What is "ORGANIC'?
While organic products are natural, some of them do hold dangers. For example, borax is a marvelous stain remover and has many other uses as well, but although it is a naturally occurring mineral salt, it is poisonous and must not be used around children or pets.
However, this warning applies to very few of the organic products suggested for use in this book. Generally speaking, organic cleaning products are safer overall than nonorganic cleaning products. After all, some of them are even used in cooking!
Three Good Reasons to Switch
There are three main reasons for switching to organic cleaning products:
1.Your health and the health of those around you will benefit as exposure to toxic substances is reduced.
2.The environment will be less burdened and depleted.
3.You will spend less money, because the cost of organic domestic cleaning products is usually far lower than the cost of the commercially available nonorganic variety.
There are other benefits too. For example, once you start using organic ingredients you'll find yourself wanting to experiment. You'll be doing your own mixing, and you may be doing your own creating too. You'll find yourself becoming more curious about how to strengthen their power, how to add natural perfumes, and how to adapt the products for specific situations. You will feel very resourceful, and this feeling will spill over into other aspects of your life as well.
The other benefit is that when your children see you using these basic household products to clean and remove stains, they will pick up on attitudes and approaches that show respect for the environment, both in the home and outside of it.
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