Healing Strategies:
What to Subtract
What to Subtract
Healing Strategies:
What to Add
What to Add
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Healing Strategies: Detox Household Products
It is pointless to spend money adding supplements if you don't subtract
the toxic products under your sink, in your cabinets, at your desk and in
your storage areas. Keep an eye out for:
Since there are so many dangerous chemicals - listed and unlisted - in
commercial household products, it is best to avoid them. Consider substitutes.
For cleaning, consider using vinegar and water, baking soda or borax for
cleaning. For polishing furniture, consider olive oil.
For laundry use Borax. Also, try soaking laundry overnight so a fraction of
detergent is needed.
Any anti-bacterial cleaning product contains pesticide.
Stock up on glass storage containers rather than plastic which may shed
toxic chemicals.
Use only unbleached coffee filters to avoid dioxin.
Avoid Teflon cookware.
Air-fresheners may contain pesticides. Consider substituting an orange
stuck with cloves.
For pest control and other healthy solutions, see www.greenguide.com
Warning:
So-called brighteners, added to detergents and other products to make a surface
area appear to be bright, may be derived from benzene, a toxic substance, 84% of
synthetic fragrances have never been tested for toxicity, and mixing cleaners, such
as chlorine bleach and ammonia, can be very dangerous.
Some tips compiled by the Household Toxins' Organization:
Products intended to make surfaces shiny, that spray waxes and
floor polishes deposit residues that often pose risks to health. In
addition, these products often contain hazardous solvents that
keep the ingredients suspended in the formula and decrease the
product's drying time.
Never mix cleaners. Combining different products can inadvertently
create substances whose toxicity is higher than the individual
cleaners alone.
Do not clean with hot water. Hot water allows the volatile chemicals
found in many product formulas to evaporate and enter your
home's air in greater quantities.
Web page updated August 12, 2006
- The Household Toxins' Organization reports that the EPA found that
the toxic chemicals found in every home are three times more likely to
cause cancer than airborne pollutants outside.
It is pointless to spend money adding supplements if you don't subtract
the toxic products under your sink, in your cabinets, at your desk and in
your storage areas. Keep an eye out for:
- Cleaning Products
- Laundry Products
- Storage Containers
- Air Fresheners
- Coffee Filters
- Solvents
- Pest Control Products
Since there are so many dangerous chemicals - listed and unlisted - in
commercial household products, it is best to avoid them. Consider substitutes.
For cleaning, consider using vinegar and water, baking soda or borax for
cleaning. For polishing furniture, consider olive oil.
For laundry use Borax. Also, try soaking laundry overnight so a fraction of
detergent is needed.
Any anti-bacterial cleaning product contains pesticide.
Stock up on glass storage containers rather than plastic which may shed
toxic chemicals.
Use only unbleached coffee filters to avoid dioxin.
Avoid Teflon cookware.
Air-fresheners may contain pesticides. Consider substituting an orange
stuck with cloves.
For pest control and other healthy solutions, see www.greenguide.com
Warning:
So-called brighteners, added to detergents and other products to make a surface
area appear to be bright, may be derived from benzene, a toxic substance, 84% of
synthetic fragrances have never been tested for toxicity, and mixing cleaners, such
as chlorine bleach and ammonia, can be very dangerous.
Some tips compiled by the Household Toxins' Organization:
- Look for products that say "non-toxic".
- Be aware of products that do not list the complete ingredients,
- but state "buffering agents", "quality control agents", "surfactants"
or "preservatives".
- Look for products that contain non-petroleum surfactants; that are
- chlorine, ammonia, and phosphate free and are biodegradable.
- Traditional toilet or oven cleaners, disinfectants and furniture polish
- contain the highest amounts of toxic chemicals.
Products intended to make surfaces shiny, that spray waxes and
floor polishes deposit residues that often pose risks to health. In
addition, these products often contain hazardous solvents that
keep the ingredients suspended in the formula and decrease the
product's drying time.
Never mix cleaners. Combining different products can inadvertently
create substances whose toxicity is higher than the individual
cleaners alone.
Do not clean with hot water. Hot water allows the volatile chemicals
found in many product formulas to evaporate and enter your
home's air in greater quantities.
- We are indebted to www.nontoxins.org
Also see www thegreenguide.com
Web page updated August 12, 2006