Exclusive Article By Donna Johnson
If you worry about how unsafe the ingredients are in the products you buy, you’re not alone. Plenty of products too often contain dangerous chemicals that can negatively affect a person’s health and well-being. Switching to eco-friendly products is a smart way to support the environment and protect everyone around you.
Assess Your Health
You may not think much about why you have symptoms such as headaches, coughing, sneezing or others until you’re forced to visit the doctor. Instead of waiting for your health to worsen, you might want to wonder if the products you regularly purchase are slowly killing you. Choosing products made with safer ingredients might save you a trip to the doctor. Besides this, you’ll feel less stressed out about your family’s health. Create your own eco friendly products by learning about safer alternatives with essential oils, vinegar and others.
Indoor Air Pollution and Saving Water
The wrong household chemicals can cause indoor air pollution to be more dangerous to one’s health than outdoor pollution. Control your use of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) because these can cause problems in the kidneys and liver among others. VOCs go into the air and stay there when these harmful products are used. Saving water is important because it protects the environment and keeps water clean. Using a water leak detector can prevent unnecessary water leakage that wastes valuable water. Don’t let unethical brands trick you into buying products that will ruin your health and life.
Pets and Children are Vulnerable
Small children and pets are more sensitive to toxic chemicals than adults. This is extremely unsafe, especially since cleaners, toys, and other products you use each day are likely strewn all over the house. Keeping these in a cabinet or closing the bottle may not be enough. Cats can leap onto a counter, invade the cabinet, lick leaking chemicals and die. Lawn fertilizers, de-icing salts, antifreeze, garden herbicides and insecticides, and more could harm your pets. Children are curious and will grab anything to play with and possibly taste it. Even though research says that injuries related to household cleaning products has fallen 46 percent, small children continue to be at risk for poisonings and other serious problems.
Do Your Own Research
Finding eco-friendly alternatives isn’t difficult these days as companies get smarter and decide to support the environment. You can do your own research online or check out your local organic, all-natural store for options. Be environmentally friendly by choosing natural laundry detergents, reusable items and recycled products. Things to look for in a good cleaner include vegan, gluten-free, non-toxic, hypoallergenic, certified cruelty free and biodegradable. Be sure you can trust the companies you’re dealing with by asking questions and educating yourself because not everyone is as ethical as claimed. Don’t rely too much on labels or self-certification.
Save the Planet
Every small action can contribute to either saving the earth or destroying it. A person who pollutes the planet helps destroy it. This may not seem like a big deal right now, but it will be when it affects you. Harmful chemicals kill innocent animals and people. The person who isn’t bothered by this lacks empathy. Not having empathy towards others can make a person negative, which may lead to significant health problems in the future. Making the right choices now by helping the environment will make you feel like a better person.
Everyone should become informed about the products they buy. You can educate yourself on environmentally friendly practices by reading blogs and books. Protect your loved ones, including your pets, and you’ll live a more positive lifestyle.
