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"Non-Toxic All-Purpose Cleaner" is quite a mouthful. What it really means isn't way too hard to guess - or maybe it is.
Organic All-Purpose Cleaner for sale
Soap and detergent happen to be the universal "all purpose cleaners" since they were invented. They are used to wash our bodies, scrub our utensils, rinse our clothes and even mop the floors - where applicable. What is stand out about this?
In terms of "non-toxic", we somehow think that the products we use in everyday life are "safe". We do not be prepared to be slow poisoned by our food, our cosmetics or our household cleaners.
Sadly, the truth is very different.
Most cleaners are surfactant-based, and they contain either soap or detergent. While soap is organic in origin and mostly safe, it foams less and will not lather whatsoever in hard water, which makes it an inconvenient universal standard. Detergent, however, is laboratory manufactured, and made to be cheap and versatile. Along the way, certain compounds are introduced which are under friendly to the body. Any store-bought cleaner is likely to contain a minumum of one of these ingredients:
Ammonia - Gives off fumes that irritate your eyes and lung membranes, leading to asthma, blindness, eye inflammation, bronchitis, and respiratory failure.
Ethoxylated nonyl phenols (NPEs) - They are called "gender benders", as they can cause male fish to demonstrate female characteristics. Though banned in Europe, these NPEs continue to be utilized in the united states.
SLS (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate)/SLES (Sodium Laureth Sulfate) - SLS, found in most shampoos and the body washes, may cause irritation in the scalp and skin. When absorbed through skin into the bloodstream, it can act like the feminine hormone estrogen and cause secondary sexual characteristics. SLES' effects are milder than SLS, however it can't be broken down as SLS can, so stays in your body longer.
PEG, or polyethylene glycol - while PEG is not dangerous by itself, it can get contaminated by a number of highly toxic and potentially carcinogenic compounds - 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide, for example - within the manufacturing process.
This is only the tip from the iceberg. Only recently have people grown aware of the damaging toxins they get to see daily, and far scientific studies are needed before declaring any product a "safe" one. This research is only undertaken by companies who take a get up on ethics as well as profit, and make products that do their job without unfortunate negative effects.
Non-toxic all-purpose cleaners do away with the harmful compounds in most commercial cleaners, and use easy and biodegradable ingredients instead. Most of them are also pH balanced to avoid skin corrosion, but they are as efficient just like any of the toxin-laden cleaners popular these days.
While most non-toxic all purpose cleaners are laboratory-synthesized, they draw their recycleables from plants - a sustainable source, instead of petroleum products. The emphasis is on ensuring that the products don't harm anyone - with the idea to the user in the short term, or our world in the long term.
