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Homemade Air Freshner

Homemade Air Freshener // Toxic Dangers of Air Fresheners and Scented Candles Why you should be using a homemade air freshener: Synthetic fragrances may be the most common type of chemical in your house. Air Fresheners, plug-in type deodorizers and scented candles can emit hundreds of harmful chemicals known to be carcinogens, respiratory and endocrine disrupters, and reproductive toxicants, even at low levels. In 2014, Scientific American reported that a study in the journal, Read More


Why Essential Oils Will Never Be FDA Approved For Medical Purposes

Why Essential Oils Will Never Be FDA Approved For Medical Purposes What does one have to do to get their drug approved through the FDA? Well, believe it or not, it depends on the amount of money you can spend! But before getting into that, let me tell you the "extensive" process, used by the FDA, to approve a new pharmaceutical drug... The FDA reviews the drug and the clinical trials already performed and decides if the drug's benefits outweigh its known risks. If so, the drug is approved Read More


Homemade Carpet Deodorizer

Homemade Carpet Deodorizer One problem with deodorizing powder is that their fragrance may irritate members of the household with allergies or chronic respiratory conditions. Get rid of that problem with a homemade carpet deodorizer! // Homemade Carpet Deodorizer: Ingredients: 1 1/2 - 2 cups Baking Soda or Borax 20-30 drops of purification 5-10 drops Other Essential Oils for desired Scent Jar with holes in lid Directions: Mix the ingredients in the jar, cover the Read More


Chemical Free Dishwasher Detergent

Chemical Free Dishwasher Detergent Many of the ingredients in dish washing detergents aren’t named due to copyright protection! The ones that are disclosed are vague terms like stabilizer, buffer, colors, fragrance and water thickening agent. What do those things even mean?! We don’t even know what is going onto the dishes we are eating off of! Take charge of your families health by going chemical free! This homemade, chemical free dish detergent and Jet Dry recipes is a crucial step in Read More


Chemical Free Oven Cleaner

Chemical Free Oven Cleaner When is the last time you cleaned your oven? I am not an oven cleaner for one reason...the smell! I cannot stand the smell that comes from the cleaner or from he oven when it is in clean mode. It gives me serious anxiety. In the first 7 years I lived in my current home I cleaned the oven a total of 2 times! I have to leave the house because of that smell...that probably isn't the best idea either....Then I learned that my fears were totally justified! Oven cleaners Read More


Essential Oils E-Courses

Essential Oils E-Courses Living Wright is proud to announce the launch of e-courses! We will be starting with an Essential Oils 101 course on 4/08/2016. In the future you can expect courses to help you dive deeper into your essential oils, learn how to make your own chemical free cleaning products, learn how to make your own chemical free personal hygiene products, essential oils for pets, essential oils for kids and much more! // I will also add mini courses to help you understand Read More


Chemical Free Toilet Bowl Cleaner

Chemical Free Toilet Bowl Cleaner Toxic Dangers of Toilet Bowl Cleaners: The most acutely dangerous cleaning products are corrosive, acidic toilet bowl cleaners, according to Philip Dickey of the Washington Toxics Coalition. Corrosive chemicals can cause severe burns on eyes, skin and, if ingested, on the throat and esophagus. Ingredients with high acute toxicity like bleach and ammonia, produce fumes that are highly irritating to eyes, nose, throat and lungs, and should not be used by Read More


Homemade Bathroom Cleaner

 Homemade Bathroom Cleaner  Lets talk about comet and how you can make a homemade bathroom cleaner that puts comet into the hall of shame! Comet has 146 chemical ingredients!!!! 146!!!! That's insane right!? Some, probably most, of the chemical ingredients in Comet are thought to cause cancer, asthma and reproductive disorders. Gross! Homemade Bathroom Cleaner - Homemade Comet // Homemade comet is super easy to make and super cheap! A capful of Thieves Concentrate and a shake of Read More


All Natural Household Cleaner

All Natural Household Cleaner Moving onto the all purpose cleaners in our homes. Let talk about some of the dangers we have sitting in our cabinets, then I will give you an alternative way to clean your home using all natural household cleaners! 3 Common Toxic Dangers in household cleaners: 2-Butoxyethanol (window & multipurpose cleaner) Risk: sore throat, narcosis, pulmonary edema, severe liver damage, sever kidney damage Ammonia (bathroom, window & jewelry cleaners) Risk: can Read More


Toxic Dangers of Household Cleaners

Toxic Dangers of Household Cleaners Lets talk for a minute about cleaning house! When I am cleaning my home, the goal is the make everything a safe, decontaminated area for my children. But, have we been doing it all wrong? When I decontaminate my house, am I using products that are going to aid in the growth of cancer cells in my family? Scary thought right! I'm going to start this series of blog post about the toxic dangers of household cleaners in your home. They are meant to help you, Read More