Anne

I’m going to digress before I get started on the toxic chemicals in our cosmetics in order to introduce our new Get Clean Water.  This year at our annual convention (this time in Anaheim) Shaklee introduced their newest member to our Get Clean line of environmental household products, the Get Clean Pitcher.

There are several things that makes make this pitcher unique, but the one that stands out the most is that it removes over 50 toxins and chemicals from the water, including LEAD .   (click here) for a comparison chart between Get Clean, Brita and Pur.

The filter is unique also, because now you don’t have to throw away the whole housing, just the inner core filter (less in the landfill).  The filter is made out of a combination coconut and corn, and is environmentally sound.  It filters up to 80 gallons, and there is a neat little meter on top of the pitcher that tells you when to replace!

The other thing Shaklee did was make the whole housing compatible with Brita and Pur, so if you didn’t want to throw away your pitcher, you can still get rid of the lead and toxins!

To see the whole line of Get clean products, click here.  Shaklee has added some different options, like some mini kits to get you started.

In Good Green Health ~ Anne

Today we’re going to look at Hydrochloric Acid .  I don’t know about you, but just seeing those words makes ME uneasy.   I know acid can be good in certain situations, but it’s probably not something I want to be wearing or inhaling, lol.

Synonyms for Hydrochloric Acid are muriatic acid, hydrogen chloride, and hydrochloric Acid [JAN].  You’ll see below, just about every toilet bowl cleaner has this chemical.

Here are some of the possible consequences of inhaling or absorbing this chemical:

• Severe damage to skin and eyes
• Throat irritation even when exposed briefly and at low levels, can be fatal if swallowed
• Linked to reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
• Do NOT inhale

Here are some examples:

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Lime-a-way Bowl Cleaner

Sparkle Emulsion Bowl Cleaner

Febreze Laundry Odor Eliminator

So I would be highly suspect of just about all so-called toilet bowl cleaners.  Two that stood out for me were Lysol Brand Disinfectant Power Toilet Bowl Cleaner (30-35%) and Lysol Brand Disinfectant Power Toilet Bowl Cleaner Stain Fighter (40-45%).  Besides the high percentage of this chemical in these two products, and because I have an inquiring mind, is wondering  “Don’t they KNOW how much is in there, are they just guessing?)

But in my research I found two real winners.  The first is Ken-Tek ph Minus, Dry Acid (94.5%) sold for landscape purposes, hopefully not for gardens.  And the other one is Tetra Pond Fish Treatment.  Wait, didn’t I read…fatal if swallowed…do NOT inhale…severe damage to skin and eyes?  Granted on the fish, it’s a small amount, but really?  (Sometimes my fish is so sick it won’t swim to the center!)

Shaklee does have a good solution, called Basic G (G for germicide).  It comes in both concentrated form and in wipes.  Great in the toilet and anywhere you want to disinfect. (I keep a spray bottle of diluted solution available for when I’m cooking chicken, to spray the counters, etc.)

As I’ve said before, it’s always best to go to the site that’s tracking this stuff, and you can put your brand in and it will tell you all about it!  The watch dog site is http://www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/ingredients.htm.

Tomorrow we will look at Potassium Hydroxide

Good Health! ~ Anne