How Clean Are Your Cleaning Products?

Cleaning products have morphed since the days of our mothers, grandmothers or perhaps our great grandmothers. What was once effective at keeping us clean has now presented a possible avenue for toxic build up in our homes. Cleaning product manufacturers have done a fine job of marketing a need for a multitude of cleaners that contain chemicals which introduce toxicity and hormone disruption in our bodies. We went into some depth on this in spring and gave you a recipe for an all purpose cleaner to replace a number of those problematic products. See our spring cleaning blog from April 2010.

Our source for homeade cleaning products is Women's Voices for the Earth and now they've done it again! In their efforts to reduce human exposure to chemicals and clean up our environment, they've scrutinized some of the top manufacturers of cleaning products for their use of toxic chemicals. Follow the link to their website to see for yourself which companies are making changes to keep you safer. At this point, the safest cleaning products are the ones you make yourself, but this breakdown of company practices will help you make a more informed choice at the store. If you would like to mix up your own batches of cleaning products, just ask us for help or stop by the clinic.