Hi! 🫧 All the shots of toxic cleaning products we're filmed in the house where we are currently house sitting - meaning not my stuff, but very useful for this video! Do you have any questions about non toxic cleaning? 🧼
On another note, I'm a migraine sufferer and fragrance is a big trigger. I no longer can handle ANY scented candles. It's so hard going to other people's houses who are burning them. My husband will often discreetly ask them to put them out, and why, and of course they are more than happy to do it. And I don't feel embarrassed because I don't even know they talked about it. Reeds in oil, candles, plug-ins, very strong cleaning products (even hand soaps), clothing detergents, and more, can start a migraine. I'm a preschool teacher, and some of those kids come into the classroom in a cloud of fragrance from soaps, lotions, clothes detergents, hair products, and yes, even their parents' perfumes and colognes. My nose will run like crazy, and I end up with a headache. I can go on and on, but you get the point. It's hard living in a fragranced world when you're allergic to it :( I know there are many out there like me, but we never speak up because we don't want to impose on others.
hi there I have the exact same problem, but it is more of a sinus headache that may progress into a migrane if it was a really strong smell like wet paint but all the fragrances start me off, as you know the best method is avoid lol the best thing I ever did is start to wash my bed linen and clothes in fragrance free detergent. however if you do get a reaction to fragrance somewhere have some raw ginger root at home, then cut it very thinly and put it in a pint glass with boiling water, drink it when it cools down a bit, it is anti inflamitory and helps me heaps, you can drink it for days adding more water. If you have a really bad migraine add some hot pepper powder to the mix, this way isn't nice to drink but it will loosen more if you know what I mean.
Also i saw it is good to use air purifier with essential oils rosemary, mint, lavander or just water and inhale it. Nose drops, ear drops. Cleaning nose with steam.@@occupier1
great advice, just a small but important clarification....Citric acid is preferable to vinegar precisely because vinegar pollutes and is dangerous for the marine ecosystem. In fact, vinegar contains a substance, acetic acid (which citric acid does not contain), which has been found to be highly polluting for aquatic organisms.
You give such practical advice, Saga, and I love the way you recommend switching things, and not just quitting things, because it is so much easier that way. Luckily for me, I love the smell of the vinegar spray. That smell is my definition of a clean smell, maybe because that’s what my mother used. Thank you for making the world better in such practical and ethical ways. 🙂
I am almost 70 and have congenital COPD. The smells of chemicals can and does often trigger breathing episodes. I cant even shop near the candle, perfume, bar soap, or laundry soap eisles in the store. It is difficult if not impossible for me to go into some people's home because of smells. I have never used perfumes and even stay away from some essential oils because they are too smelly. This being said, I love a clean home and find that water is an excellent cleaning medium. I use natural soap to make water "wetter". All detergents do is break down the water's viscosity as does natural soap. I have started in the last few years using more vinegar and baking soda. Be careful not to use washing soda as it is highly alkaline and toxic. I do not use any soap or lotions on my skin. As I am an extremely fair skinned strawberry blonde, now grey, i was told to never wash with detergent as a child. I also only shower once or twice a week. I use bar hair soap for my hair and nothing else. Most people do not know that I am 2 months from 70, as I have few wrinkles. If my skin feels dry, i will dry massage it, releasing my own natural oils. I love your vlog. You are so easy to listen to, and so sincere. Continue sharing the word about veganism, minimalism and non-toxic cleanliness. Your 🇺🇲 Grandma. ❤❤❤😮😮
Thank you Grandma! 😄 The example you're setting is an inspiration. In our house we're experimenting with showering frequency at the moment! To be honest, we don't tend use many essential oils either because of how it feels that this restricts the breathing. Leaving things a lone and keeping things natural and neutral is making our bodies feel a lot happier and healthier 🙌
I use the wool balls and I love ❤️ them: my clothes are less wrinkly and they dry faster. I’m using a little vaporizer thing with essential oils - it smells great, the oil goes a long way, and it has an automatic shutdown you can program.
