Can you believe that 2016 is almost here? It seems like this year has gone by in a blink of an eye!
With a new year upon us, it is time to dust off the ole’ new year’s resolution list again! What do you want to accomplish in 2016?
Connect with old friends? Travel more? Exercise? Live a simpler and greener lifestyle?
Removing stress from your life and using more environmentally friendly products will make life easier and do wonders for your health! Here is an interesting fact that will get you thinking.
Did you know that high levels of stress can make you more susceptible to colds?
Simplify Your Home
Life can be hard and complicated at times. We all experience trials and tribulations due to money troubles, marital strife, family issues, etc.. Simplifying your home will reduce the effects of these stresses.
One of the quickest ways to simplify your life is to eliminate the clutter in your home. A disorganized home creates additional stress because it overloads your mind with too much stimuli, which causes your brain to overwork itself.
Clutter also makes it difficult to relax and unwind. If you can’t relax and unwind, all of your problems will seem unbearable.
You should consider removing everything that is non-essential to your well being. If you need help removing clutter from your home check out some of these resources:
- 25 steps on how to remove clutter
- Time simple guide to a clutter free home
- How to declutter your life and reduce stress
Purify Your Home
An added benefit of removing clutter from your home is the removal of harmful toxins from your indoor air.
Many everyday household items such as paint, cleaners, baby toys, drapes, home furnishings and cosmetics emit harmful toxins that are detrimental to your long-term health. The most common toxins found in homes today are:
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s), Pesticides, Mold and Fungal Toxins, Benzene, Formaldehyde, Trichloroethylene, Ammonia, Xylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Dioxins, and Heavy Metals.
These are known toxins that have been confirmed to cause maladies such as, cancer, Alzheimer disease, abnormal heart rhythm, nerve damage, Parkinson’s disease, etc.. This is a short list of the side effects caused by these products. For a complete list click here
Using more environmentally friendly products will keep these toxins out of your home. Here are a few resources that you can use to find greener household products:
- 8 Green Cleaning Products realsimple.com
- ewg.org
- http://www.seventhgeneration.com/
- 10 Online Stores For All Of Your Green Product Shopping
Once your exposure to toxins has been minimized you can clean your indoor air by bringing in some natural air filters into your home!
By natural air filters, we mean plants of course! Plants will remove these toxins from your indoor air leaving it clean and purified.
Before you head to your neighborhood plant nursery, you will need to know what kind of plants to look for.
The plants that have been proven to remove these toxins from indoor air has been tested and approved by NASA! Here is a partial list of plants to look for:
- Dwarf Date Palm
- Boston Fern
- Kimberly Queen Fern
- Spider Plant
- Chinese Evergreen
- Bamboo Palm
- Barberton Daisy
Click here for the complete list.
A home filled with plants and fewer things is a healthy home. In addition to removing clutter and buying air purifying plants for your home, using our green carpet cleaning service will help you start 2016 on the right foot.
Phoenix Carpet Repair & Cleaning: Leading The Way With Green Carpet Cleaning
We are 100% dedicated to protecting our environment. We do this by investing in environmentally friendly cleaning agents and water saving carpet cleaning technology.
Our low moisture carpet cleaning service is a popular choice for our more environmentally conscious customers. This service utilizes less water than our traditional carpet cleaning methods.
On average our regular carpet cleaning service uses around 20-60 gallons of water per cleaning. Our low moisture carpet cleaning service only uses 3-4 gallons of water per cleaning! As you can see this is a big difference in water usage.
Low moisture carpet cleaning also reduces electricity usage by 85%, which means less carbon being emitted into the air.
Our green carpet cleaning service will not add any unwanted toxins to your home because we only use natural ingredients!
Our cleaning solution does not emit VOC’s and is odor free, hypo-allergenic and non-toxic. It packs the same carpet cleaning punch but in a more environmentally friendly way.
If you are ready to schedule your appointment today use our free online scheduler! It’s quick and easy to use! Pick a time and date of your choosing!
If you have questions about any of our carpet cleaning services, please give us a call today at 602-688-4186 or contact us by email!
We serve the following areas: Goodyear, Phoenix, Peoria, Avondale, Scottsdale
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