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Potential Dangers of Cleaning Products for Home


A look at the potential hazards of chemicals in cleaning products for the home and its association with asthma and reproductive harm .


not forget that a toxic product (do not confuse with poison, or "use with caution"), may act by:

-inhalation, ingestion
-absorption through the surface of the body.
-injection, either with a needle (hypodermic or sewing), mosquito or spider bites.
only enumerate a few, and some of the complications that cause us.
-chlorine (sodium hypochlorite), which if mixed with ammonia, releases toxic gas (chloramine) that can produce everything from asthma to serious respiratory problems.
-Ammonia irritates the eyes, mucous membranes of the respiratory system and cause headache (headache).
-phenols, phenyl, cresol corrosive, can cause diarrhea, fainting, dizziness and kidney and liver damage. (Read the label of mouthwash hairspray, beer, and liquor)
-phthalate. (Now banned in Europe for use in toys, but not in USA) (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIDP, BBP, DNOP)
-Formaldehyde: High risk of cancer, severe irritation to the eyes, throat and lungs.
-phosphates. Pollute our water sources, and are toxic to aquatic life. Imagine that after you who uses them!
-nitrates and nitrites (toxicity by accumulation in fat cells.
-cyanide, far more common than you think.
arsenic. Let our drinking water, or eaten by animals which then provide us with meat and milk plus many others, hides, collagen, you follow the list. In Chile and Argentina, I know for sure that is present in drinking water in some areas.
-Lead, yet removed from the benzene, the pipes that carry water by 1960 is an alloy that contains it.
-Copper, highly toxic. Do not use to store food and protect their health by consuming purified water. Certified. A little cleaner, as typically provided, fraudulently removes the particles, not the cations or anions.
-Polyethylene glycols (PEGs, and ending-th, as steareth, ceteareth). Exceptions are derived from milk or other plant products such as coconut oil or wax palm, which are biodegradable and do not absorb.
-Perchloroethylene, 1-1-1tricloroetano. Solvents, which if inhaled or ingested can cause kidney, liver, and are included in the list of possible carcinogens. (Dry cleaned, softeners, and others)
-hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, aqua regia (a mixture of hydrochloric and nitric acid). Very strong acids that burn the skin, cause vomiting, severe internal burns if ingested, and even blindness if they fall into his eyes.

