While working in childcare for 5 years, I know that Bleach is the
number one sanitizing solution that is used. I remember having a
parent concerned with that. They did not want their child's toys,
cups, etc. being submerged or touching Bleach. But I told them that is
was our policy given by the Health Department.
Since November I joined up with a company called Shaklee. You may have
heard of it. Our products have been mentioned on Oprah 4 times last
year and once so far this year. Oprah raves about our Special Edition
Get Clean kit, which includes all natural, non-toxic cleaners that are
safe for your home and your children. They are also super
concentrated, so they go a long way. I chose to work with this company
because I have bad allergies and asthma and learned that the rise of
asthma in children that doubled in the last 10 years was because of
household cleaners. I hated cleaning because the fumes really
irritated my sinuses and my asthma. And being in a child care center,
we were always cleaning. Gloria and I were always sneezing. Once I
tried Shaklee's Get Clean products, I had no problems and they really
work.
After reading about our Basic G and looking into the Minimum Standards
for Child Care Centers, I found that you too, could use this product.
Basic G stays effective for up to 3 days, whereas, Bleach is only
effective for up to an hour. Basic G disinfects, cleans and deodorizes
and is also super concentrated. To see what it is effective on
http://www.shaklee.net/pws/library/products/BasicGPathogen.pdf
Basic-G on Oprah Winfrey Show
In October 1996 an Oprah Winfrey Show aired entitled "Does Your
Child go to a Sick School? The guests and discussions centered around
school students who had become extremely ill due to indoor pollution
and toxins at their schools. A conclusion was made that the schools
are
trying to keep things clean with the chemicals they use, while this is
the
very thing that is making them sick. On the show, Dr. Doris Rapp
recommends using Shaklee's Basic-G.
http://www.shaklee.net/awest/product/00525
Coming up in April is Earth Day, and Shaklee plants 5 trees for anyone
who purchases a Gold Member mission pack.
We also have a really great air purifier called the AirSource 3000.
The AirSource 3000 helps reduce all three of the major forms of air
pollution: particles such as pollen, pet dander, dust, and cigarette
smoke; microbes such as mold and bacteria; and gases and odors. That's
especially critical since the Environmental Protection Agency
consistently ranks indoor air pollution among the top five
environmental risks to public health. This is really beneficial to you
because of the amount of time the children are in their classrooms,
especially in the cold weather. It is also a small unit so it won't
take up much room at all.
http://www.shaklee.net/awest/product/55102
I just wanted to make you aware of what you may not know already.
Every day people are going more "green" and helping out the
environment because it is safer for ourselves as well as our children.
After all, our children are our future.
Let me know what you think and I hope and pray that all centers out
there can find an alternative to safe cleaning that is effective.
Amy
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