Re: non-toxic products and their edibility

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Laurie: It's www.melaleuca.com

Also, are you the one who said your baby ate some dishwashing soap? I wanted to

comment on that.....

Even earth friendly, biodegradable products don't mean that they can be

" eaten " .....I've looked at all the labels on all the different brands I've

bought over the years, and they still say to drink water and call a doc if

swallowed.....

I remember when I was on a 3 way call with my Melaleuca sponsor and some other

guy from the company, and he said they had cleaning products that were so

non-toxic, kids could eat them! Which just was not true.....yeah, the dishwasher

soap has no phosphates, chlorine, bleach or lye, which is nice to know it's not

super toxic with that stuff (won't burn the kids esophogus as it goes down) but

it still has abrasive cleaning agents in it that aren't meant to be

ingested....know what I mean? So yes, having them around is definitely better IF

the kids get to them, and for the environment of course, but it doesn't mean

they're made just from herbs and baking soda or edible stuff like that :-) and

should still be kept out of reach like all cleaning stuff

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Missed most of this thread but jumping in anyway...

> Even earth friendly, biodegradable products don't mean that they can be

" eaten " .....I've looked at all the labels on all the different brands I've

bought over the years, and they still say to drink water and call a doc if

swallowed.....

>

> ...my Melaleuca sponsor...said they had cleaning products that were so

non-toxic, kids could eat them! Which just was not true.....yeah, the

dishwasher soap has no phosphates, chlorine, bleach or lye, which is nice to

know it's not super toxic with that stuff (won't burn the kids esophogus as

it goes down) but it still has abrasive cleaning agents in it that aren't

meant to be ingested

Thank you for making that very important point.

If someone is looking for non-toxic alternative Hulda put scads of

cleaning supply and toiletry recipes in the appendix of " The Cure for All

Cancers " . Baking soda, vinegar, a little lemon, and castile soap can take

care of most your cleaning needs. Beyond that her recipes help for stubborn

things that have set too long. The only cleaning supply I use that is a

concern to me is Borax. I figure only one thing locked away isn't too bad

for my kids and is MUCH better on the environment. I use a laundry ball and

add some soda or borax on occasion.

Also, if you have hard water you can get magnets from Radio Shack that are

shaped like dominoes. What I did was found where the water line came into

the house, measured the circumference and added 1 1/2 " for ease. I lined

the magnets up like soldiers in a row alternating poles (if you don't

alternate poles they will fight you.) I then placed them with about 1/4 "

gap on a long strip of electrical tape and wrapped the strip around the

water line like a bracelet with the beads against the skin. This magnetic

field helps the minerals stay in suspension so less accumulates in where

water pours or sits (like on your tub under the faucet or in your toilet

bowl.) This means you need less effort and fewer and less potent chemicals

to clean these surfaces. MUCH cheaper than a water softener.

This reminds me, lime and rust removers and toilet bowl cleaners are

wickedly harsh. Those denture foaming tablets work great in the toilet

(when we lived down the street my MIL saved her soak water for me.) IME a

can of soda takes longer to have the same effect, sucks up more storage

space, and is a no-no temptation for dh.

Cheryl Overley, a.k.a The Hippies' Heloise ;-)