You may ask, Why Choose Non Toxic Green Cleaning Products? Today’s modern home is loaded with toxic substances designed to make domestic life easier, but the cost of these toxic chemical products can be high. The long term health concerns for you, your family, and environmental pollutants are not worth it. So, why choose non-toxic green cleaning products? Here are some important facts you will want to consider.
The US National Center for Health Statistics states that in the US, 1 in 3 people suffer from allergies, asthma, sinusitis or bronchitis, that may be caused by toxic chemicals we breathe everyday. We can decrease these statistics significantly by reducing synthetic chemicals in the home environment. Check out my article on Green Cleaning Products: Do Non Toxic Cleaners Work?
There are many effective household cleaning products available on the market today, but you may see some alarming ingredients if you read the label closely. The clean smell you’ve grown used to is really just toxic chemicals such as chlorine and ammonia. In fact, conventional cleaning products can contain some of the most hazardous ingredients we’re exposed to on a daily basis. Did you know that disinfectants are actually classified as pesticides?
Breathing in the fumes of some chemicals, including fragrances, are especially detrimental to your health over time. Small amounts of residual product can also be left on surfaces or in the air after cleaning, adversely affecting you, your children’s health,your pets, and your home’s air quality.
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Some important reasons to consider switching to non-toxic green cleaning products are to protect yourself, your family, and pets from coming in contact with these ingredients, to escape accidental poisoning, to protect your home’s indoor air quality, and to protect the environment and water supply.
Are you thinking about switching to non-toxic green cleaning products, but are wondering if they really work? My answer is Yes, there are affordable products that work well and are readily available to you. When you consider the potential harm conventional cleaners can pose on your health and the planet’s, it’s well worth it to try an alternative.
Here are some tips for finding non-toxic green cleaning products that are doing more than just making persuasive marketing claims:
- Specific claims such as chlorine-free, fragrance free, and phosphate-free are more meaningful than general claims such as organic and natural.
- Look for products that have been certified by a credible third party such as Cradle to Cradle, the EPA’s Design for the Environment Program, or Green Seal.
- You can keep your home just as clean for much less money, safeguard your personal health, and even protect the environment by going back to the basics.
Growing awareness and demand by parents motivated to keep their family healthy, and by ecologically-minded consumers, has led to an explosion of non-toxic green cleaning products such as laundry detergents, fabric softeners, multi-surface cleaners, bathroom and kitchen cleaners, and more.
If you are ready to make the shift now and are wondering…what do I do with my old toxic cleaning products? The EPA suggests the following options for disposing of your toxic cleaning products:
- See if your community has a facility that collects household hazardous waste year-round.
- Check if there are designated days in your area for collecting solid waste at a central location.
- Always read product labels for proper disposal instructions. *For more information on disposing household hazardous waste, visit the EPA’s website.
Now that you know of the dangers from the toxic chemicals you were unknowingly getting exposed to, it’s time to Get Clean. So start living a healthier life and reap the benefits of using Non-Toxic Green Cleaning Products starting today!
To Your Health! 
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