Having a new baby in the house makes many people very aware of how clean everything is (or isn’t) around them. Most new parents are diligent about keeping dirty toys or other items away from their baby or toddler, not letting them eat food that has dropped on the ground, and ensuring that those who touch their baby or those things that their baby touches are as clean as possible. While new parents may not always have the luxury of time to keep their house spotlessly clean, making sure that the area around where their baby sleeps, eats and plays is clean and that the items that come in contact with their baby’s mouth or hands are germ-free is very important.
What many parents do not consider is the harmful effects that the products they use to clean can have on their baby. While they may think that using these products is good for baby because it provides a clean environment around them, what they often don’t realize is that the chemicals and other substances in many standard cleaning products are toxic. Many cleaners contain ammonia, bleach, and other harmful chemicals. In fact, if you read the labels on the majority of household cleaners that we use, you will find that they usually contain a warning about the harmful effects they can cause. Labels warn of toxicity, say they’re harmful or dangerous if swallowed, cause eye and skin irritation, and in some cases can even be fatal if ingested.
Of course, the first line of safety when it comes to cleaning products and your baby is to make sure that your baby cannot get access to the cleaning products and ingest them. But aside from that logical precaution, what you may not realize is that the same chemicals and toxic substances that you go out of your way to keep away from your baby are still being left around your home, where your baby plays, eats and sleeps. These ingredients are not left in the quantities or magnitude that the warning labels warn about on the labels, but nonetheless, your baby receives continued exposure to many harmful ingredients.
If your baby crawls around on the floor or plays with toys that sit on the floor, she is likely getting the chemical residue of the floor cleaner or the carpet cleaner that you recently used to ensure that her environment was safe and clean onto her hands. The next thing you know, she’s putting her hands in her mouth or sucking on a toy left on the floor and those chemicals are being ingested into her body. The same goes for the cute new sock that you just washed before you let her wear but that she’s now using as a teething toy. Again, the levels of ingestion we’re talking about is not of the level that the warning labels are talking about, but nevertheless, your baby has just ingested a small dose of a potentially harmful chemical. Add that up over days, weeks, months and years of the same low levels of ingestion, and that can be cause for concern.
One way to ensure that the environment you provide for your baby is truly as safe and clean as possible is to switch your cleaners. A relatively new line of cleaning products now uses naturally occurring enzymes to handle the cleaning jobs that caustic and harmful chemicals have done in the past. These enzymes have been researched and tested to be as effective at cleaning as their chemical containing counterparts, but have no harmful side effects. They are completely non toxic because they have no chemicals, preservatives or other substances in them to cause any type of harm to humans or animals. They are also better for the environment.
These new products are offered by WowGreen International. The products are so completely safe that you can actually clean your floor with your baby sitting right nearby. There are no fumes to worry about, no chemicals to be concerned about, and no warning labels on the bottle. They not only make your baby’s environment clean and germ free but keep it safe and chemical free as well.
So, if you’re looking for the best for your baby, then consider the products you use to clean your home. Everything from laundry detergent to floor cleaner to all purpose cleaners come in contact with your baby on a daily basis and can potentially wind up on their hands, which inevitably wind up in their mouths. Make sure you are giving your baby the best opportunity that you can to live a healthy life by not compromising on products that unknowingly can harm them. Your home will be clean and your baby, as well as the rest of the family, will stay safe. And to make life easy, WowGreen products can be delivered right to your door so you don’t even need to run to the market to get them.
