The reason why you buy cleaning products is to make sure your home is shining and free of dirt, bacteria, germs and viruses.
You expect your cleaning products to do one simple thing, clean! Is it really the only thing they do? You must realize that the detergent you use to wash your dishes will find its way into your stomach, what you spray in the air or on surfaces will get in your lungs, and that everything that goes down your kitchen sink drain or the toilet will eventually end up in the environment where they can do massive damage.
In your home, there are toxic household products in almost every room.
Here are the top 5 toxic household products (in no specific order) you should not be keeping in your kitchen cupboards.
1.
Window or Glass Cleaners Most glass cleaners contain ammonia.
Combining cleaners with ammonia and cleaners with bleach or chlorine will react with each other and form very toxic fumes called chloramine.
Some window cleaners also contain another toxic chemical called isopropanol.
2.
Antibacterial Cleaners Antibacterial cleaners are often found in kitchens.
We use them to clean surfaces that come in contact with food such as counter tops and chopping boards, which is good in way since it prevents food contamination.
But antibacterial cleaners can contain ammonia, detergent, lye, cresol and phenol, which have an incredibly long list of dangerous effects on humans (and pets) health.
3.
Dishwasher Detergents The main ingredients used in dishwasher detergents are bleach and phosphates.
Bleach is very caustic (will burn anything that comes in contact with it) and phosphates are water pollutants.
Phosphates are fertilizers, causing excessive growth of algae.
Too much aquatic plants reduce the oxygen in water and cause the death of surrounding animals and plants.
4.
All-purpose cleaner All-purpose cleaners contain many hazardous chemicals in order to make them replace multiple cleaners like detergents, grease-cutting agents, solvents, and disinfectants.
Therefore, they contain many irritants and highly poisonous chemicals.
5.
Oven Cleaners The main ingredient of oven cleaners is lye.
It is used to break up the baked on food in the oven.
Lye is extremely corrosive, and can burn your skin and eyes.
It is usually lethal if swallowed.
The toxic chemicals in those products are known to be highly irritating to eyes, nose, throat and lungs, will severely affect nervous and circulatory systems, can damage many organs (liver, kidneys, lungs, pancreas, brain, heart and spleen), and are suspected carcinogens.
You must be wondering how you will clean your kitchen properly if you eliminate all those products? And how about other cleaning products, or even your bath & body products and cosmetics? Do you know how toxic they are? Find out right now by downloading my Free Report"4 Simple Steps to Make Your Home Safer While Saving Time and Money".