-spray-inhalation-intl/index.html

Comments

I appreciate how you explained that the title was misleading and not as severe as it was put out to be. The CNN article also thoroughly explains that this case pretty much only happens when someone abuses the product and uses it in ways it was not intended. This shows people should not be scared about their deodorant causing them potential death. First off it has to be aerosol deodorant and you have to inhale a bit in order for this to occur, so it has to be nearly intentional.

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I appreciate the use of multiple sources and good explanation of why this title is Misleading. The concise breakdown helps to understand the situation of where this article started and what the true facts are.

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Thank you for providing a suggestion for how this claim could be re-worded so that it is not misleading. Your sources are reliable in explaining and fact-checking the situation as well as looking further into the causation of aerosol products in deodorant being possibly deadly.

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Your analysis of the subject at hand is very in depth and nuanced. Both the claim of the article and the claim of the headline make the situation sound unnecessarily broad, so the fact that you came up with an alternative headline that fits the content of the article better is helpful.

Answer 2

The claim made above is true, however, the title is slightly exaggerated and could be misleading to readers. The article provided speaks on a situation where a young girl passed away from inhaling aerosol deodorant. The article brings up other similar scenarios, but they never explain how to tragedy could have taken place, such as a child not understanding how to use it.

Aerosol spray is not to be ingested, yet people still misuse the spray which is the real root of the issue. Along with this, the article never really explained how regular deodorant can be different than spray deodorant, which is misleading to the reader. Regular deodorant doesn't have the same ability to intoxicate somebody with a sniff since aerosol spray has toxic chemicals like xylene and formaldehyde. Although the claim that was made is true, the title is misleading to the reader and the article fails to provide enough evidence and information to support the claim.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/518227

-Inhaling deodorant can be fatal --> more than 125 deaths a year due to aerosol deoderant products

https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/poison/deodorant-poisoning

-toxic chemicals found in aerosol deodorants

Comments

This is a great fact-chek, you provided great sources as well. The original post felt misleading and this comment put more clarity after reading the first part.

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This is a great fact check. I liked how you were able to cite two sources and give us a better understanding of how aerosol affects users of spray on deodorant. The sources are reliable and provide the facts to back up this claim