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Non-Toxic Spring Cleaning Tips

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The birds are chirping and the flowers are blooming, which means it’s time to get your spring cleaning done. Our 3% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide is the perfect product to clean… well, just about everything!

Check out the tips below on how to clean things without harsh chemicals or toxic residue. Cleaning sensitive surfaces like baby gear or cutting boards shouldn’t involve harmful ingredients. You can replace most of your cleaning products and save extra plastic bottle waste by using only one product for all your cleaning needs.

Let us know what else you like to clean with your HP, and make sure to share this info with your friends who want to reduce their impact on our planet by using green products!

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Lead: Should You Be Worried About Clay?

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By: Jessica Davis-Thompson

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The oral hygiene market is a rapidly evolving one, and many progressive companies have found healthy alternatives to some of the dangerous ingredients found in mainstream oral care products. Harmful ingredients such as triclosan, sodium lauryl sulfate, aspartame, fluoride, propylene glycol, diethanolamine, and plastic microbeads have been replaced by ingredients like hydrogen peroxide, essential oils, herbs, and coconut oil. One of the more popular ingredients is bentonite clay, also known as montmorillonite clay.

 

Bentonite clay is a naturally occurring element, harvested from volcanic deposits, that is rich in minerals from the earth. Often, it’s used externally in face masks to help cleanse pores and in hair masks to help remove excess hair build up. It is also taken internally to help detox the body, as it’s negatively charged molecules are said to effectively bind to positively charged molecules of heavy minerals, and draw them out of the gut. However, because bentonite clay comes from the earth and has been exposed to soil contaminants, it has been found to have elevated levels of heavy minerals in it, especially lead. Exposure to lead, even in a small amount, can cause serious damage to the central nervous system, kidneys, and immune system. In children, chronic exposure to lead, even at low levels, is associated with cognitive impairment, reduced IQ, behavioral difficulties, and other problems. Once absorbed into the body, lead may be stored for long periods in mineralizing tissue, like teeth and bones, and the stored lead may be released again into the bloodstream.

 

On March 23, 2016, the FDA issued a consumer warning about the high levels of lead in a bentonite clay product, and urged anyone who used the product to see a medical professional immediately. While companies using bentonite clay have issued statements that their products are safe to use, there has been substantial controversy over how much lead is safe, and whether or not the type of lead used is bioavailable enough to be absorbed through the skin. Here’s what studies have been saying time and time again: even the smallest amount of lead exposure can cause significant damage, and even the smallest amount of lead exposure can be stored in the body for long periods of time. Are you willing to take that risk? Why not use a toothpaste without any of those concerns? Food grade hydrogen peroxide and essential oils are more than enough to keep your mouth clean, healthy, and worry free!

 

Secrets Under The Sink

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Guest Post By Laura DeMattis of Poison In The Pantry

Photo credit: napo-gpc.org

 

Clean, dirty or deadly! What’s under your sink?

Over 70,000 synthetic chemicals have been developed in the last 50 years and over 1,000 are created every year.   It is estimated that only 7% have been tested for toxicity. There is no federal law requiring pre-market testing for toxicity of household cleaners.

It’s also estimated that over 95% of most cancers are caused by environmental toxicity, including exposure to chemicals. The average household air is often 100 times more polluted than outside air.

How clean is your home? …Or how deadly?

For the first time in history future generations face a shorter life expectancy than the current adult population.

We live in a toxic world.  Most everyone is aware of the chemical pollution from industry emissions that include plastics manufacturing and coal fired plants, pollution from vehicles, and toxic waste dumps, but how many are aware of the toxic pollution inside our homes?

The average home has 12 to 20 (some homes have up to 100) highly toxic chemicals at arms reach, many of them deadly, all of them toxic. Most of these poisons are under the sink.  We wipe killer chemicals on our counters and tabletops, smear cancer causing agents on our floors, spray toxic fumes in the air and flush mutagenic chemicals to our waterways.

We bombard our homes with cancer causing chemicals in the name of cleanliness. This clean and sterile world has a very high price. Our health and longevity are marred by thousands of untested toxic chemicals that we spray on countertops and wipe on all surfaces.

Many household cleaners contain chemicals that are highly regulated as toxic waste in their disposal, but allowed on your countertop. Some actually warn you to wipe with potable water after cleaning. This isn’t clean, this is deadly.

One popular kitchen cleaner contains 2-Butoxyethanol, which according to the MSDS is a poison that is harmful if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed by the skin. It affects the central nervous system, blood and blood forming organs, liver and kidneys. Lab protection equipment includes goggles with a shield, lab coat and apron, vent hood and gloves and a Class B fire extinguisher. This is a cleaner you spray on your countertop in the kitchen!

Have you ever used one of these cleansers on the kitchen counter, thinking it was clean, dropped a slice of apple on the counter and then put that very apple in the mouth of your child?

