While vinegar meets the “safe” and “natural” categories many moms are looking for in a cleaner, we wanted to check out the “effective” part of the equation.Ask any mom-blogger who wants a clean and disinfected home for her little ones and who knows the dangers of toxic cleaning chemicals, and you’ll hear that vinegar has long [...]
Here are just a few of the many ways you can put salt to good use in your homeHow many ways can you use salt? According to the Salt Institute, about 14,000! I can’t think of another more versatile mineral. The use of salt to preserve food was one of the early cornerstones of civilization (preservation lessened the dependence [...]
As more and more moms, kids, schools, doctors, vets and more are concerned about the chemical toxins in cleaners, the claims that several natural products…ones you probably have in your pantry or refrigerator right now…will both clean and disinfect your home better and more safely than anything you could buy or pay someone to clean [...]
With the help of the Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (or APIC), forgo the trip to the nurse during recess by reading these friendly few tips for battling bacterial bullies!Your student isn’t the only one with homework this fall! Pull out your notebooks and sharpen your # 2’s because there will be plenty of notes [...]
Today's modern home is loaded with toxic and polluting substances designed to make domestic life easier. Today's modern home is loaded with toxic and polluting substances designed to make domestic life easier. The cost of these commercial, chemical-based products can be high -- long term health concerns for the family, and environmental pollution [...]
In an era of H1N1 (swine flu), MRSA and other contagious illnesses that can be transmitted environmentally, and directly or indirectly by surfaces, disinfectants clearly have a place in our clean-for-health toolbox.Tough Questions About Disinfectants Answered FAQs about an often misunderstood product category. By Allen Rathey, Healthy House Institute In an era of H1N1 (swine flu), [...]
There's more to housework than just keeping your home clean. As it turns out, housework may benefit your physical health in a variety of ways ... excellent motivation to tidy up!There's more to housework than just keeping your home clean. As it turns out, housework may benefit your physical health in a variety of ways [...]
Sparky and Fluffy aren’t the only ones hip to the offerings of ‘Chez-Floor’; chemical residue is also a frequent, and potentially fatal, guest. An Introduction to an Issue To your pet, your household floor is the place to be! In their four-legged mind, the floor is not just the stuff of hardwood, laminate, and tiles, [...]
Today's cleaning products not only are safer for public use, but also for the natural environment. Up to date chemical research has led to the development of modern detergents and cleaners used in janitorial and cleaning services worldwide.The earliest cleaning product was plain water, back in prehistoric times. The history of cleaning products began to [...]
In our search to find relevant articles and websites for you to review in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we came across the website for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) organization.In our search to find relevant articles and websites for you to review in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we came [...]
