Want a sparkling clean home as well as making a positive impact on the world? It's possible. Let's start by changing our home cleaning habits! Not necessarily to cleaning less often (sorry!) but cleaning in a way that's better for us and the environment.
The truth is, mainstream hard-core cleaning products contain dozens of toxic chemicals. While some of these lengthy ingredient names might be great for a triple-word-score on scrabble night, they are questionable for our health, and that of the planet.
Think about it - once a cleaning product has done it's job, it's most often washed away down the drain, entering our waterways and soil. Plus many cleaning products will come into contact with the skin - the body's biggest organ. Makes sense then, that we should favour cleaning products that treat us, and the environment, nicely.
Onboard? Let's chat about what to look for when it comes to a more sustainable way to get clean.
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Choose Recyclable Packaging
You know this - plastics take several lifetimes to breakdown, plus environmental experts are warning that by 2050 our oceans will contain more plastics than fish. Let's ditch the plastic wherever possible. Glass, on the other hand, is 100% recyclable and can be endlessly recycled with no loss of quality - how good is that?
Our friends at Community Refill offer a range of effective cleaning products packaged in beautiful glass bottle and jars. When empty, you can leave these out for our delivery driver to collect, drop them back to our hub, or pop on your home recycling bin.
You can return pouches from the amazingly effective products from Dirt Laundry to us for recycling too.
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A Real Sweet Smell
There's something about the sweet smell of a clean home. Many commercial cleaning products use artificial fragrances to achieve this. Problem is, the artificial fragrance is usually to blame in cases of chemical sensitivity, allergic reactions, and rashes - eek! Instead, for that signature 'just cleaned' smell, look for products that contain pure essential oils.
The guys at Community Refill go one step further and use Australian pure essential oils, and the bushy smell of Lemon Myrtle and Eucalyptus in our Simply Clean range is so divine you'll almost want to clean..
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Go Natural
On laundry day, where possible, hang clothes outside to dry. According to Energy Australia using the clothesline once a week instead of using the dryer could save around $80 a year! As a bonus you'll get out in the fresh air which is so good for the soul!
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Engage an All-Rounder
Several different products are not at all necessary for a sparkly clean home. And imagine all that cupboard space you'll save.... Created from organic coconut oil and olive oil - no nasties - Castile soap is an excellent all-rounder. Use it as a body wash, surface cleaner, even shampoo!
Cleaning Love
Even if you don't love doing the household clean, you can definitely show your love for the planet by choosing to do things as sustainably as possible. With a range of effective alternatives you can make a difference!
Now, where's the Spray n Wipe?
