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13 Apr 2020 7:11 PM | Deleted user

Green Cleaning Certified Helps Our Planet

First:Improving your knowledge and protects the public, certified green cleaners have met the standards that specifically address health and safety concerns of most consumers. Products used by certified green cleaners must meet the criteria, ensuring they are environmentally safe, free of ozone depleting chemicals and less likely to be toxic to our water system. 

Second:Becoming aware of the potential health consequences of some chemical products would amaze and boggle the mind. 

Third: Read the label I think everyone will be quite surprised. Some companies have pledges not to use knowingly harmful chemicals in their products, so these are the best products to buy if you’re looking to clean green. Most green products advertise they are green and don’t use harmful ingredients.Having the peace of mind in a clean and healthy home or office, without the worry of harmful chemicals surrounding your loved ones, is priceless.

A clean business space can reduce the risk of illness for your employees, increase productivity, and even reduce stress. But does the need for a clean work setting also mean that you need to pollute the air (and work surfaces) with potentially dangerous chemicals?

Even though chemical cleaners can sanitize and disinfect surfaces, reducing the likelihood of spreading illness-causing bacteria and viruses, they can also cause allergic reactions, skin irritations, respiratory issues, and other health problems.

If you want a clean commercial space but want to avoid harsh chemicals, green cleaning is an alternative that works. 

We as people are like a virus by using regular cleaning products that have toxic chemicals in them, we are attacking or breaking down our plants self detoxing system. Just like there are bad viruses, there are good viruses which are the people that practice or apply using green products to help our environment.

They are no better way to know, then to educate yourself on what or how killing germs and reducing the spread of infection than to take these steps. 


Ingredients To Watch Out For in Cleaning Products

·       Formaldehyde...this has actually been found in certain laundry detergents!

·       Thiourea

·       Perchloroethylene

·       Nonylphenol Ethoxylate

·       Butoxydiglycol

·       DEGBE

·       Phthalates...these are often listed as "fragrance"

·       Ammonia

Many of these ingredients are skin or lung irritants and some are carcinogens. 

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