Low-tox floor cleaners
I remember growing up I associated a clean floor with the smell of pone ( thanks to Pinesol of course).
Post college, living in my first apartment alone, I hated cleaning the floor so when I discovered the Swifter, I thought it was the best thing ever. I used these for a few years before realizing that the fragrance/smell was triggering headaches.
Eventually, I started using vinegar and water or castille soap and water, because this wouldn’t trigger headaches.
Fast forward to having my first crawling baby- and that is when I really started to care about ingredients in my floor cleaners.
Here is the thing: floor cleaners are important because our floors cover a large area of our home. products used to clean our floors will linger on the surface and in the air for hours after being used if you have kids, they are constantly on the floor in direct contact with these ingredients.
So what is in your floor cleaner?
The other day I decided to check the ingredients of the wet Swifter wipes again after many years to see just how bad -or not bad - the ingredients were. Turns out they are still not great.
Most traditional cleaning products still contain similar chemicals to those mentioned above ( shout out to the @switchnaturalapp) : fragrance chemicals ( endocrine disruption), and known allergens, but also, formaldehyde ( carcinogenic) , petroleum solvents, triclosan ( endocrine disruption and antibiotic resistance) ammonia and more .
Better option? of course there are…. You can choose to diy with castille soap and vinegar - or you can get store bought products that have better ingredients!
Here are my top choices
