Tips: How to tell if you are sure your spring cleaning products

Do you know what the ingredients of the products you buy are, know cleanliness? Probably not, because there is no federal government regulations require companies to disclose their contents. But harsh chemicals can wreak havoc on air quality in your home, they are harmful to the environment and can irritate the eyes and skin.

So how can you find more information about the cleaning agent that you want to buy? Fortunately, some retailers are making it easier to make informed choices for consumers. For example, in 2011, Whole Foods Market has the system of assessing the environmental scale offered by a retailer, the first commercial household cleaners introduced.

This season does not come to clean your house; an inventory of your cleaning products and cleaning all of his deed. By opting for green cleaners can help your, home safer healthier. Here's how:

• Ask a Review: Just look at the products that you currently own cleaning. The fact that a brand or product is well known, not a healthy choice. A quick search on the Internet can view the properties of the ingredients of a product safety - where the manufacturer has chosen to disclose the ingredients. Mix all the questions and make a shopping list of what needs to be replaced.

• Full disclosure: Avoid detergents that do not show the ingredients they use. Look for brands that it easy for you to know what the ingredients used in the products you buy.

• informed: find out what ingredients to completely avoid. Harsh ingredients like formaldehyde and chlorine are still found in cleaning products today. I do not know where to start? Look at the list of more than 40 ingredients that are not allowed in the purification of Whole Foods Market, including chlorine, formaldehyde, phosphates, phthalates and triclosan.

• Housing: Regardless of the contents of your cleaning products, it is advisable to keep them in a safe place kept as a locked cabinet. Small children and pets should not be able to access their offers cleaner.

• Do it yourself: A quick and easy way to know exactly what it is in your detergent to do it yourself. Only a few inexpensive ingredients needed to make your own purpose cleaner. Simply mix one part water to one part vinegar, add a few drops of your favorite pure essential oil, and you will receive an all-purpose spray have. Baking soda is another excellent cleanser that has a power of gentle washing and helps combat odors.

You do not have time to make your own clean? Classification system Eco-scale evaluates products environmental, safety, efficiency, performance, labeling and animal testing. Go for more information WholeFoodsMarket.com/ecoscale.

If you use conventional cleaning agents, it is possible that exposing your family to harmful ingredients. Find out more about the products you use, you can use the green spring cleaning for a healthier home.

Copyright © 2015 Daily Press

This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and to read on the Web site of another person, please read the FAQ on fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php #publishers.