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Doing the laundry is one of the most common and repeated household tasks. There is no doubt we want our clothes to be clean and fresh after a cycle, but we shouldn’t have to sacrifice our health and the health of our environment to do so. Choosing a safe and health-conscious way to get your clothes clean is the best way to keep you and your family from being exposed to unnecessary and potentially dangerous ingredients. Nature Clean® laundry care products will get your garments fresh and clean without all the harmful chemicals.

Ingredients used in traditional detergents come from the petrochemical industry (the same non-renewable resources used to make gasoline), while Nature Clean® products are made from natural plant and mineral ingredients.

Traditional detergents can contain suspected carcinogens (cancer causing agents), ingredients that do not fully biodegrade, and ingredients that cause skin or lung irritation. Some of these types of ingredients include chlorine bleaches, optical brighteners, powdered enzymes, and synthetic fragrances and dyes, even some of the so-called “fragrance-free” brands. Some may contain even harsher ingredients such as ammonia, ethanol, naphthalene, and phenol. These ingredients are known to cause respiratory illness or other allergic reactions. They can also be the source of skin irritations, as the lingering scents and residues on our clothes and bed linens make their way on to our skin and even into our immune systems.

A little known fact is that petroleum-based detergents cause more household poisonings than any other household product, when ingested by children. A naturally derived laundry agent will be safer for washing the items that your young children will be exposed to every day. This is just one of the many small changes you can implement to create a toxic-free home for you and your family.

At Nature Clean® we actually have a laundry philosophy (yes... it’s true) and it is:

Not every load of laundry needs fabric softener, bleach, or special stain removers.  Traditional laundry detergents send millions of pounds of unneeded chemicals into our environment every year.  If you have a specific laundry problem that requires special treatment, please use one of our other laundry products in combination with our powder or liquid.

It’s a small thing… that’s really a big thing.

So let’s keep ourselves, our families, and our homes clean without the use of harsh chemicals!

Happy “NatureCleaning”!