| There's a lot of opinions when it comes to going | | | | ingredients in our cupboards, just aren't necessary |
| green and by buying green cleaning products. | | | | when it comes to keeping our homes clean! |
| Many people think that this is simply an | | | | A Healthy Alternative |
| unnecessary expense. But the truth is that | | | | You don't have to buy the most expensive |
| cleaning products are marketed for us to buy | | | | products to take steps to go green today. Start |
| way more than we need. | | | | by using up the products you do already have, |
| All it takes is a few simple ingredients, and you | | | | and saving the plastic spray bottles. These can |
| can clean your whole home. Not to mention the | | | | then be used to make your own cleaning |
| fact that you could even make green cleaning | | | | concoctions. |
| products yourself from scratch - for a fraction of | | | | - Did you know that a simple mix of vinegar and |
| the price! It really isn't too hard to take the first | | | | bicarbonate of soda can clean away mold and lime |
| steps to go green. | | | | scale? |
| What's Wrong With Traditional Cleaning Products? | | | | - Or that lemon juice can get rid of stains on your |
| You may not know this, but there is no law in | | | | chopping board? It really is that simple! |
| place that forces manufacturers of cleaning | | | | You might not have the time to create all of your |
| products to tell us what they're made from. | | | | cleaning products from scratch, and if that's the |
| Shockingly, many of the chemicals are toxic, unfit | | | | case then try buying eco-friendly brands like |
| for human consumption. | | | | eCover. While this may cost more, you can save |
| We do consume the cleaning products we use, if | | | | money by buying in bulk. There are also natural |
| indirectly. Every night when we sleep in those | | | | laundry options that can last around a thousand |
| clean sheets we are absorbing the washing | | | | washes, ultimately working out a lot cheaper than |
| powder we chose to wash them with. And when | | | | your current detergent! |
| we spray anti-bacterial sprays in our kitchens, | | | | If you want to go green you don't have to |
| they are contaminating the air. | | | | change everything straight away. Start with your |
| As if the health risks aren't enough, these | | | | laundry, then move onto another area of your life. |
| chemicals quickly enter into water streams, killing | | | | Before you know it you'll never know why you |
| life and contaminating the water we drink. The | | | | relied on those toxic cleaning products! |
| bleach you use, and the many other toxic | | | | |