DETERGENTS CAUSE MORE HOUSEHOLD POISONING THAN
ANY OTHER HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS. Detergents were
developed especially to clean synthetic
fabrics. They are unnecessary for cotton,
linen, silk, and wool.

 Alternatives
* Use a plain powdered or liquid soap. Bar soap can also be
 grated and added to laundry. To prevent soap from leaving
 a residual scum on fabric, add a water-softener such as
 baking soda or borax to wash water.
* To remove odors, perspiration and to freshen clothes, use
 one cup of plain baking soda, white vinegar or borax per
 load of clothes.
* Use a detergent free of perfumes, dyes, bleach or other
 additives.

LAUNDR STARCH harmful ingredients formaldehyde,
phenol, pentachlorophenol*, aerosol propellants.

 Alternatives
 Dissolve one tablespoon of cornstarch in one pint of
 cold water. Place in pump spray bottle and shake
 before using.
 Use a steam iron instead of a dry iron.
 Add I teaspoon of vinegar to water in your steam
 iron.

 MOLD AND MILDEW CLEANgRS harmful ingredients -
 formaldehyde, phenol, pentachlorophenol*, kerosene.

 *Chemicals marked by asterisks (*) have been listed by the U S. Environmental
 Protection Agency as priority pildants recognized as being hazardous to human
 health.
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