A Green Look At Cleaning

We all have to clean our houses - it's a task everyone has in common. Each part of the house gets dirty, from the floorboards to the windowsills, and someone has to clean them in order to make sure that we are free of dirt and harmful germs. Unfortunately, many cleaners we use every day are full of danger.

Unfortunately, most household cleaning solutions are made with so many chemicals that it is hard to pronounce the names of all of them. There are cleansers meant to do each specific job in the house - for example, we have bleach - sodium hypochlorite, a caustic and deadly chemical to whiten things.

Then there are detergents - dish detergents and laundry detergents. These are often harmful not necessarily because of what they can do to humans directly, but because of what they can do to the environment. Many detergents contain petroleum based items that do not biodegrade.

There are other cleaning solutions that also have problems that are in our houses. Surface cleaners can be loaded with ammonia, and furniture polishes may have formaldehyde running through their containers. Even air fresheners can contain nerve damaging ingredients that are released with a spray.

Luckily, we have a choice when it comes to household cleaning products - we can go green. We don't have to buy the chemical laden cleaners that are found in the supermarket cleaning aisle. There's no way to give up cleaning for good, so there are other options to be had to clean your home.

Household staples like vinegar and baking soda can often take the place of surface cleaners and bleach, as they have whitening power. To kill bacteria, look for one of the approved Earth friendly spray cleaners to do the job, made by brands like Earth Friendly, Seventh Generation or Ecover.

Companies like Seventh Generation also make laundry and dish detergents. These are much better than the typical chemical filled detergents, which are filled with petroleum distillates and can be cancer-causing. Natural detergents use plant and other extracts in order to clean your clothes naturally.

If you are looking for a way to replace some of the chemical filled polishes that are used around your home, there are also ways to do that. Toothpaste can be used as an excellent substitute for silver polish. Olive oil and vinegar can polish up your wood furniture, or lemon oil can be used as well.

Green cleaning products are a little harder to come by than the typical chemical cleaning products that are in most homes, but many stores are starting to carry these alternative cleaners. It is becoming easier and easier to care about how you clean your house and to keep your house chemical free.

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Aazdak Alisimo writes about home cleaning maids, their scope of services and other issues for HomeCleaningMaids.com.

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