Having used the same green cleaning products for years I do not fall victim to all the claims of the new products popping up constantly.

Knowing my products are safe for my family and the planet is comforting to me, however there are many people that buy on trust of a name brand and labels claiming to be eco friendly. 

The research I do is so that you, the consumer can be kept informed on what is truly safe and what is not and though I spend many hours with my research daily I love what I do and feel a responsibility to the safety of others and to the environment.

Finding that companies such as 7th Generation, Method and others were being looked at closely by the Organic Consumers Association lead me to take a close look.  While testing 100 products that claim to be organic and natural it seems that about half of them were found to contain 1,4 dioxane.  For those that do not know 1,4 dioxane causes cancer in lab animals.  Though I do not  believe in animal testing there are those that practice this method. 

Method, Planet Ultra and Seventh Generation’s “natural” dish cleaning products were among those products that tested positive. These companies  were asked to remove their  natural and organic labels or face a lawsuit.

California is taking more “organic” companies to court. Avalon (Alba), Nutribiotic and Whole Foods are all facing penalties for producing products containing 1,4-dioxane, too. Present in most common bath/body/cleaning products, 1,4-dixoane is not only a carcinogen but has been shown to cause liver and kidney damage simply by “breathing, ingesting” or touching it.

Just when you think you know what companies are safe you find something like this, I had even thought of buying a couple of products from 7th Generation to try as they carry some products Shaklee doesn’t that I wanted to use in my home, well the search is still on for those products.

Consumers do not know where to turn and I find it sad that a cause as important as our environment is constantly facing scrutiny because of greed, greed to make money from a movement that is gaining momentum daily in our country.

My advice is to find a company with a 3rd party study, look for products with a certification from Green Seal or another organization that can be trusted and be diligent when looking for your green cleaning products.

With Hurricane Gustav on the coast not far from where I live I am going to send some of my green cleaning products to families needing to clean up.  I know they will not be adding harsh chemicals along with the possibility of mold and other things from all the moisture. 

Shaklee had their annual convention in New Orleans last month, helped Habitat for Humanity build some houses, supplied these homes with our Get Clean Kit and brought in millions in revenue to a city that needed it desperately. 

To me it is not just about the product being natural and organic but what the company does to promote a healthy environment.  Shaklee walks the talk which makes me proud to recommend their products to eveyone I meet.  To see my green cleaning products click here.

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