There are many different opinions when it comes to being more eco-friendly and using green cleaning products. For some, it's simply an added expense that they just can't afford - but this couldn't be further from the truth!
It only takes a few simple ingredients to clean all of the different areas around the home. And it doesn't take long to make your own green cleaning products from scratch, which really won't cost you much at all.
But Why Are Traditional Cleaning Products Bad?
You may not know this, but there is no law in place that forces manufacturers of cleaning products to tell us what they're made from. Shockingly, many of the chemicals are toxic, unfit for human consumption.
And, what's worse, is that we are indirectly taking these products into our system. For example, when we spray our surfaces we breathe the ingredients in. And we also absorb all of the ingredients of our laundry detergents through the clothes we wear every day.
Not only are the health risks shocking enough, but we also need to realize that the ingredients are flushed int our water streams, which harms the environment in many different ways. We don't need to do this!
A Healthy Alternative
You don't have to go out and spend loads of money to start going green. Just wait until some of your current cleaning products have been used up, and you can save the spray bottle to store some of your own healthy and green cleaning recipes.
Some of the most popular ingredients to use include lemon juice, since it's antibacterial. You can also use vinegar and bicarbonate of soda, which are very powerful for a wide range of cleaning applications.
You might not want to make all of your cleaning products from scratch, in which case you can look for eco-friendly brands in stores. They might be more expensive, but try buying in bulk, or opting for laundry detergents that will last for hundreds of uses.
If you want to go green you don't have to change everything straight away. Start with your laundry, then move onto another area of your life. Before you know it you'll never know why you relied on those toxic cleaning products!
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Eco friendly cleaning is not as difficult or as expensive as you might have thought. I've discovered a number of easy recipes and
natural cleaners to help me on my journey towards going green.
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