Huffing means breathing in an aerosol or fumes of a substance. The National Institutes of Health says accidental or minimal contact with Lysol is not dangerous. read more
Basically, huffing involves taking ordinary household chemicals (spray paint, Lysol)(anything in a pressurized spray can) and concentrating them so you are breathing in the fumes. There are many problems associated with huffing. The substance that you huff can coat your lungs, making oxygenating your blood impossible. read more
Prior to a formula change in 1952, Lysol’s soap solution contained cresol, which Tone described as “a constituent of crude carbolic acid, a distillate of coal and wood” that, in high concentrations, could cause severe burning, inflammation and even death. read more