Monsters under your bed - I mean, your sink!

Look under your sink. It's a very accessible place - for you, for your family members, for the toddler in the house, for the curious pet. That's where we usually keep our cleaning supplies. Now pull out your trusty cleaner friends with whom you spend most of Saturday morning - breathing in their strong fumes, mixing them with other cleaners, making the world a shinier, cleaner place. But, believe it or not, at the end of those few hours, your world is not a safer place. It's hard to believe that those smells and shines are actually harmful to your health, and the health of those for whom you work so hard to keep clean. But it's not me who's telling you so! Read the back labels on your trusty friends. Notice the ingredients they are made with. Pay attention with how to use them... For example, if it says:

CAUTION: An ounce to a pint may be fatal or harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin by an adult 180-pound man.

WARNING: A teaspoon to an ounce may be fatal or harmful if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin by an adult 180-pound man.

DANGER: A taste to a teaspoon is fatal if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin by an adult 180-pound man.

Do any of those all-important bottles contain any of the following ingredients? And don't just trust this list - look them up online!

Ammonia	Fatal when swallowed
Ammonium Hydroxide	Corrosive, irritant
Bleach	Potentially fatal if ingested
Chlorine	Number one cause of poisonings in children
Formaldehyde	Highly toxic; known carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid	Corrosive, eye and skin irritant
Hydrochloric bleach	Eye, skin and respiratory tract irritant
Lye	Severe damage to stomach and esophagus if ingested
Naphtha	Depresses the central nervous system
Nitrobenzene	Causes skin discoloration, shallow breathing, vomiting, and death
Perchlorethylene	Damages liver, kidney, nervous system
Petroleum Distillates	Highly flammable; suspected carcinogen
Phenol	Extremely dangerous; suspected carcinogen; fatal taken internally
Propylene Glycol	Immunogen; main ingredient in antifreeze
Sodium hypochlorit	Potentially fatal
Sodium laurel sulfate	Carcinogen, toxin, genetic mutagen
Sodium tripolyphosphate	Irritant
Trichloroethane	Damages liver and kidneys

To go through life not knowing these facts is one thing - but once I learned, I had to tell whoever I knew might care! There are options out there, so you don't have to be victim to invisible and unknown "trouble causers..."

This website offers an amazing overall summary. Check it out!

The Today Show on MSNBC did a special on Shaklee's Get Clean line. See what they had to say!

Many people are becoming more conscious about these matters. Here's another website summary.

Simple, easy, natural solutions are offered HERE as well.

Of all the options, I'm sold on the Shaklee Get Clean supplies. They are safe, effective, natural, and are very strong cleaners. So check it out! The information is out there for the finding.