We talked about the ecology of the earth, but how is your Indoor Ecology; the water you drink and the air you breathe? When we think about air pollution, we think about the outdoor air. Did you know that the indoor air can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than outside air? The average person living in the USA spends 90% of their time indoors. 20 million people have asthma; one in 13 children has asthma.
Some chemicals can be tracked into the house so it is suggested that you keep shoes at the door so not to track in road dirt or pesticides.
The EPA registered 80,000 chemicals and less than 20% have been tested for toxicity. Children are at higher risk due to their smaller size. 90% of poison exposure happens in the home, usually involving household products.
I have used these products for over 30 years! Contact us for more information about how to obtain Shaklee products. We are Shaklee Independent Distributors and supply Shaklee products to folks in the USA, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Mexico too! If you spend 15 minutes cleaning your shower walls with a product that contains glycol-ether and or butyl cellosolve (respiratory irritants) , you are at risk of 3 times of the acute one hour exposure limit. Window cleaners can also contain butyl cellosolve. Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide are found in oven cleaners, laundry spotters, toilet cleaners, and odor eliminators. The very products that make us think the air is fresh? Formaldehyde is found in wood glues, school glue, flooring glue, Gerber Baby Wash with Lavender 15 oz size (?! I’m not kidding), and Hagen Flea and Tic shampoo for cats, and more.Chlorinated chemicals are found in dry cleaned clothes and municipal treated water. Chlorine is a very light molecule and can become air bound. It is found in landscaping products, too.If you are interested in finding the products that contain certain chemicals, you can find the brands they are in, by searching the name of the chemical: Household Products Govt' Site Below some more chemicals that you can cut and paste into the above Government site search. It is unbelievable how many name brand products contain these chemicals! Many of them are considered hazardous:AmmoniaButyl cellosolveCresolFormaldehydeHydrochloric acidKeroseneLyeMorpholinePetroleum distillatesPhenolPhosphoric acidSodium hydroxideSulfuric acidYou really don’t want to see this on labels either: Volatile organic cleaning compounds.To see some search results of these chemicals click here:Continue on for Govt site results & Beware the GREEN Easy Green Living - Information on how we can live a greener lifestyle, one step at a time! Geared towards those who want to learn how to protect our environment, and save money! Word is out that Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), has killed more people in the United States than AIDS! In 2005, 18,650 people died of MRSA and roughly 16,000 died of AIDS. Two thirds of the people who contracted this bug traced it back to a hospital visit. On March 4th, 2008, it was mentioned on a news report that many people picked up Staph in fitness centers. The commentator featured was very grateful he recovered from the drug resistant staph infection he contracted at his fitness center.Pack some germ off wipes before hitting the health clubs featured at the below link! These wipes kill 99.9% of E. coli and salmonella bacteria. These wipes are effective against MRSA (methicillen resistant staphylococcus aureus), Influenza A/Hong Kong, Herpes Simplex type 1 & 2, feline leukemia, the list goes on and on. Contact me for the entire list. The wipes are gentle on the hands and great for your kitchen, bathrooms, playroom, office, keyboards phones, etc. Here are some other alternative cleaning products available that rival or beat other brands without the toxicity. These products are third party tested and toxic free. See this link regarding the products featured on the Oprah Show. The cleaning products are made of corn and coconut surfactants, with no harmful ingredients, and not tested on animals. These products are very concentrated and reduce extra packaging waste. "Concentrated" also means you are not "paying for water".Here is a link to the Shaklee products Oprah and Rachael Ray mentioned on their shows. I am a Shaklee Independent Distributor: Going Green Products Water Purification Information - I love my MTS! BACK To Eco-Focused HOME
I have used these products for over 30 years! Contact us for more information about how to obtain Shaklee products. We are Shaklee Independent Distributors and supply Shaklee products to folks in the USA, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, and Mexico too!
If you spend 15 minutes cleaning your shower walls with a product that contains glycol-ether and or butyl cellosolve (respiratory irritants) , you are at risk of 3 times of the acute one hour exposure limit. Window cleaners can also contain butyl cellosolve. Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide are found in oven cleaners, laundry spotters, toilet cleaners, and odor eliminators. The very products that make us think the air is fresh?
Formaldehyde is found in wood glues, school glue, flooring glue, Gerber Baby Wash with Lavender 15 oz size (?! I’m not kidding), and Hagen Flea and Tic shampoo for cats, and more.
Chlorinated chemicals are found in dry cleaned clothes and municipal treated water. Chlorine is a very light molecule and can become air bound. It is found in landscaping products, too.
If you are interested in finding the products that contain certain chemicals, you can find the brands they are in, by searching the name of the chemical: Household Products Govt' Site Below some more chemicals that you can cut and paste into the above Government site search. It is unbelievable how many name brand products contain these chemicals! Many of them are considered hazardous:
Ammonia
Butyl cellosolve
Cresol
Formaldehyde
Hydrochloric acid
Kerosene
Lye
Morpholine
Petroleum distillates
Phenol
Phosphoric acid
Sodium hydroxide
Sulfuric acid
You really don’t want to see this on labels either: Volatile organic cleaning compounds.
To see some search results of these chemicals click here:
Continue on for Govt site results & Beware the GREEN Easy Green Living - Information on how we can live a greener lifestyle, one step at a time! Geared towards those who want to learn how to protect our environment, and save money!
Pack some germ off wipes before hitting the health clubs featured at the below link! These wipes kill 99.9% of E. coli and salmonella bacteria. These wipes are effective against MRSA (methicillen resistant staphylococcus aureus), Influenza A/Hong Kong, Herpes Simplex type 1 & 2, feline leukemia, the list goes on and on. Contact me for the entire list.
The wipes are gentle on the hands and great for your kitchen, bathrooms, playroom, office, keyboards phones, etc.
Here are some other alternative cleaning products available that rival or beat other brands without the toxicity. These products are third party tested and toxic free. See this link regarding the products featured on the Oprah Show. The cleaning products are made of corn and coconut surfactants, with no harmful ingredients, and not tested on animals. These products are very concentrated and reduce extra packaging waste. "Concentrated" also means you are not "paying for water".
Here is a link to the Shaklee products Oprah and Rachael Ray mentioned on their shows. I am a Shaklee Independent Distributor:
Going Green Products Water Purification Information - I love my MTS!
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