Healthy alternatives
Fragrance-free
Ecover – Zero All Purpose Cleaner
Meliora Cleaning – All Purpose Home Cleaner, fragrance-free
Nature Clean – All-Purpose Cleaning Lotion
The Unscented Company – All Purpose
With fragrances (essential oils)
AspenClean – Multipurpose cleaner
Attitude – Multi-surface cleaner
Biovert – Multipurpose Cleaner
Common Good – All Purpose Cleaner
Dapple Baby – All Purpose Cleaning Spray
Earth Friendly Products ECOS – All-Purpose Cleaner
Echoclean – All Purpose Cleaner
Ecomax – Natural All Purpose Cleaner
Greener Choice – All Purpose Cleaner
Greenshield Organic Green – All-Purpose Cleaner
MamaSuds – All-Purpose Cleaner
Sun and Earth – All Purpose Cleaner
DIY
The microfibre cloths allow for efficient cleaning without the use of chemicals.
You can also prepare this very effective and healthy mixture. You will need:
- 1 teaspoon of borax
- 1/2 teaspoon washing soda
- 2 tablespoons of vinegar or lemon juice
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of liquid soap based on vegetable oil
- 2 cups of very hot tap water
Mix borax, washing soda, vinegar and liquid soap in a spray bottle. Add very hot water and shake the bottle until completely dissolved. Spray the surfaces to be cleaned and wipe with a sponge, cloth or terry cloth.
Ingredients to avoid
- Ammonia: irritant and corrosive to the skin, eyes and respiratory and digestive tract
- Butyl cellusolve: neurotoxic
- Dyes (coal tar): carcinogen, skin sensitizer, photosensitizer
- DEA (Diethanolamine): possible carcinogen (by production of nitrosamines)
- d-Limonene: irritant to skin and eyes, respiratory sensitizer
- Orthophenol: irritant
- Parabens: endocrine disruptors
- Synthetic fragrances: allergens
- TEA (triethanolamine): irritant to the skin, eyes and respiratory tract, respiratory and skin sensitizer