Given poor government regulation, many of the cleaning products
available on the market contain “everyday” carcinogens such as
formaldehyde, nitrobenzene, methylene chloride, and napthelene, as well
as reproductive toxins and hormone disruptors. Not to mention other
ingredients that cause liver, kidney and brain damage, allergies and
asthma.
1.
Air fresheners: Often contain napthelene and formaldehyde. Try zeolite or natural fragrances from essential oils.
2.
Art supplies: Epoxy and rubber cement glues,
acrylic paints and solvents, and permanent markers often contain
carcinogens.
3.
Automotive supplies: Most are toxic. Keep them safely away from the house and dispose of at a hazardous waste disposal center.
4.
Candles: Avoid artificially scented paraffin
candles that produce combustion by-products, including soot. Beeswax
only, with cotton wicks.
5.
Carpet and upholstery shampoos: Use only wet-clean, natural ingredients.
6.
Dry-cleaning: Choose clothes that don’t need
perchlorethylene to clean them. Ask for the wet-cleaning option at you
local cleaners, or seek dry-cleaners that use liquid C02 or citrus juice
cleaners.
7.
Flea, tick and lice control: Avoid lindane-based pesticides
8.
Paints and varnishes: Always chose low- or no-VOC finishes.
9.
Household pesticides: Go natural. Make a Sugar Ant Hotel.
10.
Microwaves: Never microwave or heat food in a plastic container.
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