Household Cleaning

Household cleaning – natural and chemical free?

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What is it?

When people talk about ‘natural’ cleaning, they might mean using homemade cleaners based on common household substances. Like lemon juice, bicarbonate of soda, vinegar and borax. (Even though these are chemicals and are usually store-bought.)

Sometimes, ‘natural’ cleaning can be taken to an (impossible) extreme – ‘chemical free’ cleaning!

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What's the myth?

Some people believe that specially formulated products,1 (aka ‘products from the supermarket cleaning aisle’), expose you and your household to unsafe, toxic chemicals. And that ‘natural cleaning’ using home recipes is both healthier and effective.

So, is cleaning your house with ‘natural’ chemicals (aka common household substances) safer as well as effective?

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What are the facts?

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The bottom line?

Formulated cleaning products have been carefully designed to help you save time and effort, maximising efficiency and results when you clean your home.
No need to…

worry ‘is it safe’ or waste time cleaning with less effective chemicals. 

But please do...

use household cleaning products according to the manufacturer’s instructions.