"Does this contain chemicals?"

[narv]

It really bothers me when people ask if something contains chemicals.  But all matter is made up of chemicals, so that is really an unnecessary question, as the answer should always be: Yes!

Maybe what we should really be worrying about is whether the products contain harmful chemicals, and what the effects of those chemicals are.  For instance, hydrochloric acid (HCl) is a chemical that sounds really awful because it is a strong acid, but ingesting reasonable amounts of HCl is not very harmful as it is part of the normal chemistry of your stomach, so the adverse affects are limited to an upset stomach or "heartburn".

This is really just an informational quip, so I present it in the hopes, but with no guarantee, that it will be helpful.