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Done & Dusted – The Organic Home On A Budget

by Stephanie Zia

An original ebook from www.blackbirdebooks.com.

Do you know what’s inside some of the cleaning products and air fresheners you might be using? Phthalates and musks, VOCs, solvents linked to respiratory and fertility problems, damage to the immune system and worse.

Avoiding the dubious chemicals lurking in the products we regularly use for cleaning, laundering and ‘refreshing’ the air isn’t as straightforward as looking at the labels.  Manufacturers have until the end of 2010 to declare the hazardous chemicals in their products. The EU will then list them online which will, they say, “create pressure to remove them – harmonisation will especially be conducted for substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to the reproduction or respiratory sensitivities.”

Isn’t that astonishing? Wouldn’t you rather know which hazardous chemicals you should be avoiding NOW?

Done & Dusted is a practical cleaning and lifestyle tip guide to help you reduce your toxic chemical footprint on your body, your home and the planet without breaking the budget.  Where there are areas of confusion and controversy – the question of chemicals leaching from plastic bottles, for example, or whether we should be avoiding non-stick pans, or deodorants which contain aluminium -  there are links to further online reading to help you make up your own mind.

Get up to date with all the latest information on chemicals in the home, take advantage of the ebook format which links to all the important debates. Buy Done & Dusted – The Organic Home On A Budget now: £4.69 from www.blackbirdebooks.com.