The big green non-toxic clean

Kya deLongchamps picks her top eco-friendly products

Researching with the power of the internet it would be easy to frighten yourself to death at the potential harm posed by every blessed petroleum-derived additive that goes into household cleaners. Synthetic fragrances have created quite a stink in terms of potential health problems. We cannot be passive about our nearest and dearest and the environment, and it’s worth exploring the characteristics of anything you use in a broadcast spray, and anything likely to be slathered over bare hands.

If you can’t find what you need to know from the packaging, go online to the manufacturer’s website, and check out the chemical composition and safety notes, generally offered somewhere in a PDF format. If you cannot find a clear rundown of the active ingredients but the bottle carries glaring poison notices, draw your own conclusions.