Chemicals In My Store-Bought Shower Cleaners
Cleaning the shower is about as much fun as cleaning the oven. That is probably why we all put it off until it is absolutely necessary. Successfully completing this tedious chore does not mean you have to resort to the use of potentially toxic chemicals in your bathroom.
On average, household cleaners like the shower cleaning agents sold at big box stores, contain approximately 62 different toxic chemicals. Exposure to the noxious fumes and artificial fragrances (regularly and over time) could cause reproductive disorders, asthma, neurotoxicity, and hormone disruption.
The makers of chemical cleaners claim that the unregulated toxic ingredients in their products will not make you sick. But, is really is impossible to measure the potential risk of regular exposure over many years or what the combination of chemicals from random cleaners could mean for your health.
The body’s response to some chemicals used in shower and other common household cleaners can be rather immediate. Acute exposure can cause skin burns and headaches from contact or fumes.
A condition known as “toxic burden” could result when the body has experienced chronic exposure to various chemicals that are stored in the tissue at any one time.
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Just because a product has the words “green,” “biodegradable,” or “natural” on the label, that does not mean that it is non-toxic or even low-tox.
Read the fine print, which might detail how many days it takes for the cleaning product to biodegrade – taking 3 to 5 days is a whole lot longer that immediately after use.
Sometimes, greenwashed products make a great sounding claim, like being CFC-free without explaining what that means, which may not be much of anything since CFCs are already legally banned.
Without further ado, let’s see some natural shower cleaner recipes you can try today.
This is the easiest and cheapest recipe you can make.
Simply pour equal parts of water and distilled white vinegar into a squirt bottle, and spray the shower each time you get out to prevent film and scum build up. It will also prevent the growth of potentially harmful bacteria.
The vinegar smell will dissipate in about 10 minutes. If the scent bothers you too much, add in a few drops of essential oil – lemon is recommended for a clean and fresh scent.
Combine up to two cups of baking soda, three or four squirts of liquid dish soap, and a little bit of water to make a scouring paste. The water is just to get the paste-like consistency.
This natural low-tox paste will break up oils, grease, and grime that builds up in-between thorough cleanings once or twice a month.
Usage: rub the scouring paste on with a sponger or stiff-bristled brush, then turn on the shower to rinse it away after light scrubbing.
After photo of shower area that has been treated with the paste. I only let the paste settle on the area for roughly five to seven minutes.
I wiped it maybe twice, taking about five seconds, and all the ick and grime was gone. Once I turned on the shower to rinse off the paste, the residue and streaking was washed away as well:
Get rid of all the mold and mildew that grows in-between the crevices or even cracks of a shower stall.
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Instructions
Here’s the video for the shower cleaner spray based on distilled white vinegar and baking soda:
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine one part water to two parts baking soda to make a spreadable paste. Allow the mixture to settle before gently scrubbing it around the glass.
Use a natural DIY rinse comprised of equal parts distilled white vinegar and water to remove the paste while creating a streak free shine.
In the video below you can see our shower cleaners in action:
Use these natural shower cleaning recipes alone or in conjunction with each other to keep the bathtub and wall surround of shower stall both looking and feeling clean. They are super easy and cheap to make – and honestly do not require much elbow grease to use.
Tara lives on a 56 acres farm in the Appalachian Mountains, where she faces homesteading and farming challenges every single day. her homesteading skills are unmatched, she raises chickens, goats, horses, a wide variety of vegetables, not to mention she’s an expert is all sorts of homesteading skills such as hide tanning, doll making, tree tapping and many, many more.
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