What do you notice when you buy traditional, chemical-based cleaning products in the market? You make sure to put them in a separate place, away from edible goods. Baggers in store counters always place them in a different plastic or paper bag. You can see warning statements and pictograms in bold print marked on their containers to warn you of their possible health and environmental hazards.

You’ve set your trust on these strong chemicals for long to keep your houses, s, schools, and other commercial or residential spaces free from grime. As you clean using these highly acidic, usually toxic chemical substances, you are unconsciously hurting both the environment and yourself. It is a sad irony that you’re being rude to nature and your health, when all you want is to live and move around in a clean and comfortable space.

We at I-Kleen have sustainable solutions to get you out of that dilemma. With compassion for Mother Nature and concern for our health, the quality cleaning services we offer are guaranteed “green and healthy”—tough on dirt but not on you and the Earth.

 

The Meanness of “Ungreen” Chemical Cleaners

When you enter your workplace’s toilet for the first time after it’s been bathed and scrubbed with strong acids, the cleanliness you feel dismisses the putrid odour you smell from the cleaning solution used. You are unaware how highly that amount of chemical contributes to indoor pollution and respiratory diseases. However, there remains a large horde of invisible bacteria even after all that chemical outpour. No amount of cleaning can beat these eternal, omnipresent microbes.

The reason why we have to keep cleaning our spaces is, to prevent bad bacteria from multiplying to an amount huge enough to easily make people sick and turn a place into an unconducive space for working and living. I-Kleen is one dedicated cleaning company employing “green cleaning” practices with the use of safe, health-friendly, and eco-friendly products. We avoid the mean, “ungreen,” and unhealthy chemicals. Our house and office cleaners in Sydney and around Australia have been trained to stick with such practice.

How do chemical-based cleaners affect us and Mother Nature?

¤ Chemical and toxic household and commercial cleaning products are found to be at fault in indoor pollutions that cause illnesses to humans.

• Neurotoxic- Substances such as 2-butoxyethanol and monoethanolamine can cause neurological problems, from simple headaches to complicated ones such as dyslexia and memory loss.
• Carcinogenic- Formaldehyde, phthalates, organochlorines, and volatile organic compounds are chemicals usually found in conventional cleaners (e.g., detergents, bleaches, degreasers, disinfectants). When inhaled or absorbed internally through the skin, they can cause cancer to humans with frequent or long-term use.
• Disrupt hormonal flow and secretion- The endocrine system is in charge in the secretion and flow of hormones that regulate body processes. Chemicals such as alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs) that are surfactants helping liquid cleaning solutions spread throughout and penetrate into solids, disrupt endocrine processes (hormone flow and secretion) that cause problems on the reproductive system, growth and behavioural development issues, blood and bone marrow defects, and cancers.
• Cause cardio-respiratory problems- inhalation of these chemicals can lead to asthma attacks, bronchitis, and other breathing problems. They even trigger heart attacks and other cardiovascular emergencies.

¤ Accidents involving hazardous cleaning chemicals can cause severe tissue and cellular damage that may lead to disability and death, especially to high-risk groups such as children, the elderly, the sick, and those whose occupations frequently expose them to these harmful substances, like house and office cleaners.

¤ Many of these chemical ingredients are “bioaccumulative.” Meaning, even though they are in low concentration and may not cause immediate problems, they can accumulate inside the body and reach a toxicity level that can cause grave health problems. With repeated exposure to these toxins (many of them are not easily expelled from the body), we can develop serious ailments.

¤ Many cleaning products, more specifically aerosol products, contain chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) that can damage the ozone layer. These chemicals emit airborne particles that when inhaled, also cause allergy attacks and respiratory problems that may be life-threatening.

¤ Toxic substances that are ingredients in many cleaning solutions may end up in sewers, then to water systems and natural water forms such as lakes and oceans. They can also invade drinking water sources and wildlife habitats. Such can disrupt wildlife reproduction and other important natural phenomena that maintain our life cycle.

Say “bye-bye” to unnecessary chemical exposure with “green cleaning”

I-Kleen lets you say “hello” to sustainable cleaning products and practices and say “goodbye” to toxins. Say “hello” to a cleaner and healthier surrounding. Move around in a clean space without bearing the guilt of having harmed your health and the environment with hazardous cleaning chemicals. Imagine the risks you, your family, friends, and colleagues are exposed to if you’re still sticking with conventional cleaning that requires the use of harmful solvents.
Whether it’s house, office, or strata cleaning service you need, with I-Kleen you are assured of “green-clean” and healthy living and working spaces, not just for yourself but for the people you care most.