Cleaning products can be found everywhere in our homes and offices. You will find residues on your dishes, your countertops, furniture, clothes, floors, windows, and floating through the air. Our war on dirt and germs may actually be making things worse.

Most of the conventional cleaning products we all grew up with are petroleum-based, and many of these products are proven to have negative health and environmental implications. Just look at the following information -

• 17,000: the number of petrochemicals available for home use, only 30 percent of which have been tested for exposure to human health and the environment.
  
• 63: the number of synthetic chemical products found in the average American home, translating to roughly 10 gallons of harmful chemicals.
  
• 100: the number of times higher that indoor air pollution levels can be above outdoor air pollution levels, according to US EPA estimates.
• 275: the number of active ingredients in antimicrobials that the EPA classifies as pesticides because they are designed to kill microbes.
• 5 billion: the number of pounds of chemicals that the institutional cleaning industry uses each year.
• 23: the average gallons of chemicals (that is 87 liters) that a janitor uses each year, 25 percent of which are hazardous.

Traditional toxic cleaning products are harmful and may cause:

• Eye irritations
• Allergies
• Nausea
• Headaches
• Cancer
• Respiratory problems
• Skin irritations or burns

Does that make you feel good or safe? Probably not, and it is likely that you have experienced some of these symptoms yourself when using the traditional cleaning products.

So what is the solution?

Instead of using cleaning products that kill everything in their path, there are plenty of natural products and methods that will help keep your house clean and fresh-smelling without the toxic side effects.

To learn more about green cleaning and protecting your family, pets and staff from the effects of toxic cleaning materials, join us this Saturday, 24 th October 2009 at the Indian River Mall for the 2009 Green Expo.

Mary Conrad of Conrad's Cleaning Service Inc. the 'Green Cleaning Experts' will be on hand to help you better understand your options when it comes to cleaning your home safely.

For more information please contact Mary Conrad at (772) 794 2922, or visit our website - www.conradscleaning.com