The Benefits of Organic Cleaning
There are more benefits than you might think when it comes to organic House cleaning!
Did you know that the cleaning products underneath your sink could pose health risks to you and your family? Many cleaning products on the market today—including products like soaps, polishes, and even air fresheners—can contain harmful chemicals like ammonia and bleach. These chemicals can pose a serious health threat to your loved ones and pets, inducing asthmatic symptoms in otherwise healthy individuals; igniting skin allergies and burns on exposed skin; and even releasing fumes that have been linked to cancer when inhaled long-term.
This is why it’s more important now than ever before to make sure the products and methods used to clean your home are safe! The saying goes that home is where the heart is—a place to retreat to after a long, hard day—a sanctuary, and our goal at Organic Maids is to make sure your sanctuary is clean and safe.
If you’re worried about the safety of your cleaning products and are looking to make a change, we make it easy for you—no need to waste a second more of your valuable time researching organic cleaning methods and reading paragraphs of hard-to-pronounce ingredients on product labels at the grocery store. Our mission is to bring healthy, safe, and organic cleaning solutions straight to your home!
The benefits of organic cleaning are never ending. Not only does using organic cleaning products mean that you and your family are safe from potentially harmful chemicals, it means that the cleanliness of your home is achieved by using products that are often safer for the environment. We use natural cleaning products that are certified organic and have an ingredient lists full of names you’re familiar with. Here are just some of the benefits that come from organic cleaning:
Organic cleaning products are safe for use around children and pets.
Did you know that many household cleaning products come with warning labels admonishing users that they shouldn’t breathe in fumes, get products on bare skin, or use on high-touch surfaces? With warnings like these, it’s no wonder that organic products are better for your home! Young children and pets are particularly vulnerable to dangerous chemicals in household cleaning products due to their size—it’s much easier for them to be exposed to toxic levels of chemicals in some household products, so protecting your little ones is crucial.
To better protect your family, organic cleaning products like the ones we use at Organic Maids are completely non-toxic and rely on essential oils and extracts to clean even the grimiest of messes. This means that surfaces are safe for small children and pets immediately after cleaning, taking all of the worry out of the cleaning process.
Organic cleaning products help keep not only surfaces but the air you breathe clean and safe.
Many of the toxic chemicals in traditional, store-bought cleaning products can easily get into the air you breathe when they are consistently sprayed on surfaces in your home. Many non-organic cleaners contain Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) which are gasses that can linger in the air and have both short-term and long-term negative health effects. VOCs can affect the quality of the air you breathe inside your home, sometimes even making it more polluted than the air outside!
While the air outside may be beyond your control, organic cleaning products ensure the cleanliness of the air you breathe inside your home.
Organic cleaning products are often cheaper than chemical-laden alternatives.
We’re upfront about the cleaning products we use to clean your home, and they are more often than not cheaper than cleaning products you might find at the grocery store! When it comes to safe, organic cleaning products, nothing is safer than ingredients that come directly from nature. We use products like baking soda, salt, orange peel extract, and white vinegar to make many of our cleaning solutions, and a good deal of our products are fair trade and vegan on top of being organic!
Organic cleaning products are often safer for the environment.
Many conventional cleaning products contain toxic and non-biodegradable chemicals. These hazardous chemicals can easily seep into the water supply with frequent use, which is a danger to both the environment and to families who depend on clean water. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), while a danger to indoor air quality as previously mentioned, can also contribute to smog in outdoor air.
Organic cleaning solutions made from easily accessible ingredients also often use less packaging, meaning fewer plastic bottles and wrappers end up in landfills. When using organic cleaners and cleaning methods, many different types of cleaning solutions can be made with a mixture of the same ingredients (like vinegar, baking soda, and castile soap), which means you’re dealing with less packaging and producing less waste!
Organic cleaning products contain fewer irritants and allergens.
A final, and important, benefit of organic cleaning is that cleaning supplies are gentler on allergies and sensitivities. Traditional, chemical-based cleaners can often cause respiratory or sinus irritation and cause allergies to flare up. All of the products we use at our organic maid service are gluten free and proven to not cause irritation for most individuals since they are free of chemicals like ammonia, formaldehyde, chlorine, and bleach.
If you have particular allergen concerns or questions about the ingredients we use to clean our clients’ homes, just ask! We value transparency and are happy to answer any questions you might have about our cleaning services and products.
There are innumerable benefits when it comes to organic cleaning, but perhaps the most important one is that switching to organic cleaning products and methods puts your family first. When it comes to your family, we know that health and safety is of the utmost importance, so why not take that attitude into every facet of your home life? Organic cleaning is an act of love that will keep giving back to you and the ones you care about most, giving you a cleaner, brighter future. What more could you ask for?