I have always been a person who believes in using bleach to keep floors clean and toilets. I have OCD and to me there seemed no other way to get your house clean. a few weeks ago i started getting problems with my lungs and it hurts everytime i breathe in. I had to go to the hospital. And i got medication to fix it but now everytime i use bleach or any floor cleaner with a scent my lungs get those pains again. Also i never really heard of the importance of avoiding certain chemicals. This was proabbly the only video. Which is kind of upsetting. I have decided to get rid of all these chemicals in my house and just use vinegar and baking soda until i find more alternatives. Thanks so much for this video!
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) uses vary widely due to its potent antimicrobial properties and gentle nature. Unlike bleach, which can be harsh and irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, HOCl is gentle and non-toxic, making it safer for many applications. They have machines to make this. It's just distilled water vinegar and Celtic salt. And then the machine does something to change it to hypochlorous acid. Store it in an Amber bottle and it should last you 4 weeks to 8 weeks. I have some right now that has been made since the end of January and still works just fine.
@@vickieadams6648 Same with me. I think the years of inhaling bleach could've damaged my lungs. But we are sold that you need to use bleach for a clean home!!! It's very rare that we actually hear about the negative effects of bleach!!!
Yess get that truth out there!! I only use vinegar...peroxide... castile soap..amd baking soda to clean my whole house. I also use vinegar in a spray bottle as a hand sanitizer in my truck☺️
I use vinegar AS A FABRIC softener. I put about half a cup in the last rinse cycle. Works like a charm. Vinegar also clears any soap residue left in your clothes at this stage.
Going to the supermarket is like walking on a mind field, between the unhealthy foods that they try to label as healthy, and the toxins in household cleaners… it takes me now at least an extra half hour to read labels… I wish the consumer could trust what is on the supermarket shelves
@@carolinejohnson9165 it’s just awful, I am really not buying processed foods, shopping the perimeter of the store, I heard a Dr say buy things with one ingredient,and I thought how true is that
large corporations are cohorts with satan's depopulation agenda. Also, consider lighting; incandescent light bulbs are the only safe way of lighting, they were government banned in August 2023. LED & fluorescent emit harmful electromagnetic radiation, age your skin & eyes faster and many elderly people cannot bear the intense light they emit, they are extremely harmful to those with autism & sensory disabilities. Why is the government violating the American Disabilities Act?
Annette, thank you for sharing this important topic. Just use vinegar and water it cleans wonderful. Please also with summer coming could you do a tutorial on sun screens and lotions that are bad for your health!
@@suzyclear7668 We also hope to get a travel trailer so when we travel we can stay safely without needing a hotel. Right now, we actually will drive almost 8 hours for a trip…stay the day and drive back immediately when we are done. Because the hotels are so toxic we all get sick, even the “ cleanest” and more hypoallergenic ones smell awful too!
Say NO to Fabreeze !! It is everywhere, people think they are cleaning when they spray Fabreeze on something. My lettuce from the grocery smells like it; the air outside smells like my neighbors Fab eeze dryer sheets; the seats in the restaurants smell like Frabreeze . The construction workers wife washes his clothes and He smells like Fabreeze. I like soap and water and God's fresh air.
@Ann-qr2pv it is! Sometimes we infuse it with citrus rinds for a few weeks. We mostly use that, baking soda, and Castile soap. Still haven't found a good laundry detergent recipe, but we have one for dish soap. Look into what's in hygiene products, too. Gave up conventional years ago. Liquid Dr. Bronner's for shampoo followed by an ACV rinse and baking soda for deodorant!
@@papabear5506 What I found using my own homemade laundry soap for years was it kind of sort of gums up the washer. Then I have to run the washing machine empty and use citric acid to clean the washer so it doesn't put this white stuff all over our clothes. I have washed my hair with castile soap too, but it is drying for my hair. White vinegar is great cleaner also instead of using disinfectant cleaner. The thing that really great about the vinegar is it doesn't mess with my skin and of course you can still breath. I tried the baking soda for deodorant but found olive oil works better for my skin issues.
I made my home as toxin/chemical free as possible for years. But these past few years I’ve been stuck living at in-laws’ home and they use a ton of toxic cleaners throughout the house, and chemicals in the lawn. I have my two young children here and praying our family can afford our own home soon 🙏🏻
I make cleaner by putting lemon and orange peels in a glass jar with distilled vinegar for a few weeks. I also add some cloves and a cinnamon stick. I put it in my spray mop that has washable pads and add a little water to it. No harmful chemicals. I am planning to make my own laundry detergent soon too. I bought some natural dryer sheets and the wool dryer balls. I use unscented baby mild liquid castile soap as well.
1 cup salt 1.5 cup baking soda 1.5 cup washing soda (make your own by putting baking soda in the oven at 350 for an hour, stirring every 15min) Few drops of essential oil, if desired Mix Use 1-2Tbsp per average-sized load. Less than $2.
I worked as an RN in an ED and when they waxed the floors I couldn’t walk on them the next day because I would break out with erythema multiforme. I also cannot walk in the pesticide section in home builders supply stores because my muscles stiffen and I can’t breathe.
People need to underrstand that most commercial fragrances are a blend of petroleum products. There are few if any "natural" fragrances commercially available. Except essential oils from a trusted source, or flowers from the garden.
a few months after going fragrant free, my sense of smell got really strong, never realized how much chemical we put to our bodies everyday; the same way I went no added sugar, now can taste added sugar without reading the label.
A family member had COPD and could NOT walk down the laundry/bleach isle! They could not breathe if they did. Also had a friend start a house cleaning service. She started getting sick. It was the cleaning products that was making her sick. She went to using natural products and her problems went away!!!
I use hot water and vinegar to wash clothes and they smell great! Vinegar softens them and they smell really good. When you eliminate fragrances your sense of smell becomes so acute! Cotton smells wonderful!
