Cleaning products that are safe around pets

April 6, 2022

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We love our pets!

Thousands of families, just like your have adopted pets recently. This is a trend that picked up pace especially after the COVID pandemic. Many families were spending more time at home and children have been one of the main catalyst in this changing trend.

Pets are wonderful! They love you unconditionally and demand only scratchies and walkies. Oh! And of course an unending supply of treats. Recent studies show that having and caring for a pet can be helpful with your overall mental health and well being.

As more and more people become pet parents, there is a need to relook at little things around the home. Changes that make our homes more pet friendly and create wonderful and loving environment for our four legged friends.

Pets are different

Many of us will treat our pets just like we take care of our children. However, we also understand that pets are different. They need a different diet, forms of stimulation, training and exercise.

And just like these, they also need a different regimen for their care and grooming. Many pets will go through seasonal shedding cycles and at times be more susceptible to allergies and infections.

They spend considerably more time exposed to the elements and are often in close contact with the floor in our homes. This increases the risk of infections and at the same time allergic reactions to products that we may be using at home to clean our floors and other surfaces.

Pets don’t know good from bad

It is easier to train a child to stay away from certain parts of the home and cleaning products, but it may not be so easy in the case of a curious dog or a cat. As their smelling senses are stronger, pets may be attracted to all sorts of places and products tucked away in our kitchen and bathroom. This also increases the risk for our pets.

Possible irritants

In our modern homes, we use a multitude of products to clean the many different spaces in them. Modern cleaning products, in their quest to kill everything up to 99.9%, often resort to using harsh chemicals like bleach, acids and chlorides in their products. And to top that, these products are concentrated with strong fragrances, colours and optical brighteners.

This mix of chemicals can make these products very harsh to our furry friends. There have been many cases of mild to severe reactions including but not limited to Excessive salivation, skin allergies and breathing difficulties noticed in dogs and cats that are exposed to harsh cleaning products.

What’s the alternative

In recent years, there has been a significant shift in our mindset towards a more holistic approach to cleaning. This has meant that many of the traditional cleaning methods like Laundry, Floor cleaners and dish wash liquids are now made with safer, more gentle plant based ingredients.

Natural Cleaners can be made DIY at home using a mix of simple ingredients like Vinegar, Baking Soda, Citrus oils and essential oils. If in case, this is too much of a hassle, you can also select from a plethora of small but more conscientious brands that have launched a range of safer and more sustainable alternatives to the status quo.

These products are as effective as your current cleaners but come with the added benefit of being eco friendly, safe on skin and free from harsh chemicals. Some of the products have also started using a blend of Probiotics (Just like your yoghurt) and Bio enzymes to give you a deep, safe and satisfactory cleaning.

You can check out one such brand here at https://www.drocto.in/collections/shop

Cleaning products, Pet care

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