Do you purchase natural non-toxic household cleaning products?

24-Nov-20 12:41pm
Gary C 146395
Yes I do! Toxins in food and in cleaning products are killing us. Support those producing non toxic products Gary Courtenay ND
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20-Oct-20 15:46pm
Patricia P 388006
Yes there the best and all natural as well
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17-Oct-20 23:23pm
Pat P 206247
Yes
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17-Oct-20 23:20pm
Merril E
YES
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17-Oct-20 22:53pm
Lones
Yes cheaper, usually better for your health and well being and no nasty smells that just about knock you out
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17-Oct-20 22:37pm
JANET R 328390
Yes - have been using non toxic cleaning products for ages. My daughter came to stay for a while recently and she was using some type of clothes water softener in the rinse - and as soon as I started taking the clothes off the line back to sneezing ................ almost instantly. Not for me anymore!!!
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17-Oct-20 22:06pm
Imperia S
I buy Good Earth, not because they are non toxic but because they do the job I need them to do, never check the label
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17-Oct-20 22:00pm
PETER M 134659
I TEND TO BUY PREMIUM OR CHEAP LOOKING SORT. NEVER REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS.
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17-Oct-20 21:44pm
Maria B 89860
I use vinegar in the washing machine, just lift the cap on the agitator and fill it up at the beginning of the 1st cycle. Clothes come up smelling fresh and of whatever is on the off the shelf ones.
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- 17-Oct-20 22:07pm
  Imperia S
  thanks for the tip
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17-Oct-20 17:58pm
TERRIE K
I found Ecoworx on Facebook and I won't buy anything else now. It's brilliant and I've even used it on my dog when she rolled in grease. I just sprayed it on and wiped it off. Didn't affect her at all and I don't lose my breath when using it. It even worked cleaning my oven and the baked on grease on my glass oven door.
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17-Oct-20 17:43pm
Paul B 88412
We only buy tried and trusted brands - don't really care about non-toxic unless the labels alert us
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17-Oct-20 16:57pm
Jacqueline R 353303
Any new products are now non toxic
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17-Oct-20 16:56pm
Di J 393868
Agree
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17-Oct-20 16:30pm
Priscilla R 316016
I use them when I buy new - otherwise am still using old old product I have around the house.
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17-Oct-20 16:11pm
Julie 330321
Yes we all need to use nontoxic products today they have been around long enough for people to understand the merits of these products
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17-Oct-20 15:59pm
roger l 315504
been doing it for years, much cheaper, ignoring the advertising is the hardest part
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17-Oct-20 15:59pm
suzi v
yes
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17-Oct-20 15:19pm
Leanne M 293000
Absolutely, without exception. Have done so for decades.
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17-Oct-20 15:02pm
KARL-HANS B
most of the time
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17-Oct-20 14:53pm
Dragie
Yes
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17-Oct-20 14:45pm
Amber 22
I do a little cleaning
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17-Oct-20 14:14pm
Aisha A 379399
Earth Choice is good and easily available. I avoid products that have bleach in them.
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17-Oct-20 13:28pm
Glenys H 310155
sometimes, I use bicarb and vinegar, but I try to go with earth choice brand as I think they are more eco minded.
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17-Oct-20 13:21pm
Alison M 86959
Yes, I have been an advocate for many years, way before it was trendy, Bi carb and white vinegar clean many different things, the only things I buy are antibacterial wash up detergent, liquid washing detergent and orange oil multipurpose spray cleaner which is all natural and no rinsing, it is also antibacterial, I use that on many different surfaces. No fumes!
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17-Oct-20 13:16pm
Leanne B 76015
Sometimes
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17-Oct-20 12:18pm
Kathleen g 106187
yes ive been using them fr a while,so much better with my asthma and allergies
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17-Oct-20 12:05pm
Henry W 362692
It’s great to use natural products like vinegar,bicarbonate of soda,lemon juice but you still need some chemicals for stains etc to scrub clean,natural products require a lot of elbow grease.
