A clean house is essential for the health and well-being of you and your family. Today, however, the cleaning products that should clean while protecting your health are putting you at risk from chemicals they contain. When certain chemicals come in contact with your skin, they can be absorbed by your body and can cause… Read More
Healthy Cleaning
5 Natural Ways to Keep Your Home Clean & Healthy
Your home is where you spend the majority of your time; it’s the place you should be able to escape to and relax while avoiding the plethora of contaminants that surround us on a daily basis. Some of these hidden hazards can be tracked into our homes on our hair, shoes, and clothing including mold,… Read More
Top 10 Cleaning Toxins and Natural Alternatives
What’s the price of a clean home? You might believe it’s simply the time and effort spent making every room spotless, however, there’s a hidden cost in using certain household cleansers due to their health risks. Toxic cleaning products often contain harmful chemicals such as synthetic fragrance, ammonia, phthalates, triclosan, chlorine, parabens and sodium hydroxide,… Read More
4 Ways to Clean Your Home Without Chemicals
By Guest blogger, Ashley Lipman Most of us desire a fresh, clean home without filling our lungs with chemicals or crowding our cabinets with a myriad of plastic bottles. We prefer a healthy home that doesn’t hurt our health or the planet that we inhabit. Here are a few solutions to achieve the clean home… Read More
5 DIY Clean Household Products for a Healthy & Happy Home
By guest blogger, Alyson Monaco Trends come and go, and you can never be too sure of which will stick around and which are simply one-hit-wonders. The term “clean” is one of these trendy words getting thrown around lately. It is most likely used when speaking about diets and food – “clean eating”, but did… Read More
How Often Should I Clean That?
Summer is here and in case you missed the spring cleaning memo, it’s not too late to grab some rubber gloves. While some areas your home obviously need routine cleaning, other areas are a little less clear and they may not be scrubbed and scoured for extended periods. The infographic below from HappyCleans addresses all… Read More
How to Clean Your House in Under an Hour!
The reality is, cleaning your home from top-to-bottom will take more than one hour. But, the mere thought of spending an entire day cleaning can be a huge turn off; hence, you’re likely to do zero cleaning. However, the below infographic from Half Price walks you through, step-by-step, how to achieve a clean(er!) home in… Read More
The Ultimate Floor Cleaning Guide
We walk, stomp, run and even lay on it every day. The flooring beneath our feet is likely the most used area of our home, yet it’s often loaded with hidden chemicals and VOC’s (volatile organic compounds) that can off gas toxic gases into the air we breathe. Then, many people add stain- and water-resistant… Read More