Comments on: Safe Household Cleaners http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/ Green and Natural Parenting Tue, 22 May 2012 10:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kalie http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-638 Kalie Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:41:13 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-638 It seems as if no one is aware of the toxicity of Borax. Just as EDTA is something to look out for in EVERY product, one should look for Borax as well, since it is the primary cleaning agent in nearly all liquid detergents. When absorbed into the skin it attacks the central nervous system, for this reason the use it as the active ingredient in Torro (the ant killer), which most of us know is VERY effective. I find it disturbing that on most of our laundry detergent warning labels it says very clearly "Do not allow contact with skin or clothing" We're washing our clothes with this stuff when it says not to, again, very disturbing. It is very simple to make your own washing detergent. Just grind or shred a bar of natural soap and boil in a pot of water until dissolved. At that point you add it to roughly three gallons of water with about a cup of baking or washing soda and let sit for 24 hours. All you have to do is shake or stir before using and it cleans better than any detergent I have ever used. -The quote from above is from SA8 premium with BioQuest laundry detergent. I contacted them about this, but of course I haven't received a response. It seems as if no one is aware of the toxicity of Borax. Just as EDTA is something to look out for in EVERY product, one should look for Borax as well, since it is the primary cleaning agent in nearly all liquid detergents. When absorbed into the skin it attacks the central nervous system, for this reason the use it as the active ingredient in Torro (the ant killer), which most of us know is VERY effective. I find it disturbing that on most of our laundry detergent warning labels it says very clearly “Do not allow contact with skin or clothing” We’re washing our clothes with this stuff when it says not to, again, very disturbing.

It is very simple to make your own washing detergent. Just grind or shred a bar of natural soap and boil in a pot of water until dissolved. At that point you add it to roughly three gallons of water with about a cup of baking or washing soda and let sit for 24 hours. All you have to do is shake or stir before using and it cleans better than any detergent I have ever used.

-The quote from above is from SA8 premium with BioQuest laundry detergent. I contacted them about this, but of course I haven’t received a response.

]]> By: Stephanie http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-637 Stephanie Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:13:02 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-637 One thing to keep in mind, though... baking soda can be toxic to young children if they consume too much - a condition known as baking soda poisoning. So you want to keep it out of their reach. One thing to keep in mind, though… baking soda can be toxic to young children if they consume too much – a condition known as baking soda poisoning. So you want to keep it out of their reach.

]]> By: Tiffany http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-636 Tiffany Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:44:31 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-636 Yes Elizabeth...cleaners are just one concern among many. BTW I love the eau de gasoline line! Yes Elizabeth…cleaners are just one concern among many. BTW I love the eau de gasoline line!

]]> By: Elizabeth Reid http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-635 Elizabeth Reid Wed, 11 Apr 2007 01:19:41 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-635 It's not just the household cleaners: Our shampoos, conditioners, hair products, hand soaps, laundry and softeners as well as deodorizers predominantly consist of petrol-chemicals along with some nasty poisonous aldehydes including formaldehyde. I was shocked when my newborn grandaughter was washed in the hospital with Johnson's baby shampoo which is loaded with petroleum products and formaldehyde. -- And let's not forget about fragrance. Many scientific articles point out that 100% of commercial fragrance is 96% petroleum plus aldehyde with little to nothing to do with flowers and spices. What's more it's supposed to "gas off" - leaving in its wake a plume of toxic gas for all of us - ugh - to share. The next time you're going out on the town - spare all of us - and don't wear the "eau de gasoline"! It’s not just the household cleaners: Our shampoos, conditioners, hair products, hand soaps, laundry and softeners as well as deodorizers predominantly consist of petrol-chemicals along with some nasty poisonous aldehydes including formaldehyde. I was shocked when my newborn grandaughter was washed in the hospital with Johnson’s baby shampoo which is loaded with petroleum products and formaldehyde. — And let’s not forget about fragrance. Many scientific articles point out that 100% of commercial fragrance is 96% petroleum plus aldehyde with little to nothing to do with flowers and spices. What’s more it’s supposed to “gas
off” – leaving in its wake a plume of toxic gas for all of us – ugh – to share. The next time you’re going out on the town – spare all of us – and don’t wear the “eau de gasoline”!

]]> By: The Parenting Buzz on Clipgator : ClipGator.com http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-634 The Parenting Buzz on Clipgator : ClipGator.com Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:53:13 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-634 [...] Nature Moms gives recipes for environmentally-friendly, child-safe household cleaning supplies in Safe Household Cleaners; [...] [...] Nature Moms gives recipes for environmentally-friendly, child-safe household cleaning supplies in Safe Household Cleaners; [...]

]]> By: Walter Jeffries http://naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-633 Walter Jeffries Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:35:16 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2007/03/09/safe-household-cleaners/#comment-633 Aye, that is a big concern for us. We stick with the simpler things like you mention. Our worst ones are bleach and laundry detergent. The bleach is in a bottle with a child safe cap and then kept up on a very high shelf and we talk about how bad it is to them from a young age teaching them safe handling. For the laundry detergent we buy that in a 5 gallon pail (lasts a year or two) with a snap on lid that children can't open. Heck, it's hard for adults to open. Then a small amount is measured out and put in a container when we go in town to do laundry. Aye, that is a big concern for us. We stick with the simpler things like you mention. Our worst ones are bleach and laundry detergent. The bleach is in a bottle with a child safe cap and then kept up on a very high shelf and we talk about how bad it is to them from a young age teaching them safe handling. For the laundry detergent we buy that in a 5 gallon pail (lasts a year or two) with a snap on lid that children can’t open. Heck, it’s hard for adults to open. Then a small amount is measured out and put in a container when we go in town to do laundry.

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