Our grandmothers taught us that ammonia and newspapers were the only way to clean a mirror. I still agree with the newspaper part, but they were very wrong about the ammonia. That stuff is a toxic chemical that causes eye and lung problems. If you have ever used it, then you know that burning sensation to your eyes, nose, and throat. That sensation from any cleaning product does not mean clean; it means that you are inhaling a toxic chemical into your lungs and bloodstream. 

Good marketing promises you the cleanest, freshest, and even healthiest cleaning products when the truth could not be further. For example, Lysol boasts that their products kill the SARS/COVID viruses on hard surfaces, but you must spray the product and wait 2 minutes before you wipe it up. Clorox bleach takes 30 minutes to kill anything. Meanwhile, you are exposing yourself and your home to the toxic fumes. 

Even if you are not the person who does the cleaning in your home, these chemicals stay in your home. They are in the air, in your clothes, on your dishes, in your bed, making them easy to ingest all day, every day. 

Your health and beauty products are no different. Many of the ingredients in your soaps, shampoos, conditioners, face-washes, lotions, potions, toothpaste, sunblocks, skincare serums, hair spray/gel/crèmes, and makeup have the potential to cause illness and disease. 

In the United States, cosmetic products do not have to go through any federal regulatory processes, except with color additives. The cosmetic companies are responsible for the safety of their products and ingredients before they sell them to you. That sounds like a conflict of interest to me. Unfortunately, when the main incentive is to sell more products, your health is not a consideration.  

Ninety-nine percent of the big brands that fill your supermarket aisles are cocktails of chemicals. You can find more than 800 different chemicals in your home product cabinet. Some ingredients are proven “safe” by federal organizations, but many are proven to be the cause of numerous health problems. You might not feel the effects immediately, but the problem comes from years of ingesting these chemicals and creating compounds in your organs. People with compromised immune systems, young children, and older family members are more susceptible to immediate health issues.

Rules and regulations differ from country to country. That is why we made the Home Detox Checklist. The information is relevant no matter where you live. Our planet has a toxicity problem, and the world must go on a product diet.

Healthy Home. Healthy People. Healthy Planet.

To get started, click here for your free downloadable Home Detox Checklist.

🙏 Many Blessings,

Sara Renshaw @ The Green Maya Project

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September 1, 2020