I use regular toxic cleaning products to clean my home. Why should I be concerned and make the switch to non-toxic, cleaning products?
If you are using regular cleaning supplies you should definitely be concerned. Chemicals found in conventional cleaning products can effect a great variety of our body systems. It is important to understand the diffferent types of problems exposure to these chemicals can provoke. Some reactions are acute, meaning we feel the effects immediately: our eyes water, we break out in a rash, or we begin coughing or sneezing uncontrollably. Other health effects can be chronic, or long term: Hormonal problems, developmental, and learning disabilities, the build up of fluid in the lungs, even cancer. Asthma and arthritis are both examples of chronic health problems. If you use chemicals to clean your house you will be exposing yourself and your family to the health risks. The chemicals in many cleaning products will leave residues all over your house that efffect you whenever you eat, sleep, or even breath.
