What do you all recommend to clean wood floors, wood furniture and metal cabinets? I was using Simple Green, but there are warnings on various sites that it can be toxic. Their FAQ's say it's safe (http://simplegreen.com/faqs) but several sites like Mercola's say it's dangerous for pets:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...e-green-cleaners-are-deceptive-and-toxic.aspx
http://www.rodalenews.com/environmental-working-group-cleaners-database
To be fair, it looks like Simple Green has removed 2-Butoxyethanol from the ingredients (according to the 2013 data sheets here http://simplegreen.com/data-sheets) and the websites mentioned above may not have revised their reviews. The Simple Green Wikipedia entry states: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Green)
There was a thread I found here about the use of cleaning supplies from June, 2011, but much of what's mentioned sounds toxic to cats.
http://www.thecatsite.com/t/232391/cleaning-supplies
Any suggestions?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...e-green-cleaners-are-deceptive-and-toxic.aspx
This site has Simple Green on the list of the worst cleaners (take a look at some of the others)The manufacturers of the "Green" cleaning product Simple Green's claim that it is non-toxic, biodegradable, non-hazardous, non-flammable, and non-corrosive. But the Material Data Safety Sheet for Simple Green reveals that the formula contains 2-Butoxyethanol -- a petrochemical solvent.
http://www.rodalenews.com/environmental-working-group-cleaners-database
To be fair, it looks like Simple Green has removed 2-Butoxyethanol from the ingredients (according to the 2013 data sheets here http://simplegreen.com/data-sheets) and the websites mentioned above may not have revised their reviews. The Simple Green Wikipedia entry states: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Green)
It is advertised as an environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and biodegradable cleaner. It received critical attention from environmental safety activists because of the toxicity concerns of 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE), which was in the formula at under 4%. As of 2013 Simple Green all-purpose cleaner removed 2-butoxyethanol, and has a NFPA/HMIS rating of 0/mininal for Health, Fire, reactivity, and Special.
There was a thread I found here about the use of cleaning supplies from June, 2011, but much of what's mentioned sounds toxic to cats.
http://www.thecatsite.com/t/232391/cleaning-supplies
Any suggestions?
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