Nowadays, more and more people are recognising the importance of keeping a clean home, and are understanding the many benefits of doing so that extend beyond the aesthetics of a clean and tidy home, and simply keeping up with the neighbors. The number of Americans using professional cleaning services is indicative of this.
And, with cleaning being such a priority for so many more Americans than ever before, there was always going to come a time when sustainability and eco-friendliness entered the equation.
With many modern cleaning manufacturers advertising their products as being ultra-fast and ultra-effective, consumers can perhaps be forgiven for not caring (or not knowing) about the consequences of using such products, and for being tempted by chemical-based solutions to problems that could be resolved just as easily with products that are naturally sourced.
Did you know that there are plenty of natural, highly effective ingredients that can be used to keep your home hygienically clean, while not harming anyone vulnerable in your household (such as the very young and the very old, or anyone with compromised immunity), including pets, and without contributing to climate change or environmental pollution? From trusty favorites like baking soda and vinegar, to store-bought solutions that use only natural ingredients, cleaning without the use of harsh chemicals, is absolutely doable, and is both safer and cheaper.
Modern cleaning services and natural products
Increasingly, cleaning services are turning to natural products such as baking soda, lemon and vinegar, to keep their clients homes spotlessly clean, and few are complaining about it; in fact, some homeowners demand that only natural products be used when cleaning their home. But why is it so important?
Pets and chemical cleaning solutions
Let’s take pets for example; as cherished family members, the last thing you want to do is make them sick as a result of the cleaning products you use, but this happens all too often in many households. Chemicals and toxins can harm your beloved pets, especially if they are renowned for licking floors and other surfaces! Making them sick by poisoning them, causing them to break out in itchy rashes, or irritating their highly sensitive nasal passages, chemical cleaning solutions should never be used around pets, and really don’t need to be.
Fortunately, natural cleaning products can still get your home hygienically clean, while not smelling strongly or harming your pets.
Kids and chemical cleaning solutions
Small children are equally as sensitive to cleaning solutions that are chemical-based as pets are, and just as many pets do, they also like to put things into their mouths! So, when using natural cleaning products, you can rest easy knowing that what you, or your cleaning service, have used, isn’t going to harm your precious little ones in any way.
You want your home to be spotlessly clean, but surely not at the expense of your children, vulnerable members of the household, or pets? Fortunately, the fact that many pantry essentials can do the job just as well (if not better) than their chemical counterparts, coupled with the fact that many professional cleaning companies use only naturally sourced solutions when cleaning their clients homes, has meant that the days of toxic cleaning products leaving their harmful traces behind in our homes, and in the environment, are long gone.
