Can Cleaning Products Kill You?

 

CAN CLEANING PRODUCTS KILL YOU?

House Keeping And Your Health
Floor cleaners, Anti-Bacterial Cleaners, Multi-Surface Cleaners, Window Cleaners.
There seems to be a cleaning product for everything. Both the EPA and NHS warn that some cleaning products are common triggers for asthma attacks. When choosing cleaning supplies think of how it’s going to be used. For example, If you have young children they will most likely be crawling all over the floor that you just cleaned. In reality they will be crawling in Solvents like Butoxyethanol, Tetrachloroethylene, Perchloroethylene or Acids and other corrosive chemicals like Hydroxyacetic acid, Sodium hydroxide or perhaps surfactants like Nonylphenol ethoxylate, Octylphenol ethoxylate. Ever since Synthetic cleaning products were first introduced in the 1940’s companies have been using more and more of these synthetic ingredients. But research into the safety and potential effects these products may have on people has not increased. They only seem to be researched after problems arise. It’s up to you to make the safe choice for yourself and your family.

ECO FRIENDLY GREEN PRODUCTS
Earth Friendly products are safer for both humans and the environment. These products might cost more but they are committed to only using safe ingredients for cleaners like
washing detergents, laundry detergents, laundry soap and other cleaning supplies. Eco friendly products use less corrosive less toxic ingredients. When choosing your next cleaner take a few seconds more and consider using a green product.


GREAT ALTERNATIVES
You will be surprised at how well simple ingredients clean. I’ve found a website that gives you recipes to make your own less expensive, nontoxic cleaning products like
All-Purpose Cleaner, Disinfectants, Mold & Mildew Remover, Degreaser, Air Fresheners and many many more. You can check them out here: http://www.ecologycenter.org/factsheets/cleaning.html#allpurpose  Good Luck!