Detergents are not soaps. They are actually petrochemicals derived from crude oil. Less petrochemicals (blood and waste from slaughtered animals, herbicides, expired drugs, bio-chemicals from experimental vaccine) dumped into our fresh water supply means a cleaner environment. How much cleaner, what costs and whose expense?
1. Less petrochemicals being dumped into the environment means essential nutrients from topsoil do not get killed (this is very necessary as all vegetables, fruits and herbs rely on earth’s top 10 inches of earth – your topsoil – for nourishment).
2. 33% of the American population suffers from chemical sensitivities (allergies) alone – and this is not including those with food allergies, not including those from other parts of the world. Easily, chemical detergent residue gets embedded into clothes without you knowing. Many suffer skin and respiratory reactions from detergent invisibly embedded in their clothes. From perfumes to synthetic scents.
3. Accidents – many people will find relief if they use lesser chemical detergents. In fact, there’s lesser danger around the house should kids consume detergents by mistake.
4. Less petrochemicals being dumped into our fresh water supply means cleaner water is recycled back to our home.
5. Less petrochemicals being dumped into our water and into our air (fumes) means lesser animals die or mutate.
6. Invisible fumes or vapour from detergents (a handful of people use them with boiling hot water) can be cancer-causing.
7. Also, germs are also becoming more resistant to petrochemical detergents. (They are not very much unlike prescription antibiotics getting less effective against flu etc!)
In short, household products like chemical-dependent detergents are capable of these effects on us humans and all living pets, animals etc:
“Teratogenic” – causing birth defects;
“Carcinogenic” – causing cancer tumors;
“Neurotoxic” – causing damage to nervous system.
The freer your home is from toxins, the lesser chemicals you breathe in and have on your skin, the healthier you and your family will be. It goes without saying that good health is essential to perform well in practically any aspect of life (from studies to getting employed, to being a successful in work/business).
So how does one keep your home freer from toxins?
| Conventionally Used Unhealthy Way | The New Eco-Friendly Healthy Way |
| Perfume with chemicals, synthetic room scents | Body Oil or Essential Oil (eg. real musk or cold-pressed from leaves and flowers). |
| Herbicides, insecticides | Made-at-home (DIY) Insect Repellents made with juice of garlic, onions and lemongrass (can be kept in fridge and used for 3 days). Add ginger juice to make it last a week. Recycle un-used cigarettes (or cigarette leaves steeped like tea), spray onto leaves, plants, etc (not to be used on tomato plants as tomato plants). Now, this is one good reason to stop smoking! |
| Chemical detergent for clothes | With a non-chemical detergent, there’s really NO NEED to use another chemical fabric-softener! Alternate detergents: For stubborn stains, soak them separately with mixture of white vinegar and baking powder (adjust amount of baking powder for more “natural bleach power”) – without hot boiling water. Rinse well before washing. |
| Chemical detergent for dishes, washing of vegetables and fruits Chemical detergents for bath and shower | You want chemical-free washes that cleans and degreases effectively. Chemical-free washes made from plant and mineral ingredients! Some brands to go for: Dr. Bronner’s , Environne Vegiwash, eCover. I usually squeeze a little into an empty plastic bottle and dilute with water, and refill as required. One tiny squeeze is enough for a sink full of dirty dishes. Avoid any bath or shower products that have cancer-causing chemicals too! Be kind to your skin and your immunity will do its work better to defend your body against infections and chronic diseases! |
| Chlorine and Fluoride added to our tapped water supply | Installing reverse-osmosis water-filter (does not kill fluoride in water) into your taps as well as your bath/shower system (fluroide is easily absorbed into skin and can break down the human immune system. Chlorine can disrupt the normal functions of your thyroid gland.) Ozone (super-charged oxygen molecules added to water can kill germs, viruses, etc. Widely used in holistic therapies to help patients fight chronic diseases conventional medicine has no cure for, and so this therapy is largely unknown in most conventional hospitals and clinics) |
Laundry Magnets that clean your clothes without any detergents whatsoever. You’d never think this tiny little magnet is capable of doing so!
There are 2 of them (magnets) which you place (horizontally) opposite of each other in the water drum (of your washing machine).
Use with cold wash or hot wash, the temperature will not affect efficacy of the magnets. The magnets last a lifetime unless you place them near magnetic fields like TV, video tapes, cell phones, etc.
People with pacemaker may not want to handle the magnets (due to obvious reasons).
Of course, you can use your own chemical-free (or chemical) detergent, or chemically-scented dryer sheets, when you use these magnets. But do think about how chemicals will reduce substantial health and environmental benefits even if they will not destroy function of these magnets ! Using detergents will defeat the purpose of getting these magnets in the first place!
A year of chemical detergent (one box a month) cost the average family SG$180 per year. These magnets cost less than SG$100 (approximate) including shipping cost.
My verdict: the magnets really worked! Very easy to use, clothes came out smelling odour-free and detergent-free! Towels or clothes with tougher stains will require either oxygen-based bleach (ask your supermarket or pharmacy if they have this) or natural bleach BEFORE the normal washing-machine routine.
If you’ve not set your New Year Resolution to affect positive change in your life, now is a good time to ACT! With so many healthy alternatives, there’s really no reason to do so! Print this for your wife or send to a friend! HAPPY 2010 everyone!
Related Info
Shelley Kramer’s Harmful Ingedients (Cancer-Causing) Info page
Tpxic Sewage Sludge in your Food
Toxic Cosmetics Ingredient List
Disease-promoting ingredients remain perfectly legal in the American food supply
Safe Substitutes in Kitchen, Bath and Garage/Store Room
Impact of Chemical Household Products on our Environment
Pet Food Contaminated With High Levels of Fluoride
