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This 3-ingredient, natural DIY all-purpose cleaner is quick and cost effective – smells divine and really works.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Amber<\/p>\n

Welcome to my first post of 2019! I’ve decided to start a new series on the blog to cover a range of non-toxic, DIY cleaning recipes. In fact, you’ll notice from here on in that the topics I cover are going to extend beyond food and nutrition, because health is so much more than what you eat.<\/p>\n

(Plus, to be honest, it’s coming up to my 7-year blogging anniversary, and I am feeling the creative pull to branch out!).<\/p>\n

So our first little natural gem, is this ridiculously quick, cheap and easy DIY all-purpose cleaner made with vinegar and essential oils.<\/p>\n

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♻️ Why make your own natural cleaners?<\/h2>\n

One of the biggest threats to our overall health is exposure to chemicals widely used in our cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care products, fragrances, office equipment (eg inks and adhesives), cookware, clothing, furniture, toys and more (the latter few might surprise you – but just think flame retardants, wood varnishes and lacquers and you’ll start to see what I mean).<\/p>\n

These chemicals make their way into your bloodstream, and are associated with everything from asthma, allergies, irritations and headaches to reproductive and developmental toxicity, and cancer.<\/p>\n

The Environmental Working Group are an organisation worth following. Their guide to healthy cleaning provides an analysis of over 2,000 household cleaning products, and more than 1000 ingredients.<\/p>\n

You can search a product in their database, and receive details on the ingredients used, any health, environment, and disclosure concerns, and finally – a rating from A to F.<\/p>\n

The ratings provide information on cleaning product ingredients from published literature, and indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in the product.<\/p>\n

For example, Ajax Multi-Purpose Cleaner<\/a> <\/span>(a common household brand\/product), is rated an F, with some concern over potential asthma and respiratory health related effects, skin allergies, irritation, and reproductive + developmental toxicity, and moderate concern in regards to cancer risk.<\/p>\n

It’s not all doom and gloom, because with just a few simple ingredients, and a few up-cycled bottles and jars, you can replace your entire array of cleaning products with greener solutions.<\/p>\n

It’s a no brainer, isn’t it?<\/p>\n

\"Hero<\/p>\n

🧴 Ingredients<\/h2>\n

Today we’ll be using three simple ingredients;<\/p>\n