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Detox Your Home: Room by Room

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 GMT 2008

Homes are the sanctuaries where we play, rest, eat, and gather with family and friends. It's a no-brainer that we want them to be as healthy as possible. But a typical home's indoor air quality can be two to five times worse than that outside. Why? Cleaning products, furnishings, paint, and more can off-gas harmful fumes into the air. Other things, such as laundry detergent, may contain harmful ingredients that aggravate delicate skin-not to mention what they do once they're sent down the drain.

Luckily, detoxifying your home starts with simple steps like switching to greener cleaners and organic cotton sheets. To find out how you can build a safer indoor environment for yourself, your family, and your pets, while also improving the health of the planet, click through to our latest feature, Detox Your Home: Room by Room.

We'll be rolling out new information every day this week, so be sure to keep checking back. You'll find dozens of recommended actions and products, plus helpful video tips from Planet Green's lifestyle expert, Sara Snow. When it comes to greening your home, we've got you covered, room by room.

 
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