-Chloroform-mineral. Major pollutants. Forbidden to throw on the ground or water, like oil or oil burning machinery. Nothing else to see the news the damage they cause.
-furniture polishers have petroleum distillates, highly flammable, which can cause lung and skin cancer. Headaches, migraines and in some cases affecting our CNS. They are addictive, like any other drug.
Phenols, and nitrobenzene, easily absorbed through the skin, extremely toxic.
-floor waxes. Highly flammable, contain large amounts of petroleum. Symptoms such as furniture polishes.
-Rugs. A high percentage of households own them as cover stories. If you are new, have many toxic volatile compounds from the adhesive, lint that harm our respiratory system to chemicals that used for staining. These include benzene, formaldehyde, ethylbenzene, styrene, acetone, among others. Not to mention the additives that are used to slow combustion fire, or antifungal and moths. The former are even worse. Not only contain products which have now been banned, but have amassed an impressive number of mites, dust, pesticides, and what you and family, including pets brought home on their shoes or feet. Every time you spray a chemical, as air freshener or kills insects, traces remain in your carpet for years. Although less harmful, but are unsafe floating floors. (Guess what material was attached). The chemicals on your floor are between 10-50 times higher than those of your yard, think about your children, scoop out the dust with a good vacuum cleaner, do not skimp on the price of this machine, steam clean, and not sticking to the ground but with special brackets. Do as the Europeans or Japanese. Enter your home without shoes.
-Mono-, Di-Triethanolamine
-Sodium-lauryl sulfate, sodium dodecyl sulfate or other substitute, not ever think that the foam is a sign of cleanliness. Check your shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash. Absorbed through the skin, is stored in the tissues of the heart, liver, lungs, immune system and genetic material. (Denied by the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org .) Despite the scientific findings show different results.
-coloring. Anil, and others such as HC (HC Orange 3, Acid (Acid Red 73, or pigment (pigment green 7). Remember that copper salts are generally green. Formalize the biodegradable, natural and organic. (Now almost unavailable in third world countries)
-Propylene glycol (PG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), butylene glycol (BG), ethylene glycol (EG) products used as surfactants or foam producers, solvents and wetting agents. The BG has been removed from the list as safe. Proven to be carcinogenic, irritated and dry skin (paradoxically), cause headaches, allergies.
-Acetone. Irritating, causing dizziness, and is harmful to the liver and acts as central nervous system depressant (CNS), can even cause coma.
-Benzaldehyde. Narcotic, anesthetic, irritating the mucous membranes, eyes, can cause kidney damage. Do not use with contact lenses.
-benzyl acetate. Carcinogen (pancreas)
-Benzyl alcohol. Irritating to the respiratory system, headaches, low blood pressure, CNS depressant.
-Canfor (camphor, do not confuse with the white) local irritant and CNS stimulant, readily absorbed through the skin, dizziness, nausea, confusion, convulsions.
-Ethanol. Inhalation may cause the same Symptoms your intake (Note that the absorption begins with the oral mucosa (consider drinking beer just a spoonful after spoonful, rather than long sips), mouthwash (yes, it is the same as using your hij @)), colonies , absorption through the skin and evaporation from the respiratory system. Mom, how well your baby smells.
-Petrolatum (petroleum jelly and liquid). Clog pores preventing the skin to breathe normally, premature aging. DO NOT use mineral oil on the skin of babies, or yours. Produce momentary feeling of moisture, then dry out our skin. Internally, we are freed from all fat-soluble vitamins, such as the complex B. Do not take a laxative!
-Talc (such as asbestos, produces a layer into our lungs, a high incidence of cancer.) Replace with cornstarch (corn starch) or potato flour (potato starch). Never use your baby or feet.
-imidazolidine-urea and-urea Diazolidín. Are used as preservatives. Skin irritation, and free formaldehyde. (Not to be confused with urea, very beneficial for skin and hair, is clean and biodegradable)
-ethyl acetate: Narcotics, can cause headaches, can cause anemia, liver and kidney damage. Flush whether handling.
-Parabens: Used as preservatives, (read carefully cosmetics 'natural' tell me how they can be time in a cupboard without fail?), including foodstuffs.
-dioxins released from synthetic clothes and dyed their composition.
-methylene chloride: Carcinogenic, easily absorbed through the skin and accumulates in fatty tissue, metabolized to carbon monoxide.
-95% of the fragrances used in personal care products are oil and solvents such as terpineol, a-Pinene, limonene. Highly irritating, can cause pneumonitis, to a fatal pulmonary edema. Absorbed through the skin and by inhalation. With the exception of organic origin. "Many deodorants are
as a base, a compound of aluminum (as aluminum chlorohydrate) and antiperspirant, intimately associated with Alzheimer's disease. (In fact he was wearing brand Dove, even brings a list of any component, at least in Chile). Sweating does not hurt, just avoid the odor-causing bacteria.
-Mercury. Thermometers, cosmetics, used by dentists on a regular basis in our mouths! High neurological damage, directly attacks the entire nervous system, peripheral and central. Many men and women have been killed for wearing makeup and cosmetics that contain over history.
-Air fresheners: in addition to destroying the ozone layer by their fluorocarbon compounds act by releasing an oil that covers your olfactory system (which is why you think that is free from odors), or releasing an inhibitor of the nervous system. They also have formaldehyde and phenols. If they say, fluorocarbon-free, does not create non-toxic, using isobutane, isopropane, or butane. Do not destroy the ozone layer, but are toxic to our lungs, heart and CNS. DO NOT use sprays of any kind. Valid for any spray, such as hair, varnishes, cleaning products.
-Phthalates, a group of petrochemicals that can affect the endocrine system, and are used to soften rigid plastics, and commonly added to cosmetics. Highly carcinogenic. If you have not used
fats is preferable to wash utensils with clean water, add detergent as many foreign substances, as water.

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This week my green audit is about my household cleaning recipes favorites.
As you already know the benefits of home products are:

Less packaging waste.
less expensive.
less harmful (no harm to anyone) or humans or animals or the earth. Less
noxious odors in the house. (Homemade natural cleaners always smell better than store bought.) Well, than by vinegar - but there are several tricks to mask the smell of vinegar. Lavender essential oil and lemon juice work very well to mask the vinegar smell repulsive.