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- 17-Oct-20 19:16pm
  Edith v
  Elbow grease gives you a work out. How did they manage in the "old" days
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17-Oct-20 11:57am
Sandra J 457439
sometimes
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17-Oct-20 11:48am
Jeanine R
I use a bit of both as some things are very difficult to clean off my stove but for windows I use viniger and water for sure..
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17-Oct-20 11:46am
Joe B 288252
People think that natural cleaners are not toxic but just pour some vinegar onto an earthworm and see if you change your mind. Think of the Pyrethrum chrysanthemum for an example of nature’s toxins. Natural items degrade easier than some manufactured cleaners.
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17-Oct-20 11:42am
Paul J 94868
I use Earth Choice cleaning products which are allegedly environmentally friendly...The products do a good job...
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17-Oct-20 11:36am
Edith v
Vinegar ,Bi-carb soda are non toxic & cheap
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- 17-Oct-20 12:23pm
  Phyrephly
  best stuff out for cleaning all sort of surfaces!!! and unclogging drains! I use baking soda like ajax powder. Vinegar give it that extra oomph. ;}
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17-Oct-20 11:34am
Sonya F 68771
i use both
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17-Oct-20 11:06am
Lyn B 70486
yes i use non toxic cleaners
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17-Oct-20 11:00am
Barbara T
Sometimes make my own from recipes found on the internet; other times, can't be bothered and generally use what is there; toxic or not ..........
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17-Oct-20 10:53am
Sue h 390225
Sonetines
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17-Oct-20 10:43am
Judy C 96642
Sometimes
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17-Oct-20 10:42am
Linda C
I did when my kids were here but now just for me I just use one or two cleaning products. I certainly do not have different products for different things.
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17-Oct-20 10:08am
Rose S 88496
Sure do
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17-Oct-20 09:42am
Bugalugs
Yes, and they are just as good as those lab-produced chemicals
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17-Oct-20 09:08am
Judy CH
I use a lot of baking soda and white vinegar, and for stubborn stains on baths, hand basins and toilets I use toothpaste
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17-Oct-20 08:31am
Gary B 393274
There are no 'toxic' products sold. That would be illegal.
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- 17-Oct-20 08:58am
  Maree B 85308
  Dream on
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- 17-Oct-20 09:06am
  Gary B 393274Maree B 85308
  I'll stick with science and an understanding of legislation and direction for use requirements.
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- 17-Oct-20 16:08pm
  Maree B 85308Gary B 393274
  like I said dream on
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- 17-Oct-20 16:32pm
  Gary B 393274Maree B 85308
  Thanks, but fact and evidence have value. Opinion does not.
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- 17-Oct-20 18:45pm
  Maree B 85308Gary B 393274
  read your labels, and health warnings. Why do many of these products have the poisons information number on the back. Your free to minimise the warnings that are scientiically based. Talk to a children's ward nurse and see how safe they think they are.
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- 17-Oct-20 19:05pm
  Gary B 393274Maree B 85308
  Everything is chemicals. All chemicals are toxic at certain doses. The dose makes the poison. Chemistry 101.
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- 17-Oct-20 19:41pm
  Maree B 85308Gary B 393274
  I will refer you to your original comment, make up your mind
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- 18-Oct-20 04:10am
  Gary B 393274Maree B 85308
  It's the same thing, as critical thinking makes clear. Everything is toxic at a certain dose. Nothing is toxic at certain other doses. Indeed, the substances with the highest level of toxicity are mostly natural (see "5 most poisonous substances in the world - NZ Herald" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/5-most-poisonous-substances-in-the-world). Hazard mitigation and risk management are what keep people safe and alive. You sould be more worried about Botulinum in your food than household cleaners. In reality, both are hazard mitigated and risk managed. Except where people without an understanding of science attempt their own production. You are free to do what you like. I will live my life based on evidence and fact, not magical thinking.