It truly is amazing how a lot of the younger ladies and anyone actually that use air fresheners in their homes and cars that are so toxic and of course the HIGHLY SCENTED LAUNDRY PRODUCTS. I buy my clothes at thrift stores and a lot of the ladies clothes are smelling like laundry soaps ( very scented ) and even after many washes they still smell scented. Not good!! 👍👍☮️☮️
I wash those in baking soda, and do not put them in the dryer. I put them outside on the cloths line. I have had to wash an item five times, that a friend gave me and had it outside on the cloths line for days before it was scent free.
this is true. Jesus showed me all kinds of things i had in my house to change and its amazing how much better i feel now without them. the skin care products i make mostly myself now.
No butane No QUAT No antibacterial No fragrance No pesticides Use vinegar Use hydrogen peroxide Use hot water and soap but with no alcohol No fake scents
Quaternary ammonium compounds are my kryptonite. My employer changed to cleaning with quats in 2018 and I became allergic to my dog I had for over 5 years without problems. I also wasted away until I quit.
My mom and my grandmother have always used vinegar, baking soda or hot soapy water to clean almost everything. I am glad they taught me to do so. They have always been against all these chemical products that are so harmful to us. The only time I used Pinesol to wash the floor I had such a bad headache after. Never used it again! Thank you for this video!😊
Yes!!! I love this video! So glad more and more peope atr realizing how toxic cleaners and fragrances are. Its a major pet peeve of mine to go outside to enjoy thr fresh air and then my neighbor starts up their dryer and pollutes the air with toxic fragrances. I havent used them in 15 yrs.
I cant afford high price laundry detergent. I tried making my own and that did not work. Bed bugs have become an issue. Laundry detergents are now having pest controls in them
Thank you for covering this. I think it is also worth mentioning that our consumer economy has created high demand that outweighs our needs. We have too much stuff and do too much laundry. Even too much natural soap put into the water can affect our ecosystem negatively.
This is an AWESOME psa. I've been living this way for over 15 years. I also do not use deodorant, soap only on the palms of my hands, certain shampoo every 3-4 weeks, glass dishes, cast iron pans (no teflon or forever chemicals), no microwave (makes food toxic), no perfume, no antibacterial, and I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. I use a steam cleaner on my floors.
Thanks for this presentation. Over years of working with some major perfume wearers and later being around some pretty strong cleaners due to my work conditions, I got more and more sensitive and ill from these things. I try to keep my home as free from these things as possible. I have noticed that if one of my neighbors is drying clothes with much fragrance, I need to retreat to my inside of the house or end up ill.
Thank you!! Would you do a video on fabrics on the skin? As in if it’s on our skin would polyester get absorbed into the skin? Thank you for all you’re doing
Glad this video was helpful! 👩🏼🌾 Unfortunately I do not have a video about fabrics - but thanks for the idea! For more helpful tips, visit my blog: thebiblicalnutritionist.com/blog/
I only use vinegar and dish soap for cleaning, very hot water will do a very good job to, for fresh air open your windows even in winter a room is refreshed in 15 minutes.🙋🏼♀️🌷🇱🇺
Thank you so much for this. There is something in our house that I smell overwhelmingly in every corner of it. Now I am on the hunt for exactly what it is!
Is it a rental? There might be pet urine……it ruins laminate flooring, you can’t wash it out from underneath, the floor or carpet/ pad must be fully removed…..the subfloor may have to be replaced as well. Certain breeds of dogs (pit bulls) excrete oils from their skin and coat the walls, you must wash your walls with 3/4 c vinegar, 1/4 cup dawn dish soap to a gallon, gallon and a 1/2 of water, to test your wall just rub with finger and you will feel an oily residue……my go to cleaner is for everything is vinegar and water, tiny bit of dawn or the best is Myers soap
I live in Germany, I clean my place with products from Easy Clean, I only use 3 liquits, one paste and mainly only water with special microfiber fabric, those cost a lot, but each lasts 30 years. So it is worth it. My Liv became a lot easier and a lot less clutter I the cleaning closet.
Not shopping in a major chain grocery store helps. I shop at natural grocery stores. I buy natural products or make a homemade. I stay away from all the products you showed. I don't eat what you find in that store either.
Would love a video showing how to make a good cleaner for marble, granite, wood floors, bathroom, kitchen, laundry, etc. Im overwhelmed after seeing this.
there's no need to use more than baking soda, vinegar, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide--just basic stuff. i ditched all the chemicals years ago bc the fumes were just overwhelming. I wish ppl would dryer balls instead of fabric softener--that stuff is so overpowering it seeps into the foods at the bargain stores. just gross
I know the feeling. I will only buy certain things at local Amish stores. The whole place, no matter which one I go to, reeks of various spices...which permeates just about everything else in the store. Noodles, bread, etc.
One question, the only reason I keep bleach or pine sol is if the toilet backs up, overflows on the floor or someone vomits... I know! But what do you recommend for these situations where the gross factor is huge?! Dish soap and water only? Branch sounds interesting, but I have to be budget conscious.
A note on chamomile. It's in Branch brand. I do am very allergic to ragweed. Chamomile is in th ragweed family, at least Paul Harvey said so many years ago. Truth: I haven't checked to see if he was right. But just in case he was, and just in case a listener is very allergic to it too. There it is. Do check it out yourself.
Just a minute ago I soaked a white towel which will be used for a soon to be born baby girl. I added vanish white powedr and standard soap persil and some vinegar. When I rinse it out I will soak it again in warm water and just vinegar. Vinegar softens it and hopefully the towel will come out white.
@razamughal4582 I'm no expert on blueing, but I hear good things about it's whitening abilities. Maybe also try fluffing it up with some wool dryer balls or 5-6 balled up pairs of dry socks for softeness?
I loved the idea of wool dryer balls until I found out I'm allergic to them. Ugh ... Defeated the whole purpose. I can only use wool if it doesn't directly contact my skin. So I'm back to deyer sheets. Can't afford the natural one's probably. I don't make $80,000+ of $ like most people per year.
Oh you don't need dryer sheets, all they are doing is coating your clothes in poison. You will get used to and love your clothes smelling and feeling clean.
@@DrewzDrew I'm not OP, obviously but here's mine: 1 cup salt 1.5 cup baking soda 1.5 cup washing soda (can make your own by putting it in oven at 350 for an hour, stirring every 15min) Few drops of essential oil, if desired Mix Use 1-2Tbsp per average-sized load. Less than $2 a batch.