How do you clean floors? Like the bathroom one around the toilet for example. What cleaning supplies do you use: vinegar? Soapy water? A mop? A rag? A steam cleaning device? Thank you for your help
My sons dad is american.Last time he was visiting here in Germany he gave my son some T-Shirts. I had to wash them 3 times to get the smell of the dryer sheets out. The smell was in my whole appartment. The two window thing is called Durchzug in German - throughdraft. Just a little fun fact.
I didn’t know that information about microfiber cloths. I had bought some a couple of years ago to replace paper towels. Now I know. I won’t throw them away, but I’ll use them until they’re worn out.
Thank you for this video! I'm always looking for products that don't contain any perfume. Every time I smell perfume I get nauseous, I can literally smell that it's incredibly unhealthy.
Thank you for your comment! It can be truly incredible how obviously harmful some of these things seem via our sensory channels, but how habit and marketing can convince many otherwise. Once you make these changes it's impossible to go back 😄
Thank you for this inspirational video! So many of your videos I find so inspiring; I have been a vegetarian most of my life, since I was 12 years old-maybe I should instead consider veganism as an alternative, and a healthier way to eat. But this video made me realize how we tend to think it's just easier to buy the bad chemical-laden stuff, rather than taking the time to find, or make, our own...laziness is not any kind of an excuse for harming our waterways, air, and ourselves. Often I have bought cheaper body lotions and the like, just because of money. That is sooo bad for me! And sooo bad for the environment! Like our skin does, the Earth, in a sense "absorbs" these harmful chemicals. I am a traditional medicinals person, never taking any synthetic chemicals found in so many conventional medicines, so why would I ever use crud on my skin? I should know better, and do better. Thanks again! Oh, and I do think it might be great if you could make a video that can reveal more of the bad stuff behind cosmetics and things like that, and maybe then more people will open their eyes. One last thing for now...I think maybe you were talking about "cross ventilation" as the word/words you were looking for in English.😊💖
This is a GREAT video idea! Thank you! I talk a little bit about make up in this one: ua-cam.com/video/g76SnQcpkzQ/v-deo.html But, I believe I'll be making your one 🙏
Hi Saga, thank you for sharing the link to this excellent video! I had actually watched it before, and it helped inspire me to throw my mascara in the garbage. I have never really worn makeup on my skin since I was a teenager and one of my big brothers teased me about it. Luckily, I do have a pretty nice complexion, even as I am aging. But, I have always worn mascara; while I have an amber brown eye color, my eyelashes are pretty long, but they are also pretty blonde. Like you, I also have what you called "see-through" Swedish eyebrows, being a strawberry blonde redhead, and part Swedish. So I have always said that my eyes without mascara "fade into oblivion." I finally decided like you that I simply want to be me-I think trying to be confident in who we are, rather than in what we think the world wants to see, well that's what's important...and letting our inner beauty come out is what counts the most! You are decades younger than I am, so bravo for you to find this understanding at such a young age! Oh, and what I hope to see you do is to show the "true colors" behind a lot of make-up, the cruelty that is behind so many cosmetics and beauty products of all kinds. Your "Be kind to animals" t-shirt is just what we should all be! 💖
Pardon the pun, but I'm going to be frank with you. I do not believe that technical knowledge in great degree is essential to understanding that we live in a highly toxic world. Her presentation is heartfelt, and does its best to reach out to others who may be blinded by all the commercialism related to buying these toxic products. The depth of Saga's caring for her fellow creatures, and the planet is what matters here. The Earth thanks her, I thank her, and I am sure that many others feel the same way. Your words speak from a place that is sad, as we should encourage others as they try to help a world in need. One might think you were a spokesperson for Monsanto or some such thing. Please take your negativity elsewhere, or better yet, I wish for you to learn to accentuate the positive.
