The dangers of household cleaners
- There are many horrible chemicals in household cleaners that are poisonous, suspected or known carcinogens or otherwise bad for the environment. These chemicals end up as a thin film around your house. Does your child put his mouth where you clean? Does your animal lick the floor? Do you touch places where you clean?
- The air quality inside your home is generally worse than outside and this is partially due to cleaners. It has even has been reported that housewives have a greater rate of cancer than their working counterpart.
- The containers end up in our landfills. We can reduce this by purchasing eco-conscious products or creating our own. Ashley’s post yesterday gave some ideas for cleaner recipes.
- The chemicals end up getting flushed down the toilet and our sinks. This ends up in the environment.
What can you do? Change out your cleaners to green cleaners like 7th Generation, Greenworks or make your own! Let me know your green cleaning tip in the comment area below.
