If your daily-cleaning routine includes multiple bottles of cleaners, you may actually be doing more harm than good. Cleaning with traditional household cleaners can fill the air, and your body, with harmful toxins and leave chemical residue on surfaces that build up over time. For safety, the Environmental Protection Agency recommends that consumers avoid breathing vapors from household cleaners by opening all windows and doors and using an exhaust fan. After cleaning, the agency says that treated surfaces should be rinsed well to remove all traces of chemicals. Who has time to clean the house once to remove dirt and then again to remove chemicals? … Continue reading →