Do you have products like these in your home?
Did you know the ingredients are untested, highly carcinogenic and damaging to your health and the planets?
Just because your home is clean, doesn’t mean its free of toxins. In order to create a truly healthy space, you need to consciously detox your home of not-so-obvious synthetic chemicals that are often lurking throughout your house. This also includes skin creams, make up, soaps, washing liquids, shampoos, condoners…but im focussing on homes today!
You spray some air freshener to freshen up the air in your home, and then you calmly take a deep breath to inhale the lavender, lemon-infused scent. But beware: You are probably also taking in some volatile organic compounds (VOCs)—substances that can irritate your eyes, nose, and throat, damage your central nervous system and other organs, and might even be carcinogenic. Unfortunately, VOCs—which ideally are the first and easiest things to detox from your home—come not only from typical air fresheners, but also from paints and building supplies, toilet deodorizers, mothballs, other aerosol spray products (e.g., hairspray, aerosol sunscreen), chlorine bleach, detergent, cheap candles, and dry-cleaning chemical residues. Indoor air pollution can also come from dust (some is shed from garment fibers); lead from wall paint or drinking water; formaldehyde from pressed wood products, combustion sources, or even clothing; and smoke from residential wood, cheap candles, or incense burning, among many, many others.
According to the World Health Organization, 3.8 million premature deaths every year from noncommunicable diseases such as stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and lung cancer can be attributed to exposure to household air pollution. Can your safe haven be slowly damaging your health? Clearly there is good reason to detox your home.
THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT movie (trailer link below) lifts the veil on the shocking reality that thousands of untested, unregulated chemicals are in the products we use every day, our homes, and inside each of us. Simultaneously, disease rates are rising: everything from cancer to infertility is appearing at levels doctors and researchers have never seen. This is the shocking reality explored by Journalists Dana Nachman and Don Hardy, as they follow the personal stories of people who believe their lives have been drastically and painfully affected by these chemicals. Taking viewers to the front lines as activists go head-to-head with the powerful and profitable chemical industry, staking their lives on this battle to protect our health, these activists bring to light a corrupt, unaccountable system that has been hidden from consumers … until now. THE HUMAN EXPERIMENT makes the case that the biggest chemical threat facing humans today is not from an oil spill, or a nuclear meltdown, but could be right in your kitchen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHcoYtoOFXI
Air pollution is not only a problem for the outdoors- the air inside your office and home can also be polluted by various sources: household products, pesticides, materials used in the building, etc. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), indoor air can be more seriously polluted with household toxins than outdoor air, even in the most industrialized cities. Since most of us spend a lot of our time indoors, we need to shop mindfully for our home products: cleaning supplies, furniture, home decor, wall paint, etc. and make every effort to detox our homes.
Reduce indoor air pollution and detox your home:
Do not smoke inside.
Avoid burning cheap and scented candles and non-natural, low-quality incense indoors.
Use high-quality soy or beeswax-based candles over cheap ones made with paraffin wax.
Cover your rubbish, and do not leave food out in the open.
Open Widows! Ventilate your home often.
Avoid aerosol spray cans for air fresheners and household cleaners.
Avoid pesticides within your home, and address the source of the problem instead (i.e., not leaving food out).
Look for simple, biodegradable household cleaning products that disclose all ingredients used. Look for household cleaning products labeled “no fragrance.”
Toss out expired or unneeded chemicals and products safely.
Vacuum and dust your home frequently.
Get your tap water tested for chemical pollutants, invest in a good water filter.
Apply the less-is-more principle- do you really need a bathtub cleaner, a countertop cleaner, a sink cleaner, and an oven cleaner? Instead, you can often find all-purpose cleaners made with simple, biodegradable, plant-based ingredients that are an excellent way to eliminate household toxins.
After checking the ingredient list, look out for certifications indicating that the product is biodegradable and made without petroleum-based chemicals. Additionally, if the products have warning labels such as “DANGER” or “POISON,” you probably do not want them lurking in your house.
Make Your Own Cleaning Products from simple ingredients in your cupboards….
All-purpose cleaner
Dissolve 4 tablespoons of baking soda in 1 pint warm water. Wipe and scrub to clean. No rinsing needed.
All-purpose cleaner
Add 2 tablespoons borax, 1/4 cup lemon juice, and 2 cups hot water into a spray bottle. Spray and wipe to clean.
Metal surfaces (such as the oven)
Mix 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil soap, 2 tablespoons of borax, and 6 oz warm water in a spray bottle. Spray on surface and use an abrasive pad for extra cleaning. Leave on for 20 minutes and wipe away.
Aluminum and copper surfaces (like those for pots and pans)
Soak in 50:50 water and vinegar mixture for at least 15 minutes (or overnight) and rinse.
Bathroom surfaces cleaner (such as ceramic, plastic, and metal)
Mix 1/4 cup vinegar in one litre of water to wipe or scrub.
Window surfaces with glass and chrome
Mix 50:50 vinegar and water to wipe clean.
minimizing your use of lights and heaters, here are some other tips on how to detox your home and save electricity:
Turn off your electronics when you are not using them. They can still use up to 60% of power when on “standby.”
Unplug your chargers from their sockets when not in use.
Use energy-efficient light bulbs, such as LED lighting.
Wash your clothes with cold water instead of hot water.
Air-dry your clothes instead of using the dryer, if possible.
Shower with warm, not hot, water (which is also healthier for your skin).
Do not leave your refrigerator doors open.
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