When choosing laundry detergent for your family, you might be stuck choosing between the laundry products at the supermarket versus the natural laundry products available from Living Green. Why try something new when you can stick with the tried-and-true?

Here are three key reasons you should consider switching to an all-natural laundry detergent:

It’s healthier for your family

Chemicals and residue from your laundry detergent remain on the surface of your clothes or trapped between the fibres. These are the clothes you and your family wear against your skin and sleep in at night.

The ingredients in typical laundry detergent, fabric softener, and stain removers – such as chlorines, phosphates, and artificial additives – are often highly toxic. The residue left on clothing can irritate the skin and cause allergic reactions. Fumes come off your clothing and follow you around.

An all-natural laundry detergent uses safe and non-toxic chemicals that won’t harm your skin or cause other health issues. Choose the solution that’s healthiest for your family.

It’s better for the environment

You may not notice where the dirty water from your washing machine goes, but it usually ends up pumped back into rivers or the ocean.

If you’re using a standard laundry detergent or stain remover, the toxic chemicals in those products end up in the water – that’s the water we drink and swim in, but it’s also home to a complex ecosystem of marine life that’s increasingly threatened by pollution.

If everyone switched to all-natural laundry detergents, we’d keep thousands of tons of poisons out of our waterways. Consider the impact that might have on our dwindling fish population.

Also, many all-natural ingredients offer refill stations, smaller concentrated formulas, and biodegradable packaging, helping to ensure less plastic packaging enters our oceans.

It’s gentler on fabrics

Don’t you hate that your favourite clothes fade after a few wears and never look as good as new?

Fading occurs because the chemicals in standard laundry detergents – such as chlorine – break down the fabric over time. They strip away dye and weaken the fabric, leading to fading and risk of tears.

If you choose all-natural laundry detergents, the ingredients don’t contain these harsh chemicals. Clothing looks and feels new for longer.

Are you ready to make the change to all-natural laundry products? Check out the range available right now at Living Green.