Why Make Your Own Cleaners?
Making your own effective, non-toxic cleaners is a great idea in so many ways.
Many cleaners you buy at the store contain toxic chemicals and are bad for your health. They are dangerous for your body whether you inhale them, touch them, or ingest them--be it carcinogens, asthma-inducing byproducts, or straight-up poison.
If you have children around the house and they get into the cleaning supplies, panic ensues. And rightly so.
Toxic chemicals are bad for our earth: our watersheds, our soils, our wildlife our atmosphere.
Store-bought cleaners (especially green cleaners) are EXPENSIVE!!! In comparison, making your own is incredibly affordable.
Some reputable sources and articles to back up these claims:
However, the research out there on the internet on the best combinations of ingredients to accomplish certain cleaning tasks is incredibly varied and largely contradictory. In part, this is because most of the results on the internet are derived from home-making blogs, run by people who have wonderful intentions, but not necessarily a degree in chemistry. This just means be wary of what you read, keep a discerning eye on the articles you spot, and experiment with different recipes you find enticing and see what really works.
Below you have links to a pamphlet I created of my own research into the world of green cleaning after much scouring of the internet and the resources it provides.
Also - shout out to a blog I stumbled upon called Chemistry Cachet, because for the longest time I longed for a blogger interested in green cleaning who actually knew something about chemistry. This blogger says she has a BS in Chem, and I'd like to believe it's true! She usually adds chemical explanations to her cleaning formulas, which is very refreshing.
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