I love all of your tips! I just wanted to warn against using vinegar in the washing machine (or dishwasher) because it can actually break down the rubber seals and hoses, and eventually could cause leaks. I used to do this to disinfect pet items, but then read on many respectable sites (from plumbers, and also Consumer Reports), that we shouldn't do this on a regular basis. I didn't grow up with fabric softener (liquid or dryer sheets), and I don't use it as an adult. 48 years. Never have needed it, my clothes are perfectly comfy :)
While I totally agree with not using microfiber cloths what do you do if you have some. Throw them away which ends up in the rubbish. Give them away. I have some and will use them until I can't. But no will never buy them again
Hi! 🫧 All the shots of toxic cleaning products we're filmed in the house where we are currently house sitting - meaning not my stuff, but very useful for this video! Do you have any questions about non toxic cleaning? 🧼
Opening windows at opposite ends of the house is called “cross ventilation”, and you’re right, it’s the best way to air out your house.😊
On another note, I'm a migraine sufferer and fragrance is a big trigger. I no longer can handle ANY scented candles. It's so hard going to other people's houses who are burning them. My husband will often discreetly ask them to put them out, and why, and of course they are more than happy to do it. And I don't feel embarrassed because I don't even know they talked about it. Reeds in oil, candles, plug-ins, very strong cleaning products (even hand soaps), clothing detergents, and more, can start a migraine. I'm a preschool teacher, and some of those kids come into the classroom in a cloud of fragrance from soaps, lotions, clothes detergents, hair products, and yes, even their parents' perfumes and colognes. My nose will run like crazy, and I end up with a headache. I can go on and on, but you get the point. It's hard living in a fragranced world when you're allergic to it :( I know there are many out there like me, but we never speak up because we don't want to impose on others.
I hear you! My husband (along with many others) has asthma and these homes make it a lot harder for him.
hi there I have the exact same problem, but it is more of a sinus headache that may progress into a migrane if it was a really strong smell like wet paint but all the fragrances start me off, as you know the best method is avoid lol the best thing I ever did is start to wash my bed linen and clothes in fragrance free detergent. however if you do get a reaction to fragrance somewhere have some raw ginger root at home, then cut it very thinly and put it in a pint glass with boiling water, drink it when it cools down a bit, it is anti inflamitory and helps me heaps, you can drink it for days adding more water. If you have a really bad migraine add some hot pepper powder to the mix, this way isn't nice to drink but it will loosen more if you know what I mean.
@@SagaJohanna you didn't mention shampoo lol
Also i saw it is good to use air purifier with essential oils rosemary, mint, lavander or just water and inhale it. Nose drops, ear drops. Cleaning nose with steam.@@occupier1
Same! Even hand soap!
great advice, just a small but important clarification....Citric acid is preferable to vinegar precisely because vinegar pollutes and is dangerous for the marine ecosystem. In fact, vinegar contains a substance, acetic acid (which citric acid does not contain), which has been found to be highly polluting for aquatic organisms.
Further most commercial vinegar is produced using chemical processes which are also highly toxic. So make your own homemade vinegar at home.
While white vinegar and baking soda do help cleaning they are best used individually. Vinegar is an acid. Baking soda base.
Great tip! Thank you😊
You give such practical advice, Saga, and I love the way you recommend switching things, and not just quitting things, because it is so much easier that way.
Luckily for me, I love the smell of the vinegar spray. That smell is my definition of a clean smell, maybe because that’s what my mother used.
Thank you for making the world better in such practical and ethical ways. 🙂
Thank you so much! :) I find that too!
Thankyou Saga & I love how you hug your hands together during the video so here's a virtual hug for you! 🤗 🖤
Thank you ❤ ❤
I am almost 70 and have congenital COPD. The smells of chemicals can and does often trigger breathing episodes. I cant even shop near the candle, perfume, bar soap, or laundry soap eisles in the store. It is difficult if not impossible for me to go into some people's home because of smells. I have never used perfumes and even stay away from some essential oils because they are too smelly.
This being said, I love a clean home and find that water is an excellent cleaning medium. I use natural soap to make water "wetter". All detergents do is break down the water's viscosity as does natural soap. I have started in the last few years using more vinegar and baking soda. Be careful not to use washing soda as it is highly alkaline and toxic.