Here we go. My 25 favorite household cleaning products, with recipes for a few who are more advanced ...

sink drains clogged and bathtubs: Try not to throw oil down the sink or food. It is one of the main causes clogging the pipe. If you have a slow leak, pour a cup of hot vinegar over a cup of baking soda down the drain. Let sit for a few minutes (bubble). Rinse with a teapot full of boiling water. If you really have problems, use a snake or a plunger. Honestly, drain cleaners are something that should never have at home - is one of the most dangerous products box containing the chemical.
air cleaning options:


Natural Lighting candles, burning incense, organic orange peel and boil the spices in the oven, spread essential oils, open windows, buy a few plants that helps to oxygenate the air inside your home, use cedar blocks dotted with lavender in the closets, or make potpourri. Most aerosol
commercial plug-in, and other air fresheners contain numerous toxic ingredients. Poreso is better to make our own natural incense. (Ie, derived from natural resins, gums, essential oils, flowers, forests, dust and other botanicals.) Get an oil burner of low cost and reusable and boiling organic essential oils of the house. Alternatively, you can boil some water and add bulk cinnamon sticks, cloves and orange peel. It is an aroma that is used on holidays like Christmas, but I do all year.
How do
Potpourri Where to get the ingredients:

Ask your florist flowers discarded or dry your own flowers. Harvesting ingredients

Manage your herbs and flowers with care to avoid bruising them for their essential oils.
The best time to collect leaves, roots, flowers and seeds is early in the morning after the dew has evaporated.
Choose plants that are clean, free of any pests or diseases.

always collect 4 times the amount needed for the final potpourri mix of flowers, leaves, etc will shrink when dried. Drying Methods

The drying process It usually takes up to 2 weeks in general. There are two methods for drying flowers and herbs.
1> Air Drying: With a window screen works pretty well. Allows air circulation around the plant material. Hanging
: ammarrados together several small bunches, tie the stems with rubber bands or string. Store
potpourri
Store your "new" potpourri in sealable containers or plastic bags. Make potpourri

To make the potpourri basically need four main ingredients.

Flores y hojas

Aceites esenciales

Especias y hierbas

Fijador.

Instrucciones Generales:

Después que popurrí se hace y se seca, agregar 6 gotas de aceite esencial de su favorito por cada taza de mezcla de popurrí seco. Mantener en un recipiente cerrado durante unas pocas semanas para permitir que el olor a penetrar en el material vegetal. Revuelva la mezcla de todos los días.



Purple Haze

Ingredientes:



1 taza de lavanda seca (Lavandula officinalis) (violeta)

7-8 gotas de esencia de lavanda o de aceite de fragancia

2 cucharadas de raíz seca de lirio

1 / 2 taza de clavel rosa cabezas (Dianthus caryophyllus)
1 / 2 cup (bright yellow) flower heads Lemon Marigold (Tagetes tenifolia)
1 / 4 cup (pale green) leaves Lamb Ears (Stachys byzantina)


American Dream Ingredients:

1 / 2 cup ( blue) flowers Delphinium (Delphinium x Cultorum)
1 cup raisins (red) rose buds (red)
1 / 2 cup (white) Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
1 / 2 cup (blue) Statice (Limonium sinuatum)
4-6 drops Rose essential / fragrance oil 2 tablespoons
dried root of iris


Citrus Delight Ingredients:

2 tablespoons dried root root 5 tablespoons Florence
bearberry leaf (Arctostaphylos uva ursi)
6-8 drops of lemon essential / fragrance oil
1 / 2 cup dried Yarrow flowers (Achillea millefolium)
1 / 2 cup of lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla)
1 / 4 cup of dried flowers of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L)
1 / 4 cup orange peel cut very fine, dry
Wild Flower Fields

Ingredients:

1 / 4 cup of dried flowers Elder (Sambucus nigra)
2 tablespoons of dried root of iris
1 / 4 cup flower heads of chamomile (Anthemis L. nobilis or Matricaria chamomilla)
1 / 4 cup leaves of bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi)
1 / 2 cup Calendula (Marigold) flower heads (Calendula officinalis)
2 drops of lavender essential oil or fragrance


* Use 1-2 tablespoons dried orris root per cup of dried potpourri mix.

Place cedar blocks or dried lavender in the closets and drawers.
There are more forms of naturally cool your home that are not dependent on chemicals. What do you think?
3. Remove soap scum: Apply baking soda (not abrasive). Wipe with a damp cloth or sponge. I use an old toothbrush for that.) You can use vinegar or borax as well, but borax can scratch. The vinegar can be applied directly and can not scratch. (I warm it to work faster)

4. Small spots an carpets: Two words - club soda!

5. Expand toughest carpet stains: Sprinkle cornstarch on the carpet. Let stand for about 20-30 minutes. Rub with a cup of vinegar mixed with three cups water. If you really do not get it try a natural soap-based carpet cleaner.

