Most cleaning products sold in the market are made with toxic chemicals. It can be hazardous to use such products in home, office or any place where people live or work. Now there are natural cleaning products for all types of cleaning purposes. These products are made from natural ingredients and provide safer alternative. There is no use of bleach, phosphates and solvents in these products. At the same time, it can be difficult for consumers to know if a particular cleaning product advertised as natural is really made with natural ingredients. These products are not regulated and some manufacturers misuse the natural term. They label their products as natural even when some toxic chemicals have been used in the product.
Natural means a product that contains natural ingredients only. The problem is that all natural ingredients are not necessarily safe for humans. It is important to buy cleaning items that contain only certified natural ingredients. The ingredients must not pose any health risks to humans and pets. These ingredients should be biodegradable and environment friendly. It means release of such substances into environment should not result in pollution or hazard down the stream. Some manufacturers take the natural criteria to a higher level. They use only those ingredients that have not been tested on animals. Only those items are used that are grown or sourced in a sustainable way. Such substances can be disposed off safely in the environment. Even the packaging is recyclable. People involved in growing, sourcing and trading receive fair pricing for their services.
Natural cleaners made with natural ingredients generally use plant based cleaning agents, filtered water, essential oils, wood fibers and corn ethanol. These ingredients may form 95-99 percent of a natural cleaning product. The other 1-5 percent ingredients can be dye, fragrances and preservatives. These substances may be synthetic and not completely natural. Such substances form only a small percentage of the natural product and do not pose major risk to human health. There are completely natural products that are free from dyes and fragrances.
It is important to know that some natural cleaning items may not have any disinfectant. Consumers looking for a cleaning product with disinfectant property should check the ingredients list and other information on the product label. Natural ingredients used in such products can be expensive to source. Processing and refining such ingredients from the source material can be difficult and expensive process. For this reason, green cleaning items can cost a little more than chemical based cleaning products. Consumers who place more importance on safety and health of their loved ones do not mind paying a bit more for a safer product.
Natural cleaning products are available for all types of cleaning purposes. Such products can be found for cleaning bathroom, toilet, kitchen, carpet, floor, cloths, drain and piping. These products are available in the form of liquid, gel, bar and powder. Products in this range are available for dishwashing, laundry cleaning, surface cleaning, spot remover, odor remover, deodoriser. spore and mold remover, deep stain remover, grease and oil remover, scale remover and glass cleaner. It is time to stop using cleaning items that contain synthetic chemical ingredients.