Manufacturers of household cleaning products are not required by law to
disclose the ingredients in their products, so it's easy to buy products that
contain chemicals that are harmful to the members of your family. Some cleaning
products bear labels containing the words, "Danger,"
"Warning," or "Poison," but without being able to identify
specific chemicals, it's hard to know what's inside. Therefore, having a
knowledge of which kinds of chemicals are typically found in certain types of
cleaners can help you keep your home free from dangerous chemicals and their
fumes.
Formaldehyde
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The smell of formaldehyde may be familiar to you
from high school biology dissections, but you may be surprised to know that
formaldehyde is a common ingredient in household spray deodorizers. These
aerosol deodorizers are often used to get rid of lingering smells in kitchens
and bathrooms. Spraying formaldehyde into the air is especially dangerous
because it is a respiratory irritant. Formaldehyde is also a suspected
carcinogen.
Chlorinated Phenols
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Chlorinated phenols are chemicals commonly found in
toilet bowl cleaning products. The Environmental Protection Agency has
classified chlorinated phenols as priority pollutants and has said that they
are harmful to humans, animals and fish. They are toxic to respiratory and
circulatory systems, therefore, chlorinated phenols are harmful to those in
your house
who inhale them and also to animals that encounter them after they leave your
home and enter the water system.
Petroleum Solvents
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Petroleum solvents are common ingredients in floor
cleaners and dry cleaning solutions. Petroleum solvents are neurotoxic, causing
eye and skin irritation, and may contain benzene, which is a known carcinogen. Home
dry cleaning kits can also contain petroleum solvents and should be used with
extreme care.
*this is what builds a coating on
your wood floors and is what cause's streaks when we use the steam cleaner. It
will take several cleanings for the steamer to remove these but, be patient if
you want a chemical free home.
Diethylene Glycol
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Diethylene glycol is a common ingredient in window
cleaning solutions. Because it is colorless, odorless and viscous, diethylene
glycol is an ideal solvent for many products. However, in 1937, diethylene
glycol was responsible for mass poisonings around the world when it was used as
a food additive. Even when it is not ingested, diethylene glycol is associated
with kidney and liver damage.
The
products we use are all Natural and biodegradable. What this means is they
leave no footprint in your home or in our environment. Domestic
Touch will enable you to rest easy knowing that all living things in
your home will be treated with the utmost respect and care.
1.
Envirox 117 is used at a very diluted level in our cleaning product that will
disinfect and sanitize all surfaces while remaining all natural and biodegradable.
This product is made from stabilized peroxide and citrus oils. www.enviroxclean.com
2.
Baking soda is our abrasive and also used in some situations with white vinegar
to work on tough stains.
3.
Pure lemon oil is used on wood surface to not only polish and dust but feed the
wood naturally.
4.
Pumice is an all natural stone from the earth (volcanic) that we may used to
get out rust or hard water stains.
5.
For greasy areas we use Dawn all natural dish soap diluted with water.
6.
Our floor steaming cleaners use all cotton pads and water to disinfect and
clean your floors. Some floors need a little extra help. In this
case we may use our cleaner in a spray bottle or lemon oil. Lemon oil is also
used effectively on soap scum build up in tubs and showers.
Thanks
again for a great year!
God lives!
Kim
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