While most of us do our best when it comes to eating healthy, limiting our sugar intake and slathering on the sunscreen before hitting the beach, we often forget to take that same precautionary stance with the upkeep of our homes. The FDA has fairly strict approval processes for items we ingest or put on our skin, but for cleaning products, there isn't much of a standard. In fact, companies are not even required to list every ingredient used in their products.  While they must record chemicals of known concern on labels, chemicals not yet proven unsafe may be omitted. As the #1 industrial cleaning company in Michigan, Strength H2O Industrial Solutions takes green cleaning extremely serious.

Unlike chemical-free beauty products, switching to green cleaning products can be inexpensive. If you're interested in making the switch, here is a list of 5 green (and reasonable!) cleaning products that you'll love:

1. Seventh Generation: multi-surface cleaner

This all-purpose spray cleans, disinfects and deodorizes most nonporous materials. It's a nice one-stop shop product when you want to do a quick clean without the harsh chemicals found in traditional cleaning products.

2. Baking soda

Baking soda is great for keeping unpleasant smells out of your fridge, but it is useful for so much more. To reduce unwanted smells in other rooms (think shoe closet or fitness room) keep an open box of baking soda in an inconspicuous space. Another useful baking soda tip is to sprinkle some on carpet or furniture spills such as pet or potty training accidents. Let the baking soda sit for a few minutes, then vacuum it up for much fresher smelling carpets.

3. Essential Oils

While diffusers can make your home smell heavenly, put your oils to even more use by creating a DIY household cleaner. Hundreds of oil blend recipes are available online, but a few of the more popular ones are using peppermint oil for its antibacterial properties and lavender oil for its antifungal and antimicrobial properties.

4. Tru Earth Detergent Sheets

This is a "tru-ly" unique product that is both eco-friendly and mild enough for sensitive skin. Instead of using traditional liquid or powder detergent, toss one small laundry strip into your washer with every load. The best part is that Tru Earth Detergent Sheets come in small, resealable bags instead of a bulky, plastic jug, destined for the landfill.

5. Vinegar

Vinegar is arguably the most versatile green cleaning product available. Need to clean the windows? Use vinegar. Trying to get a stain off the carpet? Rub with some vinegar. Wanting to get rid of a funky smell in your washing machine? Run it with vinegar. There are so many uses for this inexpensive and easily accessible cleaner. It is a natural disinfectant and its ability to remove odors is strong (but so is its smell, so add in some of your favorite essential oil!)

In Conclusion

If your company has made the decision to, “Go Green” hiring an experienced Industrial Cleaning Services Michigan service provider like Strength H2O Industrial Solutions will make the transition as painless as possible.  Strength H2O is a certified Green Cleaning contractor and will help in any way possible.