Thank you so much for sharing this information. It has helped our family throw lots of harmful cleaners away. I do have a question, do you have a list of safe household cleaners to use in our homes. That we can purchase at Walmart or Target that’s effective and affordable.
Make your own. It's quick, super cheap, and you have control over what goes in it 😊 lots and LOTS of tutorials out there for everything imaginable. Remember, before we had all these things you find in stores we did without.
Great teaching. I have switched to Method brand, but now I need to look at their ingredients. Can you do more teaching on essential oils? I use doTERRA all the time, I put the oil on my wool dryer balls. I would like to know why not fragrances. Thank you again so much
doTERRA is a wonder trusted brand. You don't want ingredients that say 'fragrance' because it's a lab created fragrance that is full of 2000 undisclosed chemicals that are dangerous to health and DNA.
There's a popular youtuber who does videos about ways to clean your home and she uses all kinds of products that have scents. Someone tried to warn her about protecting her lungs and those of her children, but she completely ignored this person and now seems to make an even bigger deal of breathing these things in. She doesn't use much of anything that's natural. It's so strange, I know this behavior will affect her and her children eventually
Great video with lots of interesting information, thank you! People usually forget to mention the CUMULATIVE effect of toxic chemicals, which makes everything more complicated. If you use harsh cleaning products, AND if you wear traditional makeup, AND wear mostly clothes with PFAS right against your skin such as leggings and you sweat in them, AND if you also cook mostly in non stick pans, AND if you use a yoga mat that picks up PFAS from your carpet, AND if you drink tap water that contains PFAS, well… even if it’s a small amount of toxic chemicals for each product it can add up to dangerous levels that can trigger serious health issues. Another concern is the COCKTAIL effect, when many different toxic chemicals create strange sets of symptoms and illnesses when they accumulate in a person’s body. This is very difficult to study because every person reacts differently and scientists don’t know how this mix of chemicals is truly affecting our body. Since there are endless possibilities regarding the type of chemicals, their toxicity level, their concentration and the way they interact with other chemicals in our blood, organs etc… there really is no way to study the effects all these toxic chemicals have on our body. The future doesn’t look good though, as we use more and more plastics including silicone cooking molds and a million other products that are supposed to make our life easier. People don’t realize that they are ingesting very unhealthy particles and feeding them to their kids too 😢 If we could just wake up and go back to simpler products made of healthier materials like linen for our clothes, and cast iron or glass for our cooking molds, now that would be a good start. When people want to exercise they go play soccer or softball on an athletic field covered with Astroturf filled with crumb rubber, which is made of tiny pieces of old car tires 🤮 Nobody seems concerned about the heavy metals and other toxic chemicals found in this recycled rubber, it’s really puzzling. Then they take their kids to a playground that has a soft ground cover made of rubber pellets glued together aka PIP (“Pour In Place” rubber flooring) which is also from old car tires. Nobody seems worried about their kids crawling all over this type of flooring with bare hands then eating a snack without washing or even wiping their hands to avoid ingesting too much rubber dust, no problem! Only a few counties in the US have banned these rubber pellets but most towns are now installing a PIP rubber flooring in their kids playgrounds and Astroturf on their athletic fields. No wonder kids who play several times a week on those fields have such a high rate of leukemia or other cancers, especially the goalies who are in contact with the toxic rubber pellets… Our homes are filled with toxic stuff, and people have no problem putting pieces of furniture like IKEA in their kids room, not realizing that the glue in these particle boards releases toxic airborne formaldehyde particles that are very unhealthy, especially for youngsters. Even smart people are still heating up their food in a microwave in a plastic container or worse in a cardboard box from the restaurant, not realizing that there are PFAS in the lining of the box. I have a friend who’s all about clean living, healthy lifestyle etc… but she has no problem putting her kids’ plastic lunch boxes in the dishwasher everyday, it’s disheartening…She doesn’t want to hear the fact that BPAs and other toxic chemicals get released because of the heat in there 🙄 I have another friend who’s an environmentalist but she mostly wears synthetic fabrics and doesn’t care about the tiny pieces of nylon or polyester that her clothes shed during each wash in her machine. Where does she think all these microplastics end up if not in the ocean? It’s really sad because we now have access to lots of information about this stuff online but most people don’t want to change their bad, lazy habits. I’m afraid the force of inertia is far too great, and people love their stretchy clothes, silicone cooking molds, cheap furniture and stain resistant sofas way too much to give them up. How can we remain hopeful when even smart people don’t want to hear the truth about toxic chemicals in their clothes, homes, playgrounds etc…?
Seems to me that the cleaning products aisle at all grocery stores is getting way to whiffy these days. Overpowering scents added to all the products is not necessary. Fresh laundry has its own natural scent that is subtle and not offensive.
Baking soda is a fantastic cleaner! I have used it to clean my stove and dishes! And well i use it for my teeth to clean all the plaque off! Its amazing! Try baking soda on your dishes see how squeaky clean they are!
I can't afford $15 $17 for laundry soap. that is part of the huge problem we have in this country. I would LOVE to be able to eat and live clean like I did many years ago, but the cost of living is just not allowing me too. Surviving at the moment is priority. We do the best we can. When bread is 5 dollars a loaf, milk is almost 5 and eggs are almost 4, something has to give.
You can make your own laundry soap for very cheap. All products can be found in Walmart or some in dollar tree. 1. Box of Kosher salt 2. Box of Arm and hammer washing soda 3. Box of Borax 4 . bag of epsom salt. Should cost you $10-$15 dollars. Or less. Mix all in a big bucket. Use a scoop per wash. Lasts forever . Get a gallon bottle of white vinegar. Use half a cup in rinse cycle for softener. Works fantastic. My clothes never smelled fresher.
I shake my head when I see all those disgusting air fresheners hanging in ppl.s cars! They’re brutal in such close quarters, I won’t get in a car if they are hanging in it.
