Here’s what you have to do right now. Check all your cleaning solutions and see if it contains bleach. If you must know, bleach is considered a highly hazardous chemical. However, most cleaning solutions available in the market have this as an ingredient. What can bleach do to your body? Why do you have to stay away from it as much as you can?
The dangers of bleach for cleaning
Here are some of the reasons why you have to look for alternative cleaning solutions instead of the ones with bleach.
Bleach reacts with other cleaners
What’s scary about bleach is that it can react with other cleaners. These are mostly harmful reactions. In fact, some of these can actually lead to death. Instead of making your home clean, you are actually putting everyone in danger.
It’s bad for your health
Well, we know this right? But what are the specific effects of bleach on one’s body? It actually targets your lungs, skin, nose, and eyes.
For your skin, it can cause burning and it damages the tissue over time. As for the eyes, it can even lead to vision damage.
It isn’t safe most especially for the children
Obviously, swallowing bleach can be dangerous. But that doesn’t stop there. Did you know that bleach remains on surfaces and this can emit fumes? For those who are exposed to bleach, they become more prone to respiratory illnesses. Would you really want your kids to suffer from asthma and other allergies?
Your pets might suffer from bleach exposure
When you use bleach to clean your floors or your beddings, it can stay on your pet’s fur or paws. Since pets lick themselves often, they might unintentionally ingest these harmful chemicals. With bleach poisoning, they might vomit, experience convulsions, and even die from it.
It’s harmful to our environment
Our world needs help! This is too obvious given all the news related to global warming and pollution. Do your part in saving it by not using bleach.
If you are not aware, chlorine-based bleach is used in industrial processes and is thrown out in huge quantities. It is sometimes released into bodies of water and it can tremendously affect marine life and wildlife.
Safe cleaning solutions that you can create on your own
The best remedy is to go natural. Yes, you can create cleaning solutions on your own and these are generally safe for everyone. Here are some of our favorites.
Baking soda
Who says you have to spend so much to clean your house? Baking soda is your inexpensive multi-cleaner! You can even use it to deodorize your home.
Hydrogen Peroxide
You can even use hydrogen peroxide as a cleaning solution. Again, this is relatively cheap and is available at the local drug store.
Lemon
Lemon isn’t just good for your body, you can also use it for cleaning your house. And just try to imagine, wouldn’t it be nice to have a citrusy-smelling home?
Do you have more alternative cleaning solutions to share? Be healthy and save our planet with these small steps.
Barbara
Barbara is a young mother of 2 adorable kids whom she enjoyed playing with. She started living healthy when she realized that she has to keep up with her kids' energy. On her free time, she writes, sings, and tries to cook pancake for her children.
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