12 non-toxic homemade household cleaners

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12 non-toxic homemade household cleaners

by Dalene Entenmann (Subscribe to Dalene Entenmann's posts)
Dec 30th 2007 @ 5:30PM

Filed under: Home, Green by the Numbers

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In the last 40 years, over 75,000 synthetic chemicals registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been introduced into our daily life. Few have been tested for safety. Many have never been tested at all. Less than one percent have been classified as dangerous. According to Bill Moyer's PBS special Trade Secrets, until a synthetic chemical has caused damage and devastation to human life, there is no precautionary restriction of use.

Many of these chemicals might be safe, but who knows? Ingredients to effectively keep a home clean can be found in simple everyday products already found in kitchen cupboards.

Visit the gallery to discover simple non-toxic homemade household cleaners.

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1-01-2008 @ 8:42AM

paul said...

Interesting and beautifully shot post--but the suggestions are sparse as to *how* to use the products. For example, do you use vinegar at full concentration or otherwise at what approximate proportion? And for salt? Do you use it as an abrasive? In a salt solution? Kosher or table?

So while interesting and aesthetically pleasing, on the whole, not especially useful.

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