I think you are pretty much stuck with those, but you could applique a patch over the stain, or do some embroidery over it. Turmeric and beet are the absolute worst to get out, so covering may be your only option. I wear old clothes when I'm working with turmeric. Hope this helps.
Yes. 1 cup salt, 1 1/2 each baking soda and washing soda. 1 teaspoon of essential oil if you choose. Use 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture per regular sized load. It works GREAT. Recipe courtesy of Heidi from Rain Country (UA-cam).
I live in a small town with little options for soaps or detergents. I have never even heard of the oroducts you mentioned because it's not available here. 😢 And ordering Branch Basics is way out of my budget. Holy cow! You would have to be wealthier than the majority of people in this country.
Hi! You can buy cheap white vinegar, add lemon, or orange peels, and use your old spray bottle for cleaning your toilet, sink, windows. Buy a large box of bicarbonate of soda, this works well with vinegar for unblocking sink, getting tiles clean, ovens, etc. Look up LITTLE DIY on UA-cam, she does short, easy to follow videos of natural alternatives. God bless you ❤
For less than $2, you can make laundry "detergent." 1 cup salt 1.5 cup baking soda 1.5 cup washing soda (make your own by putting baking soda in the oven at 350F for an hour, stirring every 15min) Few drops of essential oil, if desired Mix Use 1-2Tbsp per average-sized load. Instead of fabric softener, 1/2cup vinegar.
@@katie7748 Thank you so much. I am disabled, so I can't stand up long enough. So sweet of you, though. So kind. If you put this in the comments, it sure would help others. 💕
I wish I had stores like you guys show on here 😂 I follow a few people who do grocery store stuff etc and we don’t have those kind of stores where I live 😢 makes me sad lol. So many good things that I can never find, not even like 50 miles away!
I have always been a person who believes in using bleach to keep floors clean and toilets. I have OCD and to me there seemed no other way to get your house clean. a few weeks ago i started getting problems with my lungs and it hurts everytime i breathe in. I had to go to the hospital. And i got medication to fix it but now everytime i use bleach or any floor cleaner with a scent my lungs get those pains again. Also i never really heard of the importance of avoiding certain chemicals. This was proabbly the only video. Which is kind of upsetting. I have decided to get rid of all these chemicals in my house and just use vinegar and baking soda until i find more alternatives. Thanks so much for this video!
good for you!!!
Good job!!! Hydrogen peroxide is a safe bleach alternative with no odor!
Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) uses vary widely due to its potent antimicrobial properties and gentle nature. Unlike bleach, which can be harsh and irritating to the skin and mucous membranes, HOCl is gentle and non-toxic, making it safer for many applications.
They have machines to make this. It's just distilled water vinegar and Celtic salt. And then the machine does something to change it to hypochlorous acid. Store it in an Amber bottle and it should last you 4 weeks to 8 weeks. I have some right now that has been made since the end of January and still works just fine.
I'm the🤔 same way. I don't know what else to do. I lost my sense of smell and that might be why.
@@vickieadams6648 Same with me. I think the years of inhaling bleach could've damaged my lungs. But we are sold that you need to use bleach for a clean home!!! It's very rare that we actually hear about the negative effects of bleach!!!
Fresh air and sunshine are cleansing.
Line dry clothes and sheets smell wonderful.
Baking soda is a great hard water softener and deodorizer when doing laundry, no fabric softener needed.
Distilled vinegar works great
Yess get that truth out there!! I only use vinegar...peroxide... castile soap..amd baking soda to clean my whole house. I also use vinegar in a spray bottle as a hand sanitizer in my truck☺️
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@@TheBiblicalNutritionistis essential oils bad? Thanks in advance
I use vinegar AS A FABRIC softener. I put about half a cup in the last rinse cycle. Works like a charm. Vinegar also clears any soap residue left in your clothes at this stage.
Does vinegar fade the clothes?
@@zerozero9085 never has for me😊
Going to the supermarket is like walking on a mind field, between the unhealthy foods that they try to label as healthy, and the toxins in household cleaners… it takes me now at least an extra half hour to read labels… I wish the consumer could trust what is on the supermarket shelves
Just pray as you go in for wisdom. God always answers
I just recently bought m&m got home read the ingredients…bio
Engineering ingredients
Added something manufactured in a laboratory
@@carolinejohnson9165 it’s just awful, I am really not buying processed foods, shopping the perimeter of the store, I heard a Dr say buy things with one ingredient,and I thought how true is that
large corporations are cohorts with satan's depopulation agenda. Also, consider lighting; incandescent light bulbs are the only safe way of lighting, they were government banned in August 2023. LED & fluorescent emit harmful electromagnetic radiation, age your skin & eyes faster and many elderly people cannot bear the intense light they emit, they are extremely harmful to those with autism & sensory disabilities. Why is the government violating the American Disabilities Act?
Thank you for sharing the important truth about poison ingredients. Have a great day, The Biblical Nutritionist! 🙂
you are welcome
They should not be allowed to sell these products.
Its the well poisoners, going it about it subtly. Ye shall know them by their fruit
It’s about money and if you put your dollars into companies who use safe products, everyone benefits. One has to be their own advocate.
They pay the gvt
I heard Germany banned bleach products.
Where are the watch dogs
Annette, thank you for sharing this important topic. Just use vinegar and water it cleans wonderful. Please also with summer coming could you do a tutorial on sun screens and lotions that are bad for your health!
Ok, on my list!
Vinegar doesn’t work for everything
Vinegar smells terrible... I use baking soda or soap.
Vinegar quickly dissipates
Baking soda with vinegar or borax. Oxiclean helps too.
Got rid of everything toxic in my house over a decade ago. Now I can’t stand stores, etc….everything stinks!
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Same
@@suzyclear7668 We also hope to get a travel trailer so when we travel we can stay safely without needing a hotel. Right now, we actually will drive almost 8 hours for a trip…stay the day and drive back immediately when we are done. Because the hotels are so toxic we all get sick, even the “ cleanest” and more hypoallergenic ones smell awful too!
I just started doing this because my mom got pancreas cancer. getting rid of all refined sugar, carbs, and more. They want us to be sick.
@@anarchy1090 Agree.
