When I think back, the chemicals in cleaning products have been making me noticeably sick my whole life. I would clean the shower and tub with my Mother’s brands of cleaning agents and I would get the chills, cold sweats and my lungs would hurt afterwards. Until I was pregnant I never thought about those reactions, I never questioned those brands, besides it was what Mother taught me to clean with, what other way was there?
After Zander was born I became very aware of the chemicals in our daily life. One night I cleaned the tub before his bath, afterwards I spent another 15 minutes just making sure there was no residue from the cleaning products. That was when I realized I was no longer comfortable using chemical cleaners.
The past ten months I have tried several kinds of natural cleaning products as well as made some of my own. One thing you have to be open to is that these cleaners are not going to work exactly the same or clean the same as a harsh chemical cleaners. Once you rid yourself of this expectation you will thoroughly enjoy working with natural cleaning products. I breathe a true sigh of relief when I use them because I can actually breath without pain when using them!!
A friend turned me on to Parsley Plus and it is my absolute favorite. It cleans multiple surfaces very well, mostly I use it to spot clean the kitchen floor now that Zander is crawling everywhere. The smell is bright and verdant. Fresh parsley, I can’t think of a cleaner smell…honestly!!! I truly lurve it.
