Eco-friendly products: Good for the environment and your health!

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Creating a green eco-friendly home is actually a lot easier than what a lot of us may think. Many people are discouraged by thinking that it requires a lot of efforts, time and money to switch to eco-friendly products; but actually, working towards an eco-friendly home is not that difficult.

For any product that you buy today from the market, you will find that there is also an eco-friendly alternative. There is an impact on the environment for every little small thing that we do in our daily life, and if we shift towards eco-friendly products, we can contribute to saving our environment and work towards sustainability.

What is the meaning of Eco-friendly product?

The word eco-friendly means products that do not harm the earth or environment. These products, also called sustainable products, provide benefits for the people economically, socially, environmentally, while preserving the public health.  These products are environmentally safe from its extraction of raw materials to production, consumption and disposal.

 

House cleaning products

The conventional cleaning products in the market contain several toxic chemicals and may be harmful for the environment. Even though they make our house grime free and sparkling clean, they release harmful compounds and solvents into the atmosphere whenever they are used, and therefore, they are not good for your health. A normal household use a wide variety of product containing harmful toxic chemicals, such as furniture cleaners and polishes, air fresheners, glass and tile cleaners, toilet cleaners, detergent, dishwashers, carpet cleaners, soap and the list goes on and on. The green thing to do for our house is to switch from products that contain harmful chemicals such as Phthalates, Perchloroethylene/PERC, Ammonia, Chlorine, and any other products that state “Warning Danger Caution, or Poison ” on them to products that contain natural ingredients such as Baking soda, Beeswax, Vinegar, Olive Oil, and products labeled “no phosphates or solvents.” There are a number of cleaning products available today labeled eco-friendly.

 

Using environmental friendly products does not only benefit the environment. Their benefits to consumers are equally valuable:

  1. Healthier home and family

Using green or environmentally friendly products protects users from chemical exposure. “No longer will there be chemicals absorbed into the skin or breathed in by the person cleaning,” Leslie Reichert, author of Joy of Green Cleaning, says. This means you and your loved ones will no longer breathe in chemical residues left from the cleaning detergent.

  1. Less Risks

There are always significant risks when handling conventional cleaning products that can potentially cause chemical burn to eyes, and skin. Many people experience skin irritation after hand-washing clothes with laundry detergents. Green products mainly use gentle ingredients that are friendly to skin.

  1. Bye bye strong smelling chemical

Common complaint when using conventional cleaning products is the strong chemical smell that can often trigger headaches to those who have low tolerance to strong smelling substance. Most green products sold in the market, or homemade ones, uses natural products that give off pleasant smell such as citrus, lavender, lemon grass, etc.

  1. Less burden on the wallet

Some simple household chores can be done using common items you can find in your kitchen, such as vinegar, lemon and soda water. These items are food grade safe, effective and most importantly will not cause a bomb to your wallet.

  1. Healthier environment = healthier people

The benefits of using green products are like chain reaction. When demand on green products increases, more companies are pressured to follow environmental friendly regulations to product green products. This will result in reduced toxic waste in the water and air, which promotes better environment for vegetation and animal growth. Ultimately, we get to enjoy healthier air and safer food.

Should you switch to green products today? The benefits above should be your answer.

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Adrianna Gkika
Holistic Healing

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