Why the products You use are important A healthy home is a clean home

It's got nothing to do with status and everything to do with what's harming your home. It's easy to head to the grocery store and grab whatever is on sale in the cleaning products section or something that has been unavoidably drained into you through marketing ploys on TV. What's not easy is to understand what's in your products and what you should be trying to avoid.

Here is 3 ingredients you should avoid and why.

AMONIA

This one is probably one of the most known harmful ingredients. It can cause irritability to your eyes, and mucous membranes. It can cause you to become wheezy, Short of Breath and can cause skin burns. This is just a few of the harmful side effects with the list increasing with long term use.

SILICA

It is a carcinogenic. It can be found in abrasive cleaners that are quite common around the home.

TOLUENE

This one is a potent reproductive toxin. This means pregnant women should be particularly careful. It's most commonly used in solvents.

So where do you go to find a product that isn't harmful? They exist everywhere. Sheer are our top 2 picks ..

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