Does your child suffer from asthma? Notice if their symptoms are worse on cleaning day. Do you suffer from chronic headaches? See if there is a correlation to using cleansers, perfumes or air fresheners in your home and onset of headaches.

How does this happen?  That, my friend, is the dirty little secret.

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Get more information on toxic chemicals in your home from the “Poison in the Pantry” series,  “Secrets Under the Sink”. Available on Kindle or order direct from www.poisoninthepantry.com

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A NOTE FROM ESSENTIAL OXYGEN

 

If you’re looking for an effective and non-toxic way to clean your home, try our 3% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide. It’s the cleanest way to clean… everything! It has no heavy metal stabilizers like the non-food-grade hydrogen peroxide variety, so it is safe to use on baby toys, kitchen counters, bathrooms, and almost anything else.

Learn more about our multi-purpose Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide here. Don’t put yourself or your family in danger of toxic chemical exposure, clean the eco-friendly way with clear conscious!

WooHoo – HP32! Essential Oxygen 3% Food-Grade Hydrogen Peroxide Now in a 32 Oz. Eco-Economical Refill Size!

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Since there are so many uses for our 3% Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide making it THE must-have product for every household, we made a bigger bottle! Plus, the bigger size means less plastic used and you get twice as much for half the price! Welcome to the product family, eco-economic refill size HP32!

With none of the toxic stabilizers found in non-food grade, brown bottle varieties, Essential Oxygen 3% Hydrogen Peroxide is the cleanest way to clean…everything.

Now that you can get it in bulk, don’t be afraid to try HP in new ways. Use it for first aid, washing food, household surfaces, laundry, baby gear / children’s toys, plants, pets, and more! Stock up for holiday cooking, cleaning, and of course the inevitable wine spills. Save the environment and your money by re-using your HP dispensers or spray bottles and refilling with an HP32.

Clean cleaner confidently when you use HP because it has NO toxic stabilizers like tetra sodium phosphate, sodium stagnate, acetanilide, or phenol. Use your 32 ounces on:

  • Mouth/Throat Health – Gargle with ⅓ oz at the first sign of a sore throat.
  • Ear Health – Tilt head, pour 1/8 oz in ear for 1 min. Repeat in other ear.
  • Cuts – Spray or dab ¼ oz with soaked cotton ball.
  • Veggies – Add 3 oz to sink or bowl of water and soak for 1-20 min.
  • Sprouts – Add 1 oz to sprout soaking or rinsing water.
  • Nuts/Grains – Add 2 oz to water and soak for 1-24 hours to clean.
  • Meat/Fish – Add 1 oz to water and soak for 1-5 min.
  • Toothbrush – Soak bristles in 1 oz in shot glass overnight.
  • Surfaces – Spray and wipe all household surfaces.
  • Dishes – Add 2 oz to each dishwasher load.
  • Laundry – Add 3 oz to each washer load.
  • Gray Water Households – Wash everything!
  • Dog Breath – Spray in dog’s mouth and brush if possible!
  • Skunk Odor – Pour 1 bottle on affected animal.

You can order the new 32 ounce non-GMO Essential Oxygen Hydrogen Peroxide economical refill bottle online at  www.essentialoxygen.com

Retailers can order direct at: [email protected] or from the following distributors/warehouses who have brought it in so far:

  • Threshold
  • Palko
  • Select Nutrition East
  • Super Natural Distributors
  • UNFI East: Iowa City & Atlanta, Chesterfield, Twin Cities, York, Dayville, Greenwood, Hudson Valley, Sarasota, Racine, and UNFI West: Moreno Valley, Rocklin, and Lancaster  warehouses

If you really want to be blown away by how and why it works and ways to use it, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrODKapEp7c

Thanks for cleaning responsibly!

Love,

Your friends at Essential Oxygen

Want Whiter Teeth? Read This!

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We all want whiter teeth. A person’s smile is one of the first things you notice about them. A healthy and bright white smile is inviting and beautiful. However, many factors of today’s living prevent us from having a whiter smile.

Everything from coffee to red wine to low-quality toothpaste can damage your smile and tarnish the bright opulence that you strive for.

So what can you do?

There are many methods of whitening on the market today and it can be overwhelming to try to figure out what works and what is safe. Teeth whitening can be tedious, expensive and, sometimes, dangerous to your health.

Many whitening options use excessive peroxide or toxins like chlorine bleach that can damage your enamel and leave your teeth exposed and at risk. Other options like in-office treatments and home-kits can give you whiter teeth but can cost up to $700and harm teeth in the long run.

Don’t worry, there is a better option! The Essential Oxygen Brush Rinse and Hydrogen Peroxide effectively whiten teeth and fortify gums. These products do so naturally and safely. Not to mention, inexpensively!

Our Brush Rinse uses purified water, organic aloe vera, food-grade hydrogen peroxide and a special blend of essential oils to keep you and your smile happy.

Used consistently, our products cleanse and heal your teeth and gums leaving you with brighter, whiter teeth. Are you ready to brighten your smile?

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