Six Household Chemicals to Avoid

The World Health Organisation has issued a warning about early exposure to chemicals during childhood and one of the main sources is household cleaning products. There has also been additional research in Canada that cancer is on the increase in children and young adults.

Antibacterial Cleaners

These cleaners contain triclosan, a form of dioxin, linked with weakened immune systems, decreased fertility, hormone disruption and birth defects. There is also a danger of triclosan mixing with the chlorine in tap water to form the deadly chlorinated dioxins.

Elite offers:

Scent Free Lotion Skin Cleanser in a bulk 4L jug. This product leaves your hands squeeky clean and doesnt leave that soapy residue on your hands that other liquid soaps do.

Air Fresheners

Air fresheners actually stop you from smelling by coating nasal passages with an oil film or by releasing nerve deadening agents. One main ingredient, formaldehyde, is a carcinogen, causing allergic reactions, dermatitis, headaches, mucous membrane irritations, joint and chest pain, depression, fatigue, dizziness and immune dysfunction. Another main component, phenol, causes skin eruptions, cold sweats, convulsions, circulatory collapse and in extreme cases, coma.

Elite offers:

Air Purifier and Odour Neutraliser. This comes in 946ml ready to use spray bottles or concentrate in 4L jugs. Ingredients are 100% pure essential oils, plant based solubiliser and food grade citric acid and water.

Dishwasher Detergents

Dishwasher detergents are the number one cause of accidental child poisoning. They contain a dry form of highly concentrated chlorine that is poisonous and have been known to produce skin irritations and burns, and cause eye injuries and damage to other mucous membranes. Residue built up on dishes can transfer into your hot meal.

Elite offers:

Ultra Dish Wash in Natural Tea Tree, Natural Orange, Natural Lavender and Hypoallergenic. Please see the liteterature contained in this brochure for ingredients and properties.

Oven Cleaners

Among the most dangerous chemicals in households, these cleaners contain sodium hydroxide (a derivative of lye ) so corrosive it can eat through the top layer of skin and cause severe tissue damage. It's also caustic for eyes and lungs. Also contains benzene, tolulene, xylene, methanol and ethylbenzene, which are all known carcinogens, damaging to the nervous system and unborn children. Residue can be released as toxic fumes into the air when the oven is heated.

Elite offers:

Super concentrated Soy Cleaner & Degreaser, it can be used safely and effectively to clean floors, countertops, tables, fridges, microwaves, ovens, barbeques, baking trays, grills, outdoor furniture, vinyl siding, lawn mowers, garbage containers, cars, bikes, windows, toilets, sinks, bathtubs, shower stalls, carpets, upholstery, laundry, pots, pans, dishes and glassware, cutlery etc.

Carpet and Upholstery Shampoo

Designed to knock the stain out, they make also take you out as well. The main ingredient perchlorethylene (the same one used in dry cleaning), is a known carcinogen, damaging to the liver, kidney and nervous system. Ammonium hydroxide, another ingredient, is corrosive, extremely irritable to eyes, skin and respiratory passages. Fumes are carcinogenic and known to cause dizziness, sleepiness, nausea, loss of appetite and disorientation.

Elite offers:

Hypoallergenic Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner in a convinient 1.05L bottle, Natural Lemon Floor Cleaner suitable for all water washable sufaces and floors in a 1.05L bottle. Ultra Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner (concentrate) in 4L Jugs.

Toilet Tub and Bowl Cleaners

Highly toxic, bathroom cleaners are a source of many poisonings, particularly since they are used in small, often windowless spaces. Most contain hydrochloric acid ( corrosive to skin and eyes, and damages kidneys and liver) or hypochlorite bleach (corrosive to eyes, skin and respiratory tract, and known to cause vomiting and pulmonary edema if inhaled). These cleaners also contain benzene, tolulene, xylene, methanol and ethylbenzene, which are all known carcinogens that damage the nervous system and cause birth defects.

Elite offers :

Superbowl Cleaner it is bio-degradable, high performance, scent free, zero voc's and non-corrosive to the skin. It contains no hydrochloric or phosphoric acid. It can even get rust stains out of carpet without damaging the carpet.

Elite also offers Laundry wash in ready to use and concentrated forms in hypoallergenic and lavender. Natural Lemongrass and hypoallergenic all purpose cleaner, spearmint bathroom cleaner and hypoallergenic glass cleaner.

Our products are made from 100% plant based ingredients, non-toxic, non-toxic to aquatic life, zero voc's, readily biodegradable safe around pets and children, no animal testing and are sold in 100% recyclable packaging.