Skip the Cleaning Aisle

Quick Tip: Ditch the harsh chemicals you use to clean your home

For many hard core cleaner-uppers, there is something comforting and reassuring about the smell of an ammonia, pine scented clean home.  If nothing else, there is a psychological connection to the smell of these cleaners and the confirmation that your home is in fact spick and span.  Well, considering there are 80,000 chemicals approved for use in the United States and only 8,000 of them have been tested for safety on humans, letting go of those harsh cleaners is not only best for the environment, but for your body as well.

Try more earth friendly solutions to get your clean on.  For counter tops, cutting boards, bathroom surfaces, and other germ culprits use hydrogen peroxide followed by plain vinegar.  It works like a charm.  If you can't let go of the pine fresh smell all together, try weening yourself off of those power cleaners one by one.  Eventually you won't miss the ammonia aroma!

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