I am glad you're talking about cleaning products 😊
Yes it has been a long time coming
Include avoiding scented plastic trash liners. It's saturated with scent. Nasty stuff.
You're so right! I accidentally bought the lavender scented bags recently! I like lavender, but those bags smelled nasty!
Say NO to Fabreeze !! It is everywhere, people think they are cleaning when they spray Fabreeze on something. My lettuce from the grocery smells like it; the air outside smells like my neighbors Fab
eeze dryer sheets; the seats in the restaurants smell like Frabreeze . The construction workers wife washes his clothes and He smells like Fabreeze.
I like soap and water and God's fresh air.
My mother knew the cleaning lady who worked for the guy who created Febreeze. She used vinegar in his home. He said not to tell anybody 😅
@@papabear5506 White vinegar is a great cleaner and it removes odors too.
@Ann-qr2pv it is! Sometimes we infuse it with citrus rinds for a few weeks. We mostly use that, baking soda, and Castile soap. Still haven't found a good laundry detergent recipe, but we have one for dish soap. Look into what's in hygiene products, too. Gave up conventional years ago. Liquid Dr. Bronner's for shampoo followed by an ACV rinse and baking soda for deodorant!
@@papabear5506 What I found using my own homemade laundry soap for years was it kind of sort of gums up the washer. Then I have to run the washing machine empty and use citric acid to clean the washer so it doesn't put this white stuff all over our clothes. I have washed my hair with castile soap too, but it is drying for my hair. White vinegar is great cleaner also instead of using disinfectant cleaner. The thing that really great about the vinegar is it doesn't mess with my skin and of course you can still breath. I tried the baking soda for deodorant but found olive oil works better for my skin issues.
I can’t use baking soda for deodorant, it causes a rash on me. I use plain old generic milk of magnesia. It works great!
I made my home as toxin/chemical free as possible for years. But these past few years I’ve been stuck living at in-laws’ home and they use a ton of toxic cleaners throughout the house, and chemicals in the lawn. I have my two young children here and praying our family can afford our own home soon 🙏🏻
Scented candles had to go at my house!
Actually good old fashioned soap, that was used back in the 50s made your clothes soft feeling, no purfums. My mom didn't use detergent.
I make cleaner by putting lemon and orange peels in a glass jar with distilled vinegar for a few weeks. I also add some cloves and a cinnamon stick. I put it in my spray mop that has washable pads and add a little water to it. No harmful chemicals. I am planning to make my own laundry detergent soon too. I bought some natural dryer sheets and the wool dryer balls. I use unscented baby mild liquid castile soap as well.
A coworker says she uses very hot water and bay leaves to clean her tiles and it makes them shiny.
1 cup salt
1.5 cup baking soda
1.5 cup washing soda (make your own by putting baking soda in the oven at 350 for an hour, stirring every 15min)
Few drops of essential oil, if desired
Mix
Use 1-2Tbsp per average-sized load.
Less than $2.
How much lemon and orange peels you use?
I worked as an RN in an ED and when they waxed the floors I couldn’t walk on them the next day because I would break out with erythema multiforme. I also cannot walk in the pesticide section in home builders supply stores because my muscles stiffen and I can’t breathe.
It shouldn’t be this hard. We live in a toxic world, more toxic than we can actually imagine…
I quit using cleaning products years ago. Saves money too
I agree.
I am NOW flipping & doing my own DIY mixtures some years now✝️✝️✝️
I try to tell prople how harmful those plug in room scents are. The response? "But they smell good!". Sigh...
People need to underrstand that most commercial fragrances are a blend of petroleum products. There are few if any "natural" fragrances commercially available. Except essential oils from a trusted source, or flowers from the garden.
Could cause fires.
Tell them to look up adrenal fatigue stories on UA-cam. If they would rather be confined to their beds , continue using.
a few months after going fragrant free, my sense of smell got really strong, never realized how much chemical we put to our bodies everyday; the same way I went no added sugar, now can taste added sugar without reading the label.
A family member had COPD and could NOT walk down the laundry/bleach isle! They could not breathe if they did.
Also had a friend start a house cleaning service. She started getting sick. It was the cleaning products that was making her sick. She went to using natural products and her problems went away!!!
I use hot water and vinegar to wash clothes and they smell great! Vinegar softens them and they smell really good. When you eliminate fragrances your sense of smell becomes so acute! Cotton smells wonderful!
Great tip!
Amen on the fragrance, any kind as in perfumes, colognes , cleaning , etc
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It truly is amazing how a lot of the younger ladies and anyone actually that use air fresheners in their homes and cars that are so toxic and of course the HIGHLY SCENTED LAUNDRY PRODUCTS. I buy my clothes at thrift stores and a lot of the ladies clothes are smelling like laundry soaps ( very scented ) and even after many washes they still smell scented. Not good!! 👍👍☮️☮️
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I wash those in baking soda, and do not put them in the dryer. I put them outside on the cloths line. I have had to wash an item five times, that a friend gave me and had it outside on the cloths line for days before it was scent free.
Yes!!!!!!!
I’ve had to give up and throw out thrift store clothes because I can’t get the disgusting smell out!!!!
@@bonniesammons2348if it's possible I do an intensive 60 degree wash and it removes all of the smell and sticky fabric softener feel.
@@teresamoore4126 what do you mean more specifically?
Thank you for making this video🙏🏽💕My family doesn’t understand how this is so important to get rid of this poison …. So I shared your video 🥰❤️
Thank you. I have ordered. Looking forward to getting rid of all the toxic garbage I have for cleaning in my home.
this is true. Jesus showed me all kinds of things i had in my house to change and its amazing how much better i feel now without them. the skin care products i make mostly myself now.
No butane
No QUAT
No antibacterial
No fragrance
No pesticides
Use vinegar
Use hydrogen peroxide
Use hot water and soap but with no alcohol
No fake scents
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Quaternary ammonium compounds are my kryptonite. My employer changed to cleaning with quats in 2018 and I became allergic to my dog I had for over 5 years without problems. I also wasted away until I quit.
Bleach. That got me. We mostly use vinegar and baking soda to clean.
