Clear and Free......and Clean

Maybe you want to use plant-based cleaners but you don’t want the fragrance that comes with  natural cleaners. Seventh Generation has an entire line of fragrance-free natural cleaners from fabric softener sheets and liquid, dish washer detergent in liquid and pre-filled pouches, to kitchen, bathroom and glass cleaners, tub, tile and bowl cleaners and more. Every product in the Clean and Clear line uses use natural ingredients and is completely free of perfumes or other fragrance but they still have the same cleaning ability of the original cleaning products and laundry line. They really work and the only thing missing is fragrance.

To anti-bacterial or not?

Was it that long ago when cleaning a home meant using soap and water? Just when did it become necessary to use hospital-strength cleaners on your kitchen floor?

When is soap enough? What is the difference between cleaning and disinfecting? When is which necessary?

These seem like pretty simple questions. It turns out the answers, and the roads to them, are not that straightforward.

There has been some discussion about the place for anti-bacterials for some time. One concern is that the overuse of these agents result in bacteria, which, being resilient and endlessly clever, become more and more resistant to the point that virtually no remedy can adequately vanquish them.

Another concern is one agent in particular, Triclosan, which can irritate the skin and be hazardous to the environment. http://74.125.45.104/search?q=cache:Q97AT-uxe54J:www.panna.org/files/factsheetTriclosan.pdf+Lysol+AND+Triclosan&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/3380345.html