Showing posts with label nasty chemicals in organic and natural products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nasty chemicals in organic and natural products. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

CHEMICALS VS NATURALS!

For nearly 4 years I have cleaned my house with cotton reuseable floor and washing up cloths, minimal chemicals and just really bicarbonate of soda and occassional bleach. Today I gave in and bought some chemical floor cleaning wipes from Tesco. Very cheap. About £1 I think. I used to use them all the time but when we moved to the country I got all environmentally aware and decided to go natural. For the first time in ages my kitchen floor looks clean! Sorry but there is a place in my world for chemical cleaners. I have tried really hard. I have used soap nuts to wash my clothes and everything looked manky and old and worn and faded but then when I gave in and used biological powder all my old tatty rags looked ok again and were rejuvinated. I used soap nuts for just over 2 years. Maybe when I gave in with them that was when the rot set in. Today I have a very clean looking floor and mimimal work involved. I am back in the modern world it seems and wont be leaving soon. For ethical,planet saving, minimal polluting reasons I have tried and 4 years is a reasonable amount of trial I think but in the end I need to have my world clean. I will still try to use washable cotton cloths and natural non-polluting things if I can but I reckon at least once a month if not once a week I am returning to the chemical world where things just look cleaner. Sorry. I just cant help it.

Friday, 13 February 2009

more nasty chemicals - propylene glycol


  • I did a search for this chemical since its in many organic and natural cosmetica and I am on one with this topic right now. I already knew the chemical structure etc but I didnt know the following altho it doeswnt really surprise me.

  • What is Propylene Glycol? Open new Window
    May cause severe adverse health effects and has been found to cause contact dermatitis, kidney damage and liver abnormalities! Check this out! ... Propylene Glycol (PG, ... PROPYLENE GLYCOL is a colorless, ...
    http://antiagingchoices.com/harmful_ingredients/propylene_glycol.htm