It's important to know what toxic ingredients may be in the cleaners you are using in your home. The fumes and residues from toxic cleaners can affect both you and your baby. Natural cleaners such as baking soda and vinegar are very effective, inexpensive and easy to use.

The Washington Toxics Coalition has created a guide to safer household cleaners and includes suggestions for safer products and recipes for making your own safe and effective cleaners.

cleaningproducts.pdf

Fear of germs has driven consumers to use products containing germ-killing ingredients, or antimicrobials. There is some caution in using these products. The Washington Toxics Coalition has also created an informational guide about antimicrobials.

antimicrobials.pdf

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