My guess, not many.  After all, most of us rarely even read such tiny instructions or warnings do we.  We tend to assume that if something is sold to us it simply must be safe.  But, though generally it is pretty easy not to kill yourself with multi-surface kitchen cleaner, all these products do have potential health risks.  It isn’t just the concern about toddlers drinking things they really shouldn’t either (though household cleaners are the main cause of child poisonings today).  No, the issue is how we use them and what we use them with.

Most cleaners will tell you that they should be used only in a well ventilated space.  But lets be honest here, how many of our guest bathrooms are well ventilated?  Ditto the oven and most of us do not own really great breathing apparatus, nor would we wear it when cleaning the oven?  But, fail to follow the rules and you will definitely be breathing in far more of the fumes from your products than that deemed safe in their product testing.

If your eyes are running, you start sneezing or your skin is irritated can you really be happy about what is going on inside?  Much better to choose greener cleaning products that are more mild to you who uses them.  This is one of the reasons the Simple Green Cleaner range has done so extraordinarily well.  After all, they are far from the most environmentally friendly ranges available.  But, what they do have is a history of being used as workplace cleaners.  Firstly this means that however green they are there first job is to be efficient.  The second issue is that to be sold as industrial workplace cleaning products requires passing far more stringent safety legislation than anything used in the home.  So, though they may have their detractors they are generally some of the safest cleaning products for you to be using, as far as your own health is concerned.

On the whole Green Cleaning Products are better for you, as well as for the earth.  Relying less on harmful irritants means they are less likely to lead to health issues for those who use them.  But, even if you use the most natural cleaner on the market do think about how you use them.  Leave all natural vegetable soap on your skin and it will damage it, drying it with its alkaline nature.  Vinegar may be the mildest antibacterial cleaner going but you wouldn’t want to inhale it when mixed with baking soda.

Green Cleaning Products are better for you and the earth, but only if you break the habit of a lifetime and read those instructions every now and again.  And, think very carefully before using two different products together.  The reaction to products mixing can be very different to when used alone.

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We have already seen how Simple and Green cleaning can be, with Baking Soda, Vinegar and Simple Soap.  Today’s All Natural Cleaning Product is another disinfectant, anti-bacterial cleaner and degreaser.  This is probably the cheapest Green Cleaner you could ever have and it is already sitting in your kitchen cupboard.  We are of course talking Salt as Green Cleaner.

Of course it isn’t very glamorous and it rarely comes in particularly exciting packaging, or indeed with any added flowery fragrance.  But, all this is good, it simply makes salt more economical and much much more environmentally friendly.  No wasted perfumes or packaging for this green cleaner.

All Natural Anti-Bacterial Cleaner

Now, if you’re cleaning in a hospital or around sick family members and need to ensure bacteria are destroyed, try something stronger such as the Simple Green Disinfectant.  But if you simply need to ensure your green cleaning is indeed very very clean read on.

Salt has been used for thousands of years to preserve foods and prevent decay.  Why?  Because salt inhibits microbes and bacteria.  That’s way there is so much of it in anything canned or pickled – it kills germs.  Now of course, since salt is not sold as a green cleaner we can not make any claims to just how many germs it will destroy.  But, in practical terms for ordinary households it can prove a pretty effective tool in the battle against germs.  Just like vinegar in fact.

Salt is also a fine scourer brilliant for coaxing the dullest stainless steel sink into a brilliant shine.  In fact you can use it in many of the ways you would use baking soda, though it is not an odour absorber in the same way as bicarb.

We all know salt will help mop up wine stains but it will also try its best to absorb grease too which makes it great for dealing with spills.

Try it, just make sure you buy the biggest budget pack to keep costs and packaging down and environmental benefits up!

Enjoy your Salty Simple Green Cleaning!

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