Get Rid of your "Toxic" Home Cleaning products.

Hi friends, how is life?

I have been thinking about starting up a youtube channel, but things in my life are just so distorted at the moment. I will as soon as I get the chance, but in the mean time, I will continue blogging and sharing the interesting information I come across every day with you, my faithful audience :)

I wanted to write on a topic that many of us seem to overlook.

Nowadays the modern home is filled with toxic substances that are commercially designed to make our cleaning life easier. The cost of these chemically based products can be rather high, but they can eventually cause long term health concerns for your family.

Because of this…there is a growing number of ‘Natural’ ‘Non-toxic’ home cleaning products.

There are many inexpensive and easy ways that you can make your very own natural alternatives for cleaning your home, with ingredients that most of us already purchase.

Here is a list of these alternatives, and below is a little bonus recipe for your own simple natural Fabric Softener ;)

• Baking Soda - cleans, deodorizes, softens water, scours.

• Soap - unscented soap in liquid form, flakes, powders or bars is biodegradable and will clean just about anything. Avoid using soaps which contain petroleum distillates.

• Lemon - one of the strongest food-acids, effective against most household bacteria.

• Borax - (sodium borate) cleans, deodorizes, disinfects, softens water, cleans wallpaper, painted walls and floors.

• White Vinegar - cuts grease, removes mildew, odors, some stains and wax build-up.

• Washing Soda - or SAL Soda is sodium carbonate decahydrate, a mineral. Washing soda cuts grease, removes stains, softens water, cleans wall, tiles, sinks and tubs. Use care, as washing soda can irritate mucous membranes. Do not use on aluminum.

• Isopropyl Alcohol - is an excellent disinfectant. (It has been suggested to replace this with ethanol or 100 proof alcohol in solution with water. There is some indication that isopropyl alcohol buildup contributes to illness in the body. See http://drclark.ch/g)

• Cornstarch - can be used to clean windows, polish furniture, shampoo carpets and rugs.

• Citrus Solvent - cleans paint brushes, oil and grease, some stains. (Citrus solvent may cause skin, lung or eye irritations for people with multiple chemical sensitivities.)

According to the Allergy and Environmental Health Association, both liquid and dryer sheet fabric softeners are “the most toxic product produced for daily household use.” Most of the popular brands of fabric softeners contain many neurotoxins (substances that are toxic to the brain and nervous system) and other types of toxins.

So, if you are considering giving up that commercial expensive fabric softener but you still want soft clothes, then here is a simple solution to ensure you do.

1. Add a 1/2 cup of baking soda to the water in your washing machine and let it dissolve prior to adding your clothes. This is my preferred method since the baking soda acts as a water softener and helps makes clothes super soft.

2. Adding a cup of white distilled vinegar to the wash water can also soften clothes but this method is not as effective as the baking soda technique.

3. Try to keep synthetic fabrics out of the dryer since they are the culprits when it comes to static. Natural fibers like cotton, bamboo, hemp, and linen are best dried on their own.

4. And, of course there are still more natural fabric softeners available in most health stores. I must admit, though, that I don’t find them necessary. I try to purchase clothing made of natural fibers as much as possible and find my clothes are soft regardless whether they go through the dryer (free of fabric softeners) or are hung to dry.

As you can see, there are plenty of options when you want soft clothes and to be free of toxins.

Stay Healthy...