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For a better environment, a better mind,
and a better future.
What are the risks of the commercial cleaning products you use in your home and around your family? Are you familiar with the toxins in them?
Aside from having a negative impact on the environment, many toxins in these products are absorbed through the skin or through inhalation. What if you could easily and inexpensively clean your home the NON TOXIC way? Would you choose to do so?
According to the Clean Water Fund, a California hospital tested borax (1/2 cup Borax in one gallon of hot water) and met all state germicidal requirements.
FIRST…SOME FACTS
Commercial cleaning products and their ingredients;
Complex phosphates chlorinated phosphates, morpholine, naphtha, Butyl cellusolve, sodium nitrate, stoddard solvent; these are common ingredients found in all-purpose cleaners, disenfectants, and glass cleaners.
Stoddard solvent, naphtha and very toxic materials such as morpholine are considered hazardous waste. Chlorinated materials can form organo-chlorine compounds which in turn are stored in fat cells and can enter mothers’ milk. Butyl cellusolve is highly toxic. Many of these ingredients are neurotoxins and central nervous system depressants which can cause headaches, lack of concentration, confusion and symptoms of mental illness.
WHAT YOU CAN DO!
THROW OUT THE TOXINS IN YOUR CABINETS - THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO CLEAN YOUR HOME.
Here are some products to purchase to help keep your home clean AND safe;
- ESSENTIAL OILS
- BORAX ALERT: Borax is under investigation by the EU (European Union) and Denmark where it is already banned due to indications of reproductive problems in males. I have stopped using this until further information is available.
- BAKING SODA
- WHITE VINEGAR
- CASTILE SOAP
SAFE INGREDIENTS
Essential Oils are the volatile liquids derived from plants, trees, shrubs, flowers, etc. They are the life force of the plants, much like blood is to us. Some of the qualities of Essential Oils are known to be:
Anti-bacterial, Anti-fungal, Anti-microbial, Anti-infectious, Antiseptic, Anti-parasitic, Anti-viral
Borax is a mild abrasive that comes from Boron, a mineral mined from the earth’s crust in Death Valley. It is known as an excellent disinfectant and mold killer.
Baking Soda is derived from a naturally occurring mineral left behind after the evaporation of an inland lake in Wyoming. The mineral is converted into sodium bicarbonate - baking soda. It is a mild abrasive and absorbs odors well.
White Vinegar is a food grade product that everyone probably already has in his or her cabinets. Vinegar cuts grease, inhibits mold growth, dissolves mineral accumulation and freshens the air.
Castille Soap is a mild liquid soap derived from olive oil.
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ALL PURPOSE CLEANER
1 Quart Spray Bottle
2 Tablespoons Borax
1 Teaspoon Castille Soap
15-20 drops Essential Oil
** Try essential oils such as Pine, Lemon, Melaleuca, Citronella, Lemongrass or a combination.
Add Borax to bottle, fill with warm water. Add Castille soap and Essential Oil. Shake and use.
WINDOW CLEANER
1 Quart Spray Bottle
White Vinegar
10-15 drops of Lemon Essential Oil
Fill bottle half way with Vinegar. Fill balance of bottle with water and add Essential Oil. Shake and use.
**It may be advisable to clean windows/mirrors with alcohol first to eliminate build up from commercial window cleaners.
Written by Lauren McGinley © 1998