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Green household products firms are companies that create goods that use more natural ingredients, avoiding harmful chemicals, i.e., cleaner, and safer products for humans. These green product brands necessarily meet strict standards on how their production, packaging, delivery, use, and disposal affect the environment. Greener household products will have a special marking on the packaging to show the consumer that they correspond to quality standards. People's interest in ecological household products is growing because in many cases, ordinary non-ecological cleaning products for home and workplace are potentially dangerous. In addition to the risk of developing chronic illness, exposure to cleaning products can cause asthma, leave burns, or be dangerous if someone swallows them. Using greener household products that do not contain synthetic fragrances can reduce allergy symptoms and avoid worsening symptoms of asthma, eczema, and other conditions. Therefore, people are now increasingly choosing products that have less impact on human health and the environment.
Ecological household products are considered to be products with natural plant components, which do not contain aggressive chemical components, phosphates, surfactants, synthetic additives, petrochemical products, or artificial flavorings, and do not cause allergic reactions. So, here are the main types of environmentally friendly household products. Greener cleaning products. Such products have in their composition ready-made natural products for cleaning, washing, and dishwashing. They contain mustard, table salt, baking soda, lemon, vinegar, and activated carbon. All these natural components have cleaning and detergent properties. At the same time, such natural cleaning products are in the usual gel form or in the form of a spray. Eco-dishwashing products. Dishwashing detergents should perform two tasks at once: to cope with different types of dirt and still be safe for your hands, not to dry it, not to pull, and not to cause irritation. For this purpose, surfactants of plant origin, such as sodium coco sulfate and coco-glucoside, are added to the products. They help to wash off food residues, dirt, grease, and soot. Vegetable glycerin, aloe vera gel, and essential oils, which are present in the formulation of natural detergents, soften and moisturize the skin well. Essential oils give the products light and pleasant natural fragrances without synthetic fragrances. Means are created on the basis of natural ingredients, completely rinsed with water, so they can be used for washing fruits, vegetables, children's toys, pacifiers, plates, and mugs. Natural laundry detergents. The skin comes into daily contact with laundry detergent – when washing, its components penetrate the fibers of fabrics and can cause dryness and skin irritation. Environmentally friendly and safe is considered a detergent, which does not contain enzymes, petrochemicals, chlorine, ammonia, phosphates, optical brighteners, synthetic fragrances, dyes, and preservatives. The components of the powder that do not cause allergies include sodium salts of fatty acids, baking soda, and table salt. The powder with such a composition is suitable for machine and handwashing since it is completely washed out with water. It can be used for all types of fabrics, even delicate ones. Eco-friendly products for cleaning the air in the house. Air fresheners that many people use at home are not safe. They contain phenol, propane, butane, and formaldehyde. They are harmful to health and nature, as they are toxic, pollute the atmosphere, adversely affect the nervous and respiratory systems, and can cause skin and mucous membrane irritation. A safe substitute for chemical fresheners is essential oils. A variety of fragrances are available, such as floral, pine, and citrus. In addition to scenting the air, essential oils have other useful functions: they are soothing or, on the contrary, refreshing, help to concentrate, and improve sleep. Eco-friendly cookware. The quality and safety of cookware depend primarily on the material from which it is made. The leaders in environmental purity and safety are considered to be earthenware and glassware. These do not react with the food. Also, wooden and bamboo cookware is safe and strong, but you can not cook hot food in it. The advantages of such dishes are that they are harmless to humans and can be washed in the dishwasher. Bamboo does not emit any harmful substances when heated and does not absorb grease and odors.
People's interest in environmental household products that have less impact on human health and the environment than conventional ones is growing every day. People consciously choose eco-home products, because in the modern world the issue of care for the environment, as well as care for their health, is acute. Besides, many adherents of green home goods are interested in the ethical aspect of eco-production – an absence of testing of these products on animals. Logically, major green cleaning product companies do not want to lose their customers, so they create a whole line of green home products. And, although, people started to speak about eco-friendly for the first time in the 60s of the last century, the real popularity and mass popularity of eco-home products have gained only in recent years. Therefore, we should expect an active growth and expansion of the green home products Business in the future.
Selecting an eco-friendly manufacturer can be not easy for the consumer. It depends on the goals and several criteria that the buyer has to put forward concerning the green household products firm, as well as the localization of production. After all, the producer whose Production is located in an area where air and water pollution is below average. It also should be remembered that a brand can be called environmentally friendly if it uses low energy consumption in the production of its eco-friendly household products, uses non-toxic, recycled materials, which do not contain chemicals, has low waste, and receives goods naturally. Moreover, such enterprises should have confirmation of the environmental friendliness of products – internationally-recognized organizations should grant environmental certificates.