It is important to know about which ingredients or raw materials to avoid when buying green cleaning products. As the legislation still needs to be set and there are as yet no governing bodies in the arena of green cleaning in South Africa, the consumer needs to be informed as to what makes a product green.
One of the particularly environmentally unfriendly ingredients is phosphates. These would typically be found in washing powders. The phosphates help to clean the clothes or linens and then the water containing the used washing powder is pumped out of the washing machine and follows its usual pathway often to watercourses. This water is then higher in phosphates that might occur in nature. Phosphate-high water will help encourage algae growth in a natural environment. This increase in algae then begins to suffocate the body of water - oxygen is removed from the water and plants and aquatic life cannot be supported in such a body of water.
It's important to see why phosphates are something you would want to avoid in your cleaning products. Blendwell Chemicals manufactures a range of green cleaning products called Enviro Blend. The Enviro Blend range is completely free of phosphates and we have a wonderful washing powder called Enviro Wash that has enzymes to make cleaning more effective.
To find our more about Enviro Wash or any of the huge range of products that Blendwell Chemicals manufactures please visit www.blendwell.co.za
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