I do not use any soap or lotions on my skin. As I am an extremely fair skinned strawberry blonde, now grey, i was told to never wash with detergent as a child. I also only shower once or twice a week. I use bar hair soap for my hair and nothing else. Most people do not know that I am 2 months from 70, as I have few wrinkles. If my skin feels dry, i will dry massage it, releasing my own natural oils.
I love your vlog. You are so easy to listen to, and so sincere. Continue sharing the word about veganism, minimalism and non-toxic cleanliness. Your 🇺🇲 Grandma. ❤❤❤😮😮
Thank you Grandma! 😄 The example you're setting is an inspiration. In our house we're experimenting with showering frequency at the moment! To be honest, we don't tend use many essential oils either because of how it feels that this restricts the breathing. Leaving things a lone and keeping things natural and neutral is making our bodies feel a lot happier and healthier 🙌
I use the wool balls and I love ❤️ them: my clothes are less wrinkly and they dry faster. I’m using a little vaporizer thing with essential oils - it smells great, the oil goes a long way, and it has an automatic shutdown you can program.
Thanks for sharing!!
Finally someone who helps with smell of vinegar!! Thank you!!
for fly spray you can dilute liquid soap on a spray bottle. If you have ants add pepermint essential oil to the mix.
How do you clean floors? Like the bathroom one around the toilet for example. What cleaning supplies do you use: vinegar? Soapy water? A mop? A rag? A steam cleaning device? Thank you for your help
My sons dad is american.Last time he was visiting here in Germany he gave my son some T-Shirts. I had to wash them 3 times to get the smell of the dryer sheets out. The smell was in my whole appartment.
The two window thing is called Durchzug in German - throughdraft. Just a little fun fact.
Wow! Yes, I can't deal with smells haha. And I love that you also have a word for it!
vinegar is a great fabric softener.
I didn’t know that information about microfiber cloths. I had bought some a couple of years ago to replace paper towels. Now I know. I won’t throw them away, but I’ll use them until they’re worn out.
Thank you so much for this comprehensive video and compiling this list. It’s so helpful!
You're so welcome! Who knew how life changing baking soda can be! And I actually mean that. 😆
@@SagaJohanna I actually brush my teeth with baking soda and peroxide!! 😂 🙏🏼🫶🏼
So many good and useful tips! Thank you :)
Glad you like them! :)
8:47 what's a good option for a colour catcher?
3:41 what did you use there? Could we use lavender or rosemary too?
I use a diffusser
Baking soda has myriad uses! Lemons, vinegar, etc. are safe, cheaper and do the job well.
Yes! So good!
Don’t forget that vinegar should not be used on granite or marble countertops tops. It ruins them!
I use frangrance free laundry detergent.
Thank you for this video! I'm always looking for products that don't contain any perfume.
Every time I smell perfume I get nauseous, I can literally smell that it's incredibly unhealthy.
Thank you for your comment! It can be truly incredible how obviously harmful some of these things seem via our sensory channels, but how habit and marketing can convince many otherwise. Once you make these changes it's impossible to go back 😄
@@SagaJohanna So true. Your senses become more sensitive for it once you stop using perfume
I used to use vinegar on countertops, but I stopped because of the smell. Now I can’t wait to try around Christmas time 🌲
Yay! I hope you'll like it
Thank you for this inspirational video! So many of your videos I find so inspiring; I have been a vegetarian most of my life, since I was 12 years old-maybe I should instead consider veganism as an alternative, and a healthier way to eat. But this video made me realize how we tend to think it's just easier to buy the bad chemical-laden stuff, rather than taking the time to find, or make, our own...laziness is not any kind of an excuse for harming our waterways, air, and ourselves. Often I have bought cheaper body lotions and the like, just because of money. That is sooo bad for me! And sooo bad for the environment! Like our skin does, the Earth, in a sense "absorbs" these harmful chemicals. I am a traditional medicinals person, never taking any synthetic chemicals found in so many conventional medicines, so why would I ever use crud on my skin? I should know better, and do better. Thanks again! Oh, and I do think it might be great if you could make a video that can reveal more of the bad stuff behind cosmetics and things like that, and maybe then more people will open their eyes. One last thing for now...I think maybe you were talking about "cross ventilation" as the word/words you were looking for in English.😊💖
Yes! Cross ventilation, or a cross draft.
