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Many people work to
preserve the habitats of native and endangered species, but perhaps
give less consideration to their own habitat. Many, also
aware of
the dangers of eating food contaminated with pesticides and other
chemicals, eat only organically grown food or grow their own.
But they may not be aware of the toxins in everyday
household products, or perhaps are unable to find good enough
alternatives.
I believe lack of
awareness is one reason many people are using dangerous household
products in spite of maintaining otherwise healthy lifestyles.
- Many
household products don't have ingredients listed on the label.
Food
producers must by law display their full ingredients list on the label,
but there is no such requirement for products like insecticides and
household cleaners. So we may not have any real idea what
chemicals we are introducing into our homes or using on our bodies, and
yet we are in intimate contact with these chemicals day in and day out.
Bacteria and fungi can be dangerous, but the toxic chemicals
in
some cleaning products are even more dangerous.
I
believe it is vitally important to find good alternatives that work,
and at the same time have positive
health benefits instead of
compromising our health.
And
there are
well-proven
alternatives - age-old methods of cleaning and deterring pests.
The petrochemicals (from crude oil) that are the basis of
modern
cleaning products have really only been developed in the past
50 years or so, and we are only now seeing the full
environmental
and health impact of their widespread use. But vinegar,
for instance, has been safely used for cleaning and healing
since
the time of the ancient Sumerians, 7,000 years ago.
Essential oils,
too, have a long history. Their use can be traced as far back
as
the Egyptians, and across Asia and Europe
to the present day. In modern times,
essential oils like
Ti-tree and Lemon Myrtle have been shown to be more powerful germicides
than their petrochemical counterparts. The same is true of
the
oils used in My Habitat MouldMaster with regard to moulds and
fungi.
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