Why Go Non-Toxic?

Today we have so many harmful chemicals in our environment and sadly 300-400 new chemicals are introduced to our environment each day. This is truly a “Big” problem we are facing. It looks like a battle that cannot be won. So what can we do fight against companies continually creating all these harmful chemicals? Well like the saying goes, “How can you eat an elephant? You eat it one bite at a time.” We need to come together as a community and first educate ourselves and then educate others about these harmful chemicals. Please take the time to read on about the Dangers of Chemicals so that you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to fight this deadly battle.

What’s So Dangerous About Our Household Cleaning Products?
Have you ever considered what’s in our soap, shampoos, and toothpaste? Babies‚ hair is kept extremely clean with special shampoo‚s that will not sting their eyes — but “no-tears” baby shampoo contains an anesthetic. Their tiny eyes just don’t feel it when the toxic soap gets in and stings.

Compuunding The Problem
Not only is the common household products dangerous with toxic ingredients, but let us look at how these chemical producing companies have made the problem worse. The household and personal care products that we use are already so dangerous and the manufacturers have added fragrances for appeal. The result was as they hoped. People have become conditioned to relate clean with smell. If it smells good, it must be clean.

Up until the 20th century, perfumes and fragrances were made from natural ingredients derived from plants and animals. Today however 95% of chemicals used are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum, including known toxins capable of causing cancer, birth defects, central nervous system disorders and allergic reactions.

Let‚s take a look at some known facts about these fragrance chemicals:

95% of all chemicals used in fragrances are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum. They include benzine derivatives, aldehydes and many other known toxics and sensitizers – capable of causing cancer, birth defects, central nervous system disorders and allergic reactions. Neurotoxins: At Home and the Workplace, Reported by the Committee on Science & Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Sept 16, 1986. (Report 99-827)

The Solution

What you have just read contains just a tip of the iceberg but I hope you have seen enough of it to see the incredible dangers of these chemicals found in our everyday products. Most people are just unaware of what they are doing to their health, to the people around them and to the environment. Hopefully since you have read this you have now become aware of the problem if you did not know already. Now that you have read this information you may be wondering, “So what should I do with this knowledge and what can I do to avoid these harmful chemicals?” Well that’s what we plan to help you figure out.

If you have not alreday done so, order your Enviro-One Green Cleaner today! It has everything you will need to help you start replacing some of those chemicals that are so harmful to your health.