This is a GREAT video idea! Thank you! I talk a little bit about make up in this one: ua-cam.com/video/g76SnQcpkzQ/v-deo.html But, I believe I'll be making your one 🙏
@@SagaJohanna Yay! That will be a very good video I know!💚
Hi Saga, thank you for sharing the link to this excellent video! I had actually watched it before, and it helped inspire me to throw my mascara in the garbage. I have never really worn makeup on my skin since I was a teenager and one of my big brothers teased me about it. Luckily, I do have a pretty nice complexion, even as I am aging. But, I have always worn mascara; while I have an amber brown eye color, my eyelashes are pretty long, but they are also pretty blonde. Like you, I also have what you called "see-through" Swedish eyebrows, being a strawberry blonde redhead, and part Swedish. So I have always said that my eyes without mascara "fade into oblivion." I finally decided like you that I simply want to be me-I think trying to be confident in who we are, rather than in what we think the world wants to see, well that's what's important...and letting our inner beauty come out is what counts the most! You are decades younger than I am, so bravo for you to find this understanding at such a young age! Oh, and what I hope to see you do is to show the "true colors" behind a lot of make-up, the cruelty that is behind so many cosmetics and beauty products of all kinds. Your "Be kind to animals" t-shirt is just what we should all be! 💖
Pardon the pun, but I'm going to be frank with you. I do not believe that technical knowledge in great degree is essential to understanding that we live in a highly toxic world. Her presentation is heartfelt, and does its best to reach out to others who may be blinded by all the commercialism related to buying these toxic products. The depth of Saga's caring for her fellow creatures, and the planet is what matters here. The Earth thanks her, I thank her, and I am sure that many others feel the same way.
Your words speak from a place that is sad, as we should encourage others as they try to help a world in need. One might think you were a spokesperson for Monsanto or some such thing. Please take your negativity elsewhere, or better yet, I wish for you to learn to accentuate the positive.
For toilets I like to make a paste of baking soda and water and essential oils 👌🏼
I have an reactatory airwat disease.So I have to use non frangrance cleaners lkie vinegar and water and baking soda
I Just love your blue eyes😍
Thank you :)
Against flies I used to wave a towel near them and they get scared and fly outside the window
That's a good one!
What about furniture and floors?
For non-wood furniture, and sealed wood, I use the vinegar spray. For anything porus I use a bit of water with either dish liquid or just plain! :)
the english translation is cross-breeze or cross-ventilation
I love all of your tips! I just wanted to warn against using vinegar in the washing machine (or dishwasher) because it can actually break down the rubber seals and hoses, and eventually could cause leaks. I used to do this to disinfect pet items, but then read on many respectable sites (from plumbers, and also Consumer Reports), that we shouldn't do this on a regular basis. I didn't grow up with fabric softener (liquid or dryer sheets), and I don't use it as an adult. 48 years. Never have needed it, my clothes are perfectly comfy :)
Wow! Thank you! I will stop using vinegar in my washer!
What about the pura diffuser they say it’s non toxic?
Diffusers are usually non toxic, but essential oils can be harmful to animals, children and create allergies. Best to try and see!
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Cross ventilation
Yes!!
I would suggest buying safe nontoxic products that are packaged in paper containers, not plastic. All your swaps are doable and cost so much less!
Keep on uploading new videos specially about deepression im from philippines😊
Thank you for the suggestion! I will keep this in mind. I'm always thinking about what I should post next. So this really helps 🙏 🇵🇭
Sounds good but I like to smell pretty
Vinegar and baking soda cancel each other. Just use one at a time
While I totally agree with not using microfiber cloths what do you do if you have some. Throw them away which ends up in the rubbish. Give them away. I have some and will use them until I can't. But no will never buy them again
I would use your method too. Throwing them away is worse than using them up or giving them away.
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God eftermiddag! :D
@@SagaJohanna 😍🤩 God natt! 😁
Baking soda and vinegar cancel each other out…….