Cleaning your house could be dangerous for you and your family. There are so many chemicals contained in household cleaners that just cleaning your house is a health hazard. The average home contains more chemicals than are found in a typical chemistry lab. The Consumer Safety Commission has determined that cleaning products are some of the most dangerous substances in the home. Most states have laws against dumping household chemicals in standard garbage cans. There are special locations that dispose of chemicals. If these cleaners are too dangerous to dump at ordinary garbage disposal areas then why do we use these chemicals in our homes and around our children?

Commercial Cleaning Products Trickle Toxins

"Toxins in U.S. homes now account for 90 percent of all reported poisonings each year," says Rose Ann Soloway, administrator of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. And approximately 1.4 million children under the age of 12 are poisoned in the US each year. In fact, children account for 85 percent of all poison victims, and over 70 percent of these children are under the age of 5. Among children ages 5 and under, the most common poisons are from household cleaners or personal care products. Ordinary products used by adults each day around the home can become dangerous poisons in the hands of a child. Even products created specifically for children like baby shampoo contain harmful chemicals like formaldehyde, which you are rubbing on your child’s head.

Using Natural Substances for Cleaning

Natural substances like vinegar and baking soda can be used to clean-up dirty messes. Most of the time they work as well or better than commercial cleaning products and they are definitely less expensive than the products you buy from your grocery or drug stores.