DIY Sustainable Cleaning Products - Put To the Test!
At Fifty Shades Greener sustainability is a priority in everything which we do.
In this spirit it was decided that as a team we would each test out different homemade DIY environmentally friendly cleaning recipes and share our experiences in a blog.
Giving our readers insight as to what solutions are just that and what one’s are best missed!
Why is it your interest to bother to make your own eco friendly cleaning products?
Better Air quality
Commercial cleaning products contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which are dangerous to our health causing eye, nose, and throat irritation as well as headaches, dizziness and memory loss!
Save your Money
Making your own eco cleaning products is actually more affordable than using commercial brands. Many green products simply use ingredients such as white vinegar, baking soda, water and citrus.
Better for our planet
Toxic chemicals from cleaning products are flushed down the drain and enter our waterways. Using...
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Raquel Noboa
Founder & CEO
Raquel Noboa moved to Ireland from her native Spain in 1998 and has been working in the Irish hospitality sector since then. As an independent consultant, Raquel specialised in Greening businesses by reducing their use of water and energy, and their production of waste. Raquel won the title of Irish Hospitality Institute (IHI) Environmental Manager of the Year in 2015. She also led Hotel Doolin to win the Platinum Award on Green Hospitality in 2014, twice winner of the Tourism & Entertainment Award 2015 & 2016 from the National Green Awards, IBEC Environmental Awards 2016 amongst others. In 2020 Raquel started working with Secondary Schools in Ireland through the Building a Greener Future programme, to give the young generations the knowledge and skills they require to calculate their home and school's carbon emissions, so we can help build a society that is carbon conscious in the future and assist the government's NetZero targets.