Has anyone else noticed the explosion of lung and brain cancer in the last decade? Could there be a link with the proliferation of scented products?
Maybe correlated but more likely Radiation from cell phones and wifi air pollution and well ... our FOOD
absolutely
My mom and my grandmother have always used vinegar, baking soda or hot soapy water to clean almost everything. I am glad they taught me to do so. They have always been against all these chemical products that are so harmful to us. The only time I used Pinesol to wash the floor I had such a bad headache after. Never used it again! Thank you for this video!😊
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Yes!!! I love this video! So glad more and more peope atr realizing how toxic cleaners and fragrances are. Its a major pet peeve of mine to go outside to enjoy thr fresh air and then my neighbor starts up their dryer and pollutes the air with toxic fragrances. I havent used them in 15 yrs.
I so agree!
I cant afford high price laundry detergent. I tried making my own and that did not work. Bed bugs have become an issue. Laundry detergents are now having pest controls in them
Thank you for covering this. I think it is also worth mentioning that our consumer economy has created high demand that outweighs our needs. We have too much stuff and do too much laundry. Even too much natural soap put into the water can affect our ecosystem negatively.
Amen! Great information. Thank you.
Im so thrilled you touched on this topic!! Thank you so much
I am using Soap Nuts to wash our clothing and Cleaning Vinagre for washing our Home
Hot soapy water with a little lemon in it.
I use Meyers natural dish soap, with essential oil’s, very mild.
Vinegar and baking soda work well.
This is an AWESOME psa. I've been living this way for over 15 years. I also do not use deodorant, soap only on the palms of my hands, certain shampoo every 3-4 weeks, glass dishes, cast iron pans (no teflon or forever chemicals), no microwave (makes food toxic), no perfume, no antibacterial, and I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. I use a steam cleaner on my floors.
How to stop stinky armpits
What you use instead of Deo?
For dtinky armpits use Dr Mist....
Please tell me you wash your fingers too...
LOVE my wool laundry balls!
SUGGESTION: If you wash your pets beds, blankets, etc. have wool balls just for those loads.
Why specifically for pets beds?
Thanks for this presentation. Over years of working with some major perfume wearers and later being around some pretty strong cleaners due to my work conditions, I got more and more sensitive and ill from these things. I try to keep my home as free from these things as possible. I have noticed that if one of my neighbors is drying clothes with much fragrance, I need to retreat to my inside of the house or end up ill.
Yes I too cannot stand the artificial smell of my neighbours washing.
Yes, it makes me sick!
Me too! My neighbours dryer vent is close to my deck and when it’s on I have to go in my house due to the strong fabric softener.
Love this product review.people need to know this information 👍
Thank you!! Would you do a video on fabrics on the skin? As in if it’s on our skin would polyester get absorbed into the skin? Thank you for all you’re doing
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Yes the chemicals and the pesticides in our clothes get absorbed by the skin.
I only use vinegar and dish soap for cleaning, very hot water will do a very good job to, for fresh air open your windows even in winter a room is refreshed in 15 minutes.🙋🏼♀️🌷🇱🇺
Thank you so much for this. There is something in our house that I smell overwhelmingly in every corner of it. Now I am on the hunt for exactly what it is!
Is it a rental? There might be pet urine……it ruins laminate flooring, you can’t wash it out from underneath, the floor or carpet/ pad must be fully removed…..the subfloor may have to be replaced as well. Certain breeds of dogs (pit bulls) excrete oils from their skin and coat the walls, you must wash your walls with 3/4 c vinegar, 1/4 cup dawn dish soap to a gallon, gallon and a 1/2 of water, to test your wall just rub with finger and you will feel an oily residue……my go to cleaner is for everything is vinegar and water, tiny bit of dawn or the best is Myers soap
I use soap, water, and vinegar. I hate walking down the cleaning aisle, too smelly.
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Great and clear information ❗️👍
Thank you so much Annette for the VALUABLE information!❤
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I live in Germany, I clean my place with products from Easy Clean, I only use 3 liquits, one paste and mainly only water with special microfiber fabric, those cost a lot, but each lasts 30 years. So it is worth it. My Liv became a lot easier and a lot less clutter I the cleaning closet.
Wow, excellent information. Thank you for sharing this.
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Thanks for the video
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POV: The Glade Plugins in Daycare Facilities is criminal.
Or in ANY home! Same with scented candles
Great information
Thank you
Thank you for sharing Wisdom for healing and healthy Life and Godly style ❤
Not shopping in a major chain grocery store helps. I shop at natural grocery stores. I buy natural products or make a homemade. I stay away from all the products you showed. I don't eat what you find in that store either.
Would love a video showing how to make a good cleaner for marble, granite, wood floors, bathroom, kitchen, laundry, etc. Im overwhelmed after seeing this.
The biggest problem is that many companies do not disclose all the ingredients that are in the cleaning product..
FYI Pine saw no longer has pine tree Oil in it . Just chemicals now
This was a good great video! Thank you for sharing.🕊️
I personally like to pour boiling water for rinsing the floor and shop vac it all up. Dry in less than 10 min!
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there's no need to use more than baking soda, vinegar, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide--just basic stuff. i ditched all the chemicals years ago bc the fumes were just overwhelming. I wish ppl would dryer balls instead of fabric softener--that stuff is so overpowering it seeps into the foods at the bargain stores. just gross
I know the feeling. I will only buy certain things at local Amish stores. The whole place, no matter which one I go to, reeks of various spices...which permeates just about everything else in the store. Noodles, bread, etc.
I just found your videos and I want to say thank you for doing what you do.
You are worth it
One question, the only reason I keep bleach or pine sol is if the toilet backs up, overflows on the floor or someone vomits... I know! But what do you recommend for these situations where the gross factor is huge?!
Dish soap and water only?
Branch sounds interesting, but I have to be budget conscious.
Vinegar and water deodorize wonderfully
@@ladycharlotte8693i think shes talking disinfect. Idk if that does that or not. I think so.....
Very good advices - be blessed!
