My First Day blogging

Hi This is kay 45. I am mom of 4 kids. I had come across some illnesses during past a few years. These were caused mostly by enviornmental factors. Now I am very carefull about what I bring and use in my house. I research every day for the products which are better and safer for my family. Every day I am going to discuss one product which we use very often and its alternative green product. Today I am going to talk about the dishwasher detergent. Any regular dishwasher detergent available in the grocery store have chlorine bleach and phosphates.

• Dishwasher detergents contain chlorine bleach, which can release chlorine gas into the air along with the steam from your dishwasher .
• The chlorine gas can sometimes trigger:
  Headaches
  Burning eyes
  Asthma
  Allergic reactions
  Poor indoor air quality
• Chlorine bleach (sodium hypochlorite), available alone and in detergents and other products, is toxic to fish and can bind with organic compounds in water to form organochlorines, which break down slowly in the environment and accumulate in the fatty tissues of wildlife Chlorine is especially toxic to organisms that live in water and soil.
• Regular dishwasher detergents use phosphates as an inexpensive water-softening agent, but the environment pays a heavy price for their use.
• Just one 45 oz. bottle of the leading automatic dishwasher detergent contains enough phosphate to produce more than 200 pounds of algae .
• Massive algae overgrowth chokes the life out of lakes, rivers and streams .
• Many states already prohibit the use of phosphates in laundry detergents, and some are exploring legislation to ban phosphates from dishwasher detergents

In short whenever you buy a dishwasher detergent look for 3 things, It does not have phosphates, chlorine and the ph should be neutral. Alkaline ph can burn skin.