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- 18-Oct-20 07:35am
  Maree B 85308Gary B 393274
  so is it illegal to sell toxic products as you stated or not
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- 19-Oct-20 14:09pm
  Gary B 393274Maree B 85308
  IARC has 121 chemicals listed as Group 1 carcinogens (known to cause cancer in humans). The list includes 'ethanol in alcoholic beverages'. This can be sold as it's not 'toxic' if used according to directions and guidelines. People can also overdose on alcohol. About 3 million people a year die from it. People can also overdose on water (and drown in it), yet water is freely available and even piped into homes. Water kills about 320,000 people a year. In NZ alone, 5000 a year die from smoking. Household products (bleach, disinfectants, detergents, cleaning products, cosmetics and vinegar) globally rank 4th for child poisoinings. Most poisonings are over the counter medicines, then prescription medicines, and recreational drugs. "While most exposures to cleaning agents result in mild poisoning, bleach, dishwasher detergents and ammonia can lead to severe tissue damage." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK310644/ Everything is chemicals. All chemicals are toxic at certain doses. The dose makes the poison
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- 19-Oct-20 22:38pm
  Maree B 85308Gary B 393274
  well its been fun, but I'm bored now and sick of pocking snakes with sticks. So I'm going back to real life. Catch you on the upside xxxEdited 20-Oct-20 09:02am
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17-Oct-20 08:20am
Maree C 80174
yes
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17-Oct-20 08:16am
CHERRY BLOSSOM
Not really but i should.
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17-Oct-20 08:16am
Claude H
Sometimes
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17-Oct-20 08:12am
Joy L 68767
I have been doing this for years.
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17-Oct-20 07:15am
Katzeye
I make all my own because so much cheaper and kinder to the environment and me.I used to use chemical based ones but they just cause my allergies to flare up so I stopped buying them.
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17-Oct-20 06:58am
James B 70778
nope
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17-Oct-20 06:24am
Helen S 97748
We use Koh. It’s amazing and doesn’t set off asthma.
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17-Oct-20 06:07am
Lachelle B
We have three toilets and oh no I was out of toilet cleaner!!! Now being in the country didn't mean I could head down the local shop and get some. 25 min each way driving wasn't an option. So I chucked baking soda, white vinegar and citric acid in them and left for a few hours. Awesome results with literally no scrubbing. Super sparkly clean.
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- 17-Oct-20 07:11am
  Katzeye
  Natural cleaners are the best I make all my own now,so much cheaper.
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- 17-Oct-20 07:13am
  Lachelle BKatzeye
  100% agree. Vinegar, lemons and baking soda are amazing. We could start our own franchise :)
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- 17-Oct-20 07:17am
  KatzeyeLachelle B
  Oh absolutely the best and work just as well as chemical ones.Haha sounds like a plan :)
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17-Oct-20 05:59am
Robert nsw
i try to buy non-toxic cleaners
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17-Oct-20 04:20am
Mary M 329762
The one its works
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17-Oct-20 04:03am
Chosen
YES - my wife is natural and non-toxic.
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17-Oct-20 03:35am
Mariaj
Ditto..!
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17-Oct-20 03:34am
Sam H 278576
Natural cleaning products can be made at home very cheaply and easily, you dont need to pay more and buy them. I have been using and making my own for a few years now. Just google how to make them.
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- 17-Oct-20 07:11am
  Katzeye
  Same here!
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17-Oct-20 02:30am
Brandy Yining Z
I just purchase normal house cleaning products except the Roundup weedkiller.
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17-Oct-20 01:56am
misfortune8
I buy some products, but not all. I should rethink some of the brands I buy. I don't like to overuse detergents if I can get by with elbow grease. A lot of jobs can be done with my microfibre cleaning cloths & water. I've been going through a lot of antibacterial wipes, but just since COVID: I do the light switches, remote controls, phone & door handles - especially the front door. I'm asthmatic - high risk!
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17-Oct-20 01:13am
JAMIE D 156261
Not me. They do about as much as water alone but very very expensive water
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17-Oct-20 00:27am
Disie
No, I haven't tried them after trying them a few years ago and wasting money. I'm sure they're better now. I should rethink it
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- 17-Oct-20 16:29pm
  Priscilla R 316016
  Some of the eco-Earth ones are OK and the OzKleen range are very good and do just what they say they will. No fumes when using the mould remover either.
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17-Oct-20 00:18am
BLACK LIVES MATTER
YES!
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