Once upon a time (just ask great-grandma), all cleaning supplies were natural and chemical free. Most were safe and easy to use—ignoring, of course, bleach and ammonia. Those simple cleaning techniques had been used for hundreds of years, with positive results, albeit, necessary elbow grease!

Enter detergent…

Once detergents were introduced into our cleaning products, homemakers thought their prayers had been answered. Suddenly cleaning took les effort, and once surfactants (natural or not) were added, their products foamed like crazy—and that foam became synonymous with clean.

Fast forward to today. Most of us have never lived in a world where our cleaning products didn’t foam. We don’t know what its like to not the have majority of ingredients in our products be chemicals we can’t even pronounce. We take it for granted that our products are safe. And that is just how we clean.

However, there is a lot of potential danger in our commercial cleaning products. We have come to understand just how bad they are for our precious water supply. And as more information becomes available, we’ve come to see the negative impact they can have on our bodies as well. We owe it to ourselves to be informed and then use that information to make decisions as to what products we want to use.

Do you know that there is NO governing board that regulates what goes into our health and beauty and cleaning products in the US? Hundreds of ingredients that are outlawed in other countries because of their carcinogenic nature are used in theigs we slather on our bodies and lean with every day. Some companies have stepped up and self-regulate to provide reasonably safe products, but consumers really need to read labels and not blindly trust manufacturers. Many products say “natural,” but chemicals are often hidden in the ingredients list by giving them new, harmless-sounding names.

You can feel confident when hiring Small Planet to clean your home. We use no chemicals, no bleach, no alcohol. We use nothing harmful to the water table. We hand-make most of our cleaning products using natural ingredients like water, essential oils, vinegar and elbow grease. Our Small Planet teams come ready to tackle the needs of each individual home, and treat them with the care we’d take with our own homes. With our natural cleansers, attention to detail, and care for our water systems—well, great-grandma would be proud. You will be too! Call us today for your free, on-site bid. Return with us to a natural cleaning service that leaves your home or business clean, sanitized and sweet-smelling.