A friend's FB page brought this link to my attention regarding the Environmental Working Group's new stance on Borax.
I had really only just begun to make proper cleaning recipes using Borax. In the past my cleaning artillery consisted merely of baking soda, soap, lemon juice, tea tree oil, vinegar, and of course hardcore elbow grease, in various ways to get my house clean. With babies in my home now I felt I needed to get a little more serious and step things up a bit, so have been more regimented about making up more thorough cleaning products which include Borax and Washing Soda.
The idea that these products may not be quite so friendly for our environment throws a bit of a monkey wrench into my cleaning... Looks like I may be reverting back to my pre-borax cleaning ways!
Poking around just now led me to an article posted in February of this year by Mother Earth News which states some additional negative factors surrounding Borax, and lists a couple of alternatives.
*All in all, I believe borax and washing soda to still be better alternatives to commercial cleaners, but if a healthier and safer option is out there then why not choose that?
I had really only just begun to make proper cleaning recipes using Borax. In the past my cleaning artillery consisted merely of baking soda, soap, lemon juice, tea tree oil, vinegar, and of course hardcore elbow grease, in various ways to get my house clean. With babies in my home now I felt I needed to get a little more serious and step things up a bit, so have been more regimented about making up more thorough cleaning products which include Borax and Washing Soda.
The idea that these products may not be quite so friendly for our environment throws a bit of a monkey wrench into my cleaning... Looks like I may be reverting back to my pre-borax cleaning ways!
Poking around just now led me to an article posted in February of this year by Mother Earth News which states some additional negative factors surrounding Borax, and lists a couple of alternatives.
*All in all, I believe borax and washing soda to still be better alternatives to commercial cleaners, but if a healthier and safer option is out there then why not choose that?
