Household cleaning products have become a major area of concern for many people, even the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). The EPA has listed indoor air quality as one of the nations most important environmental health problems. According to the EPA most homes have indoor air concentrations of hazardous chemicals that are 2 to 5 times higher than outdoor air. There are several reasons for these high levels of hazardous chemicals in homes. One of them is the use of hazardous cleaning products. (Others sources such as off-gassing from petrochemical products such as carpets, vinyl tile, paneling, paints, stains, sealers, etc. are also of concern and will be covered later in our newsletter).

Many cleaning products that consumers purchase, if used in industry would require the use of gloves, masks, and even respirators in some cases. Most cleaning products only list the "active" ingredients even though some of the "inactive" ingredients may be more harmful. Manufacturers are not required to list all the ingredients as that is considered proprietary information. And even if a you can figure out the ingredients, don’t assume that means that they are tested for safety.

Many products enter the consumer marketplace with little or no safety testing. The bottom line is that if they won’t tell you what’s in it then you don’t want to use it. There are products out there that are safe and effective and there is no reason that we should jeopardize our health, the health of our children (according to Debra Lynn Dadd, author of The Nontoxic Home & Office, every year 5 to 10 million household poisonings are reported and most of the victims are children) or the health of our planet.

If you would like more information about our environmentally friendly cleaning products, please use our request information form, send us an e-mail,
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