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A note on chamomile. It's in Branch brand. I do am very allergic to ragweed. Chamomile is in th ragweed family, at least Paul Harvey said so many years ago. Truth: I haven't checked to see if he was right. But just in case he was, and just in case a listener is very allergic to it too. There it is. Do check it out yourself.
Fun fact, the humble spider plant is the best for removing formaldehyde which off gasses from carpets and upholstery.
Just a minute ago I soaked a white towel which will be used for a soon to be born baby girl. I added vanish white powedr and standard soap persil and some vinegar. When I rinse it out I will soak it again in warm water and just vinegar. Vinegar softens it and hopefully the towel will come out white.
If not, maybe try a tiny bit of Mrs. Stewart’s Concentrated Liquid Non-Toxic Bluing?
@@northernnomiehomie it did not get as white as I hoped or as soft as I hoped.
@razamughal4582 I'm no expert on blueing, but I hear good things about it's whitening abilities. Maybe also try fluffing it up with some wool dryer balls or 5-6 balled up pairs of dry socks for softeness?
I use Molly Suds products and ECOS products. Are they ok to use?
I loved the idea of wool dryer balls until I found out I'm allergic to them. Ugh ... Defeated the whole purpose. I can only use wool if it doesn't directly contact my skin. So I'm back to deyer sheets. Can't afford the natural one's probably. I don't make $80,000+ of $ like most people per year.
I’ve seen plastic balls (with little nubs) that serve the same purpose as dryer balls. Maybe those would work for you?
Oh you don't need dryer sheets, all they are doing is coating your clothes in poison. You will get used to and love your clothes smelling and feeling clean.
For softer clothes use vinegar in your wash. I just fill my fabric softener slot with vinegar. Even my line dried clothes are soft.
I started making my own laundry detergent a few years ago. I know exactly what’s in the detergent and it’s also economical.
Good for you!
Care to share the recipe plz
@@DrewzDrew I'm not OP, obviously but here's mine:
1 cup salt
1.5 cup baking soda
1.5 cup washing soda (can make your own by putting it in oven at 350 for an hour, stirring every 15min)
Few drops of essential oil, if desired
Mix
Use 1-2Tbsp per average-sized load.
Less than $2 a batch.
Ingredients to avoid:
1. Pesticides
- 2:14 for the list of chemicals to avoid
2. Fragrances
3. Bleach
4. Quats
Lysol was covered I thought as bad and it is on the list of recommended products.
Vinegar and baking soda
Steam cleaning sanitizes and uses only water❣️
Great tip!
Am on my 3rd steam cleaner for floors. Only way to go.❤
Is it okay to use washing powder instead?
What about Biokleen Free and Clear laundry?😊
Thank you so much for sharing this information. It has helped our family throw lots of harmful cleaners away. I do have a question, do you have a list of safe household cleaners to use in our homes. That we can purchase at Walmart or Target that’s effective and affordable.
I cross reference products on the Environmental Working Group website for cleaning products.
@@tiggywinkle7522 thank you so much, I will go check it out!
Baking soda, white vinegar, and hydrogen peroxide are great for many things.
Make your own. It's quick, super cheap, and you have control over what goes in it 😊 lots and LOTS of tutorials out there for everything imaginable. Remember, before we had all these things you find in stores we did without.
Great teaching. I have switched to Method brand, but now I need to look at their ingredients. Can you do more teaching on essential oils? I use doTERRA all the time, I put the oil on my wool dryer balls. I would like to know why not fragrances. Thank you again so much
There’s a great app called Think Dirty that has a lot of mainstream product information.
doTERRA is a wonder trusted brand. You don't want ingredients that say 'fragrance' because it's a lab created fragrance that is full of 2000 undisclosed chemicals that are dangerous to health and DNA.
If you want to change laundry detergent try the new laundry strips that are organic.
There's a popular youtuber who does videos about ways to clean your home and she uses all kinds of products that have scents. Someone tried to warn her about protecting her lungs and those of her children, but she completely ignored this person and now seems to make an even bigger deal of breathing these things in. She doesn't use much of anything that's natural. It's so strange, I know this behavior will affect her and her children eventually
They are getting paid to make videos about these products
Great video with lots of interesting information, thank you!
People usually forget to mention the CUMULATIVE effect of toxic chemicals, which makes everything more complicated. If you use harsh cleaning products, AND if you wear traditional makeup, AND wear mostly clothes with PFAS right against your skin such as leggings and you sweat in them, AND if you also cook mostly in non stick pans, AND if you use a yoga mat that picks up PFAS from your carpet, AND if you drink tap water that contains PFAS, well… even if it’s a small amount of toxic chemicals for each product it can add up to dangerous levels that can trigger serious health issues.
Another concern is the COCKTAIL effect, when many different toxic chemicals create strange sets of symptoms and illnesses when they accumulate in a person’s body.
This is very difficult to study because every person reacts differently and scientists don’t know how this mix of chemicals is truly affecting our body. Since there are endless possibilities regarding the type of chemicals, their toxicity level, their concentration and the way they interact with other chemicals in our blood, organs etc… there really is no way to study the effects all these toxic chemicals have on our body.
The future doesn’t look good though, as we use more and more plastics including silicone cooking molds and a million other products that are supposed to make our life easier.
People don’t realize that they are ingesting very unhealthy particles and feeding them to their kids too 😢
If we could just wake up and go back to simpler products made of healthier materials like linen for our clothes, and cast iron or glass for our cooking molds, now that would be a good start.
When people want to exercise they go play soccer or softball on an athletic field covered with Astroturf filled with crumb rubber, which is made of tiny pieces of old car tires 🤮
Nobody seems concerned about the heavy metals and other toxic chemicals found in this recycled rubber, it’s really puzzling.
Then they take their kids to a playground that has a soft ground cover made of rubber pellets glued together aka PIP (“Pour In Place” rubber flooring) which is also from old car tires. Nobody seems worried about their kids crawling all over this type of flooring with bare hands then eating a snack without washing or even wiping their hands to avoid ingesting too much rubber dust, no problem!
Only a few counties in the US have banned these rubber pellets but most towns are now installing a PIP rubber flooring in their kids playgrounds and Astroturf on their athletic fields.
