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COMMERCIAL CLEANING PRODUCTS MAKE OUR HOMES SPARKLE AND SHINE, BUT SOME CAN ALSO CONTAIN DANGEROUS INGREDIENTS.  SO WE’RE GREENING OUR CLEANING ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.

THE TOXIC CHEMICALS FOUND IN MANY CLEANING PRODUCTS CAN CONTAMINATE THE AIR YOU BREATHE AND ACCUMULATE IN THE ENVIRONMENT.  FORTUNATELY, ALTERNATIVES ARE AVAILABLE, AND YOU DON’T EVEN NEED TO GO TO THE STORE TO FIND THEM. JUST LOOK IN YOUR KITCHEN.

THAT’S RIGHT.  THINGS LIKE BAKING SODA AND LEMON ARE SAFER, INEXPENSIVE SUBSTITUTIONS.  FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SCRUB THE TUB WITH THEM.  THE BAKING SODA ACTS LIKE AN ABRASIVE CLEANSER, WHILE THE LEMON DISSOLVES SOAP SCUM.  AND DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR IS A NATURAL DEODORIZER – JUST MIX IT WITH WATER FOR AN ALL-PURPOSE HOUSEHOLD CLEANER.  NOW THERE’S A RECIPE FOR A CLEAN HOUSE AND A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH!

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