Rid Your Home of Toxic Cleaners

 Our skin is the largest organ on our bodies whatever we put on it is absorbed into our bodies. Upon learning about all the harmful ingredients that are in the various products my family came in contact with we did some cleaning up. We took the same steps to do this as we did with our food when we started eating organic.

While it may seem overwhelming the best way to do anything that appears this way is slowly. What we did was replace the most used products first and slowly. This can be done by replacing one item at a time or more depending on your finances or how desperate you are.

Decide which products you want to change first. Some suggestions would be the ones most frequently used that come into contact with your body. Laundry detergent is one to consider also the products used directly on the body every day, body soap, shampoo, deodorant, tooth paste, any creams or lotions used on the body.

Cleaning Products 

Once you have determined which product/products you want to change first do your homework. Here are some suggestions on products to look at.

• Biokleen - Cleaners for the kitchen, bathroom, laundry
• Dr Bronner's  - Soap, toothpaste, shampoo, and more
• Tropical Traditions  -  Soap, deodorant, hand sanitizer, all purpose cleaner, laundry and dish soaps,and more. 
• Seventh Generation - Dish and laundry soap, disinfectants, baby wipes, toilet bowel cleaner, and more
• Nature's Gate - Shampoo, sunscreen, toothpaste, and more

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Homemade Cleaning Products 

For those who are ambitous and wish to create their own cleaning products we have compiled a list of links to various blogs who offer recipes using essential oils. We have not tried these, but would  love to hear your feedback on them or share what you have used that works.

• How to Make Natural Laundry Detergent (Borax Free)
• Grease Fighting Lavender Dish Soap
• Homemade Shampoo
• Homemade Orange Degreaser
• Homemade Natural Baby Wipes  
• 10 Amazing Homemade Soaps

Well that should get you started, let us know what you think. If you have a blog with a DIY cleaning product fell free to leave a link in our comment box.

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