An exaggerated campaign against germs and bacteria at risk their own health and pollutes the environment. The Federal Environment Agency and consumer advocates advise from so much of chemistry. Because a lot of chemistry does not automatically means better hygiene.
In order to bring the house into shape, generally ranging from four agents: a neutral cleaner for floors, tiles and other smooth surfaces, scouring for stubborn dirt, soap for washing windows, and citric acid or vinegar with lime. For stains on upholstery and carpets are announced any other media: foam soap or mild detergent solution lukewarm. The products consumers should look at the environmental label "Blue Angel" eighth.
Damage to the skin floraCleaning products with antibacterial additives which are actively promoted in advertising are, according to experts, however, unnecessary. Disinfectants and antibacterial cleaners can harm the beneficial bacteria flora of the skin and trigger allergies and eczema. They attack the immune system and thus pave the way to even more diseases. In addition, there are some disinfectant as potentially mutagenic or carcinogenic. With many cleaning products with antimicrobial additives in addition to efficacy is not proven.
Many disinfectants contain substances which humans can be dangerous: for example, triclosan can be absorbed through the skin and interfere with the metabolic detoxification of the liver. Of sodium hypochlorite, a substance that is found in many cleaners, chlorine is liberated. This in turn can irritate skin and mucous membranes.
Cleaners can interfere with the functioning of sewage treatment plantsSuch cleaners should never be mixed with other cleaning products containing vinegar such as this can lead to severe poisoning. For the environment can be harmful disinfectants, because they kill aquatic life and disrupt the function of sewage treatment plants.
For children an exaggerated hygiene is anything but healthy. The seeds, with whom they come into contact in the home must not be destroyed - they train on the contrary, the immune system.
Fit with spring cleaningBasically: Vigorous scrubbing can save a lot of chemistry. But the rags should be changed frequently and boiled.Not least, a spring-cleaning promotes no "chemistry clubs' fitness. After all, a man with 70 kg of body weight consumed during window cleaning in 15 minutes already 83 calories, such as the Consumer Initiative has calculated. When dust wipe Putzwütige burn in a quarter hour 37 kilocalories, when wiping the floor with 60 calories and scrubbing the bathroom tiles 74 kilocalories.
In order to bring the house into shape, generally ranging from four agents: a neutral cleaner for floors, tiles and other smooth surfaces, scouring for stubborn dirt, soap for washing windows, and citric acid or vinegar with lime. For stains on upholstery and carpets are announced any other media: foam soap or mild detergent solution lukewarm. The products consumers should look at the environmental label "Blue Angel" eighth.
Damage to the skin floraCleaning products with antibacterial additives which are actively promoted in advertising are, according to experts, however, unnecessary. Disinfectants and antibacterial cleaners can harm the beneficial bacteria flora of the skin and trigger allergies and eczema. They attack the immune system and thus pave the way to even more diseases. In addition, there are some disinfectant as potentially mutagenic or carcinogenic. With many cleaning products with antimicrobial additives in addition to efficacy is not proven.
Many disinfectants contain substances which humans can be dangerous: for example, triclosan can be absorbed through the skin and interfere with the metabolic detoxification of the liver. Of sodium hypochlorite, a substance that is found in many cleaners, chlorine is liberated. This in turn can irritate skin and mucous membranes.
Cleaners can interfere with the functioning of sewage treatment plantsSuch cleaners should never be mixed with other cleaning products containing vinegar such as this can lead to severe poisoning. For the environment can be harmful disinfectants, because they kill aquatic life and disrupt the function of sewage treatment plants.
For children an exaggerated hygiene is anything but healthy. The seeds, with whom they come into contact in the home must not be destroyed - they train on the contrary, the immune system.
Fit with spring cleaningBasically: Vigorous scrubbing can save a lot of chemistry. But the rags should be changed frequently and boiled.Not least, a spring-cleaning promotes no "chemistry clubs' fitness. After all, a man with 70 kg of body weight consumed during window cleaning in 15 minutes already 83 calories, such as the Consumer Initiative has calculated. When dust wipe Putzwütige burn in a quarter hour 37 kilocalories, when wiping the floor with 60 calories and scrubbing the bathroom tiles 74 kilocalories.
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