When teaching my daughter's recently about cleaners I shared with them the following story my mom shared with me during the same kind of training:
My mom had a good friend who was a meticulous housekeeper. She was always scrubbing her house and trying new ways to clean and organize. One day, she thought if bleach works well and this other cleaner works well, why not mix them together? It would be twice as strong a cleaner and possible make everything more shiny and white.
She proceeded to mix the chemicals and cleaned her bathroom. Within minutes she went blind from the fumes. Thankfully, it was a temporary blindness, but it caused such a potent and dangerous reaction that she was immediately affected.
Trust that the cleaning manufacturers make a good mixture and save you from this fate. Additionally, it is better to clean with non-chemical cleaners. Vinegar does just a good a job and cleaning germs and getting rid of odors as bleach, but it safe to drink and safe for the environment.
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It's amazing how, especially with all this talk of "Going Green", so few people are even willing to examine the role they play with the toxic chemicals they use throughout their homes. Even when given a chance to change, many choose not to. Even if it doesn't cost them a dime more to "switch stores".
The funny thing is, you hear about things like saving the environment with things like turning off your lights, or driving less, basically things that save energy or reducing Carbon, when it's not yet known EXACTLY what the detrimental effects of Carbon would be both to the Environment and your health.
Yet when it comes to the Toxic chemicals we're using every day, like Bleach, Ammonia, Phosphates and Formaldehyde, we ALREADY know that they ARE in fact Toxic Chemicals. We already know their detrimental effects on the water supply, and yet most people are unwilling to switch.
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