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HEALTHY HOME PRODUCTS

A HANDY HELPFUL HANDBOOK

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(photo courtesy of Daryl Rantis, Architect)

 Are you ready to scout out  "safe alternatives" to  harsh household chemicals? Are you set to eliminate what can be toxic for you and your family?? Then, read on for  a clue-in about harmful ingredients and how you can not only improve the indoor air quality of your  living spaces, but have a positive impact on public health.

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Take a quick peek at some happy product alternatives. Below you will find concoctions that can help you take charge of mildew and mold and  clean cutting boards and countertops with non-toxic results. Here also  is an alphabetical list of a few household toxins you may choose to do without- starting with indoor air quality (IAQ).

Go ahead and add a bit of  magic in the air

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TEST YOUR IAQ

INDOOR AIR QUALITY QUIZ

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WHICH COULD BE HARMFUL?

Here's a quick test for you. In terms of chemical reactions and/or indoor air quality, which of the following do you think could be harmful? Check out this list of popular products on the market.

   _____ bleach ___copper cleaner ___drain cleaner ____ window cleaner 
_____fabric softener   ___ perfume  ___ standard candles ___ carpet cleaner

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ANSWERS FOLLOW

The left-hand column below provides a short list of potentially harmful products. On the right you will notice others to consider  as alternatives. After this,  you may simply opt for "good old-fashioned" hand-made remedies for cleaning and polishing you indoor spaces. 

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P.S. THIS MAY BE THE ULTIMATE ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER

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TRY THIS:

Ingredients

Recycled Glass containers
Orange peels
(Or any other citrus fruit peels. This makes it smell great plus it adds cleaning power.)

1-2 TBS Salt (*sea salt-Silver Sage)

Vinegar
Water
Essential oil  (* Silver Sage used lemon grass oil- 10 drops-)

Mixing It Up:

Step One:  Cut orange peels ... fill any empty glass containers you have on hand.  If you don't have glass containers you can fill any containers that you have.

Step Two: Add [sea] salt to the orange peels and let them sit for 20-30 minutes (or longer).  This will pull the oils from the peels and ultimately make your cleaning solution stronger.  You only need enough salt to lightly cover the peels.

Step Three:  Fill the containers with vinegar and water... 1/2 vinegar and 1/2 water because my solution smelled a tad bit too much like vinegar.

Step Four:  Put a TIGHT FITTING lid on the jars and let the solution sit and be pretty for 2-3 weeks.  The longer it sits the better.  Jars make  conversation starters ((*:*))

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More? You may also want to check out the articles on  Safe Supplements and  WELLNESS PAGES.

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 ONE STEP FURTHER: Find out about how you can deal with harmful air-borne elements from indoors- from stale air, to toxic pollutants given off by building materials, and possibly radon gas which seeps into buildings from soil through small openings in foundations -

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