OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner works for a variety of purposes without harsh chemicals. I used it to clean up after my eight-month-old daughter. After meals her highchair looks like the scene of a food fight. Typically I am loath to use harsh cleaners on her chair because she has allergies and sensitive skin.

 

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I sprayed OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner on the chair and let it soak for a few minutes. The mess came up with barely any elbow grease. OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner has a slight scent, but it did not bother me or my asthmatic son. At dinnertime my daughter had no reaction at all to the OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner I had used to clean up after her lunch.

 

OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner does a great job of cleaning non stick cookware as well. After cooking (ok, over-cooking) some chicken the "non stick" skillet was a mess. Rather than scrubbing it, I sprayed the OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner into the pan and let it soak overnight. In the morning the baked on goo practically slid off the pan. Simply rinsing it under the water was enough to remove all traces of the mess from the pan.

 

Another great use for OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner is as a pre-laundry spot cleaner. One of my daughter’s favorite baby foods is squash, but she gets almost as much on her clothes as in her mouth. The stuff is really hard to get out of her clothing. It is not uncommon for us to treat the stains with the popular spray stain pretreaters before we wash the clothes — and still have a stain after the wash is over. I used OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner to pre-treat stains on her clothes and they came out with the first wash.

 

OurHouse also recommends OurHouse Heavy Duty Cleaner for degreasing your stovetop, removing mold stains or cleaning the wheels of your car.

 

What Makes OurHouse Cleaning Products Unique?

 

OurHouse cleaning products are hydrogen-peroxide based or use other environmentally preferred ingredients. OurHouse products are not only better for the environment, but they clean as well as any of the traditional cleaners you may be used to. Perhaps the best news about OurHouse products for asthmatics and parents of asthmatics is that they are less likely to cause asthma symptoms.

 

Patrick Stewart, president of OurHouse, said: "OurHouse products are tested and are not considered orally toxic, nor are they considered to be toxic to the skin." Mr. Stewart pointed out that all chemicals in the right (or wrong) proportions can be toxic, and that it is possible for people to show allergic and asthma symptoms from exposure to OurHouse products if they happen to be sensitive to the chemicals in them. On the other hand, Mr. Stewart also noted that they have no cases on record of anyone suffering allergic reactions to their products.

 

OurHouse products use the same formulations as EnvirOx (co-creator of OurHouse) concentrated products for commercial applications. All EnvirOx products are either Green Seal certified or Green Seal compliant to GS-37, which is for industrial and institutional concentrate cleaners. You can read more about the stringent Green Seal certification process at www.greenseal.org. OurHouse products are the ready-to-use variety of the same concentrated EnvirOx products, packaged to be friendly to the residential consumer.

About Shane McGlaun, Respiratory Therapist

Shane McGlaun has been a practicing Respiratory Therapist for 11 years. His diverse experience — including acute care, home care and rehab — enables a multifaceted approach to respiratory problems.

Shane’s mission is helping people suffering from asthma and allergies to live better, healthier lives by avoiding their asthma and allergy triggers. He writes frequently about cleaning products and equipment that can help asthmatics and people with allergies.