No wonder kids who play several times a week on those fields have such a high rate of leukemia or other cancers, especially the goalies who are in contact with the toxic rubber pellets…
Our homes are filled with toxic stuff, and people have no problem putting pieces of furniture like IKEA in their kids room, not realizing that the glue in these particle boards releases toxic airborne formaldehyde particles that are very unhealthy, especially for youngsters.
Even smart people are still heating up their food in a microwave in a plastic container or worse in a cardboard box from the restaurant, not realizing that there are PFAS in the lining of the box.
I have a friend who’s all about clean living, healthy lifestyle etc… but she has no problem putting her kids’ plastic lunch boxes in the dishwasher everyday, it’s disheartening…She doesn’t want to hear the fact that BPAs and other toxic chemicals get released because of the heat in there 🙄
I have another friend who’s an environmentalist but she mostly wears synthetic fabrics and doesn’t care about the tiny pieces of nylon or polyester that her clothes shed during each wash in her machine. Where does she think all these microplastics end up if not in the ocean?
It’s really sad because we now have access to lots of information about this stuff online but most people don’t want to change their bad, lazy habits.
I’m afraid the force of inertia is far too great, and people love their stretchy clothes, silicone cooking molds, cheap furniture and stain resistant sofas way too much to give them up.
How can we remain hopeful when even smart people don’t want to hear the truth about toxic chemicals in their clothes, homes, playgrounds etc…?
Good show
Thanks so much! 👩🏼🌾
Seems to me that the cleaning products aisle at all grocery stores is getting way to whiffy these days. Overpowering scents added to all the products is not necessary. Fresh laundry has its own natural scent that is subtle and not offensive.
Baking soda is a fantastic cleaner! I have used it to clean my stove and dishes! And well i use it for my teeth to clean all the plaque off! Its amazing! Try baking soda on your dishes see how squeaky clean they are!
I agree!
Help me, What do you do for mosquitoes.
Vinegar is a great cleaner
I can't afford $15 $17 for laundry soap. that is part of the huge problem we have in this country. I would LOVE to be able to eat and live clean like I did many years ago, but the cost of living is just not allowing me too. Surviving at the moment is priority. We do the best we can. When bread is 5 dollars a loaf, milk is almost 5 and eggs are almost 4, something has to give.
You can make your own laundry soap for very cheap. All products can be found in Walmart or some in dollar tree.
1. Box of Kosher salt
2. Box of Arm and hammer washing soda
3. Box of Borax
4 . bag of epsom salt.
Should cost you $10-$15 dollars. Or less. Mix all in a big bucket. Use a scoop per wash. Lasts forever .
Get a gallon bottle of white vinegar. Use half a cup in rinse cycle for softener.
Works fantastic. My clothes never smelled fresher.
@@Dani._ella awesome!!!! Thank you. I am so going to do that.
Lots of yt vids about how to do it! 😊
I shake my head when I see all those disgusting air fresheners hanging in ppl.s cars! They’re brutal in such close quarters, I won’t get in a car if they are hanging in it.
It's a huge problem in Indonesia, 9/10 drivers have these horrible fresheners in their cars🥵
I've heard that there are ingredients in these products that the companies don't have to disclose that are most definitely harmful.
In “proprietary” fragrance blends
You heard correctly!!
Any suggestions how to naturally remove stains such as turmeric and beetroot from work top ? Vinegar doesn’t seem to do the job , only bleach 😢
I think you are pretty much stuck with those, but you could applique a patch over the stain, or do some embroidery over it. Turmeric and beet are the absolute worst to get out, so covering may be your only option. I wear old clothes when I'm working with turmeric. Hope this helps.
Recipe for a homemade laundry detergent that is safe?
Yes. 1 cup salt, 1 1/2 each baking soda and washing soda. 1 teaspoon of essential oil if you choose. Use 1-2 tablespoons of the mixture per regular sized load. It works GREAT.
Recipe courtesy of Heidi from Rain Country (UA-cam).
@@bonniesammons2348what is washing soda?
@@bonniesammons2348 Salt? That sounds like a way to corrode your washing machine.
@@helenebennie3961 nope...I asked a guy who fixes up old washers and he said they can handle it just fine...
@@tayandjesus32 Make your own by putting baking soda in the oven at 350 for an hour. As soon as it's cool, get it into an airtight container.
Thanks for the update
Have any good recommendations for both shower surface cleaner (removing hard-water stains) and toilet-bowl cleaner?
Dawn platinum power wash spray it on a wrung out microfibre cloth and watch the magic
I want a safer future world for all our future Generations 🙏
Confession: if I find one of those airbombs in a public bathroom, it gets unplugged and stowed in a cabinet.
I live in a small town with little options for soaps or detergents. I have never even heard of the oroducts you mentioned because it's not available here. 😢 And ordering Branch Basics is way out of my budget. Holy cow! You would have to be wealthier than the majority of people in this country.
Hi! You can buy cheap white vinegar, add lemon, or orange peels, and use your old spray bottle for cleaning your toilet, sink, windows. Buy a large box of bicarbonate of soda, this works well with vinegar for unblocking sink, getting tiles clean, ovens, etc. Look up LITTLE DIY on UA-cam, she does short, easy to follow videos of natural alternatives. God bless you ❤
For less than $2, you can make laundry "detergent."
1 cup salt
1.5 cup baking soda
1.5 cup washing soda (make your own by putting baking soda in the oven at 350F for an hour, stirring every 15min)
Few drops of essential oil, if desired
Mix
Use 1-2Tbsp per average-sized load.
Instead of fabric softener, 1/2cup vinegar.
@@katie7748 Thank you so much. I am disabled, so I can't stand up long enough. So sweet of you, though. So kind. If you put this in the comments, it sure would help others. 💕
Whrn my mom developed thrombocitopenic purpura. first thing doctors told my mother not to use was Lysol.
Smart advice
I wish I had stores like you guys show on here 😂 I follow a few people who do grocery store stuff etc and we don’t have those kind of stores where I live 😢 makes me sad lol. So many good things that I can never find, not even like 50 miles away!