6. Deodorant Carpet: Sprinkle baking soda on the carpet. Add some crushed dried lavender or basil. Wait about 1 / 2 hour. Then vacuum.


7. Oven Cleaning: not allow spills to remain for long at the bottom of your oven. It will become more difficult to clean. The best way to clean the oven is sooner rather than later empolvoreando a little coarse salt, then turn off the oven. Set the oven bottom foil to catch spills. In this way the darrames will fall there.



8. Cleaning the oven it dirty? Ok, if you spill hot, sprinkle with salt. Mix a little baking soda - can take maybe two tablespoons in a cup, with a little water to make a thin paste. Use a toothbrush or bristle brush to scrub down.

9. Daily cleaning of the bathrooms: Sprinkle a little baking soda and lemon juice in the toilet and walk (without flosharlo). Eventually you will come back and rub it with a toilet brush.

10. Another great idea for the toilet: Believe it or not! - I have used alkaseizer. Yes. Although the alkaseizer are good for sestomacales remedy, however, these pills do wonders in cleaning the home. Put two pills in the toilet bowl and leave it there for half an hour. Then wipe with cleaning brush and toiliet and see the results. Also, spray vinegar around the bowl, then sprinkle with baking soda, leave for half an hour, then rub.


11. Metal oxide: Mix 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Apply and rub well.
12. Mystical things: Suppose you have an old suitcase or a truck that's all stale, but would like to use. Fill it with crumpled newspaper recycled let it sit for a week. The paper will absorb the odor (mostly) and then fill a bottle with water, add a few drops of tea tree oil, sprinkle lightly and leave it open to dry.

13. Burnt food or cooking smells fishy: Take a plate of oven-proof aluminum. Spray aluminum with cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of orange essential oil - Put in hot oven and let sit in oven to cool.

14. All-purpose disinfectant: Mix a few drops natural soap, 2 cups of water and 15 drops each of tea tree and lavender essential oil (you can use only one of them, but then added 30 drops). You can sprinkle this on all surfaces, as cutting boards, countertops, bathrooms, walls (except glass scratch). This material disinfects, but it's so safe you can actually spray it on the things your baby.

15. Remove mold: Try not to let the mold invading your home. You can stop it! You can prevent mold ORGAANICAMENTE. Clean often with disinfectant over the places with borax mold may develop from time to time. Borax prevents mold and disinfects.

16. Basic Wax Furniture: Mix 1 / 4 cup vinegar with 3 / 4 cup olive oil or mix 1 / 4 cup lemon juice 1 / 2 cup olive oil. Clean Furniture with a soft cloth and solution.

17. Herbal Disinfectant: Choose a fresh herb - lavender, eucalyptus, juniper, sage, thyme or rosemary. Simmer the leaves and stems for 30 minutes. You can use any water, but the less you use the stronger the solution and disinfectant properties. Strain, pour the liquid in the bottle, and use it on any surface, but a glass bottle. If you add a dash of natural soap to wash or biodegradable plates will cut the fat.

18. Homemade mop herbal: The stem of horsetail is as a scouring pad for pots and pans, and will not scratch. Simply rub a few dry (without leaves) of stems to the pots and pans. It will leave a little green - but while the water washed disappear.

19. Wood floor wax: Mix equal parts vinegar and olive oil. Apply a thin layer and rub-just stand on an old towel and the strength of the feet can clean the entire floor.

20. Glass Window Cleaner: Mix 1 / 2 cup vinegar to one gallon of water or club Zoda. (Ami I like best the club Zoda) can also be alcohol. - Spraying and wiping.

21. Glass Cleaner that does not smell like vinegar: Use lemon juice or club soda. If you use mineral water but the newspaper is the best debugger for use. If you use lemon juice but an old rag less less debugger.

22. Clean sink: Rub with baking soda and water. Also a halved lime scrubbing is buenisimo. Kills any germs and bacteria.

23: Cleaning Microwave: Place a bowl of straight vinegar or a bowl of water with 15 drops of tea tree oil in the microwave. heat for about 2 minutes. The microwave is vaporized himself and will be easier to clean with a damp cloth.

24. Silver polish: Rub silver with white toothpaste and rinse with warm water. LEANING 25.L

Whole House: Never underestimate good hot water and some debuggers. If you really want to get fancy add a few drops of natural soap, but the hot water clean almost anything. but nothing will not disinfected, not kill many germs and eliminate dust. Warm water is especially useful when you add alcohol or vinegar to desifestar any surface ..