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Showing posts with label clove. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Think Dirty - Household Cleaner


So my fave housecleaner, Lysol, is no longer welcome here at our house.  I loved the lemon clean smell that I grew up with but it really irritated Ari's sinuses. They hated how it smelled and decided to do a little research on the subject of cleaning products, specifically Lysol Clean & Fresh cleaner. It’s pretty bad. In fact, the EWG rates it an F.

The obvious concerns are respiratory effects and skin damage. All but two of the disclosed ingredients that have data can cause major respiratory problems. Our old friend generic fragrance is back at it again with the acute skin and respiratory toxicity, along with its friends sodium borate (which can also cause skin damage, subfertility, and birth defects) and limonene (a culprit of contact dermatitis, organ effects, asthma, and cancer). Fun stuff!

So we chose a natural product that smells amazing to both of us. Needless to say, we’re glad we switched to Thieves™. Since we found out that there is evidence backing the main ingredient of Lysol as promoting organ failure, we figured you might want to switch, too.

The reason that Thieves™ household cleaner is a great replacement is that it has NONE of those nasties; instead, it uses all-natural essential oils from Young Living, specifically clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus radiata, and rosemary, all of which also come in the FDA-approved Vitality® line, so all of which are safe and edible. That way if your food falls on the counter or your kids run across the freshly-mopped floor, you won’t need to worry! Young Living has you covered. It’s better for the environment as well, since the Lysol going down the toilet drain is a danger to aquatic life.

Thieves™ cleaner might seem a bit expensive at first but you only use a capful in a quart of water for a great household spray or spot cleaner for your carpet. It doesn’t come in those convenient wipes Lysol either but we have a recipe to make your own wipes that smell even better! So you have easy access cleaning that’s REALLY clean and not toxic. 

There are so many ways you can use this cleaner that we have thrown out lots of products: carpet shampoo, glass cleaner, fruit and veggie spray, wood cleaner, and laundry detergent, to name a few.  So we now have a lot fewer nasty chemicals in our home to screw up our bodies and cause issues we don't need.  And best of all, we find Thieves does a much better job even though it is natural enough to ingest.

If you would like to try Thieves foaming hand soap and get wholesale pricing contact me at otown.oilers@gmail.com or order direct here:

https://www.youngliving.com/vo/#/signup/start?site=US&sponsorid=3703800&enrollerid=3703800

Here are a few recipes for making your own products from the Thieves cleaner:


Monday, March 27, 2017

Think Dirty - Hand soaps

Okay, I admit one of my favorite products (that I usually get at the Dollar store) is Softsoap* crisp cucumber & melon. It smells so good that I often sniff my hands multiple times after washing. And I am so sorry I did as it rates a TEN (10) on the ThinkDirtyApp** scale.

TRICLOSAN & DMDM HYDANTOIN are the culprits.  The first is an antibacterial and antifungal agent that is toxic to reproduction. Other health impacts are infertility, impaired muscle function, allergies, potential antibiotic resistance and altered thyroid hormone receptor!
The DMDM HYDANTOIN is a Formaldehyde releasing agent which may trigger Eczema and is a known Carcinogen. Yikes!

So I was thinking the Trader Joe's Fresh Linen scented hand soap that I paid more for and use in the kitchen (and also smells absolutely delicious) would rate much better since it says it is using plant oils like Rosemary. But I was wrong, it's a NINE (9) due to PHENOXYETHANOL and the fragrance they use. It has the highest warnings for  developmental and reproductive toxicity, can depress the central nervous system and may cause vomiting and diarrhea in infants. Geez!

So, two more favorites, going in the trash! So thankful we switched to Thieves hand soap made with essential oils this year. It has natural antibacterial properties and smells good enough to eat!

**If you haven't tried the Think Dirty app yet, you should! You can scan the barcode of products in your home or type it and get a complete analysis.

If you would like to try Thieves foaming hand soap and get wholesale pricing contact me at otown.oilers@gmail.com or order direct here:

https://www.youngliving.com/vo/#/signup/start?site=US&sponsorid=3703800&enrollerid=3703800

Ingredients

Water, Decyl glucoside, Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, Alcohol denat., Eugenia caryophyllus† (Clove) bud oil, Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose, Citrus aurantium dulcis† (Orange) peel oil, Citrus limon† (Lemon) peel oil, Cinnamomum zeylanicum† (Cinnamon) bark oil, Eucalyptus radiata† leaf oil, Rosmarinus officinalis† (Rosemary) leaf oil, Ginkgo biloba leaf extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium hydroxide, Tocopheryl acetate, Retinyl palmitate, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Citric acid.†100% pure, therapeutic-grade essential oil

This blog post written by Deidra

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