House Peters Jr., who passed away yesterday, will always be fondly remembered as the bald, muscular, and ear-ringed Mr. Clean who peddled Procter and Gamble products. And while I mean no disrespect to the gentle giant who was tough on grease and dirt, perhaps his death knell signals a return to healthier, more environmentally-friendly cleaning methods.
Try getting that jingle out of your head. They just don’t write ‘em like they used to.
The toxins found in everyday household cleansers and detergents create terrible health hazards for both humans and the environment, leaving behind irritated skin, eyes and ears, and polluted groundwater, in the wake of that sparkle and shine. I began steering clear of many of these products in high school, and while my suspicions were initially unfounded and mildly teased by my peers, the more I learned, the healthier and less-paranoid I felt. My mind was really made up when
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The change in the season inspires many of us to participate in the ritual of spring cleaning in some form or another - whether it’s your semi-annual bathroom scour or you’re gearing up to dust the wiring behind the stove. At the same time, most of us are also becoming less enthused with the idea of filling up our homes and the environment with a cocktail of hazardous chemicals found in traditional cleaning sprays and wipes.