Have you ever taken a look at the labels on the cleaning products under your sink? Have you noticed that most of the ingredients have completely unpronounceable names and that in most cases, the instructions about what to do if someone accidentally ingests them include rushing to an emergency room?
That is because unlike natural cleaning products, most of the stuff that you are using to clean your home contain potentially deadly chemicals, which should be kept under lock and key – not used liberally on items that you eat from and use!
The simple answer for anyone who does not want to willingly expose themselves, their families and their pets to what are, in many cases, poison, is to opt for natural cleaning products, but there are a few more reasons to choose this option:
- It is cheaper. Let us face it – keeping some baking soda, vinegar and lemon around the house is a whole lot easier than trying to keep your cabinets stocked with all the creams, liquids and sprays that manufacturers of chemical cleaners want you to!
- It is better for the environment. Whether you choose to make your own natural cleaning products, or to buy natural products made by another company, you can safely say that when you rinse that cleaning product down your drain, into the sewage system, and into a treatment plant (or the sea) it is not going to kill animals or plants!
- Readily available. If you are still using commercial cleaning products, you have probably noticed that they are pretty specific these days. Instead of regular old bleach, these days they have gel formulas, formulas for dark clothes, formulas for cleaning, for washing, and so on. Heaven forbid that the store runs out of the product you need! On the other hand, when you use eco friendly cleaning products, they are as close as your kitchen cabinets when you need them.
- They smell good, and they work brilliantly. Have you ever wondered JUST how much perfume manufacturers of cleaning products have to add to a chemical detergent to mask the smell of those chemicals? If you love a lemon scent, why not USE a lemon? Likewise, many commercial products just do not do the job the way you would like them to, so you end up using more. Natural products are not watered down, they are pure, and so you use less to get better results.
- They’re safe. You’ve never heard of someone dying from lemon poisoning have you? Or from fish in a river dying from exposure to vinegar! Well natural cleaning products are usually based on substances that are not only safe, but that you could even eat if you wanted to! You don’t get safer than that.
Whether it’s for financial reasons, because you like the smell of real, natural cleaning aids, or because you don’t want to expose your family (and the planet) to any more toxins than there are already out there, natural cleaning products really are the way to go!
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