• Benzyl acetate: linked to pancreatic cancer
• Ethyle Acetate: May cause damage to the liver and kidneys, headaches and dehydration of the skin.
• Terpineol: Linked to pneumonitis, central nervous system and respiratory damage, and headaches.
• Propolene glycol is a humectant like glycerin, frequently found in antifreeze and brake fluid.
  
• Triethanolamine (TEA) is anemulsifying agent, meaning it helps keep the oil and water from separating. Many formulas containing TEA are found to be contaminated with nitrosamines, which are linked to cancer.
  
• Sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulphate (SLES): Lauryl mimics estrogen, which is especially problematic for women, and laureth often hosts a known carcinogen called dioxane.
• Mineral Oil: Mineral oil is a byproduct of petroleum.
  

Ingredients:

1. Mix water, baking soda and table salt.
2. Wipe mixture on surface inside of oven.
3. Heat the oven to 475 degrees for 50 minutes (keep oven door closed).
4. Allow the oven to completely cool.
5. Wipe clean and rinse off all of the natural oven cleaner.
6. Using a clean cloth with vinegar to wipe away streaks of oven cleaner.

• Properly sealed windows will help to reduce home heating and cooling costs around the year. Here are a few tips to check window seals:   Wiggle windows back and forth to check for loose fittings.

• Run your hand along the seals, checking for drafts from the outside air. Quick fix: apply new weatherstripping or caulking.
• Close window on a piece of paper. If sheet can easily be pulled, you are wasting energy to the outside.
  

A small electric space heater can save money on energy bills by warming targeted areas and allowing the central heating system to operate at a lower setting .

If misused, space heaters can be dangerous and expensive to operate. You should not use electric space heaters to warm up every room, but you can efficiently heat a small space around the desk in a home office, for example. 

Space Heater Safety

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission links space heaters to 25,000 house fires and more than 300 deaths each year. The biggest dangers can be avoided with some common sense and basic guidelines:

• Purchase a new heater Underwriter's Laboratory safety seal and a safety guard around the heating element. Also, look for a space heater with an automatic tip switch that turns off the heater when it falls over.
• Put space heaters on a level surface in an area where children, pets and others can't walk into them and burn themselves.
• Don't use electric space heaters in a bathroom or near water.
• Don't leave the heater on when you are sleeping or away from the house.

1. Insulate your attic. In older homes, this can be one of the most cost effective ways to cut home heating costs. Prior to energy efficiency standards, homes were often built with little or no insulation. As a result, large amounts of heat is continuously lost through walls, floors, and ceilings of older homes. Choose insulation with the highest R-value to increase the resistance of heat flow.
   
2. Weather-strip and insulate your attic hatch or door to prevent warm air from escaping out of the top of your house. Since warm air rises, this type of heat escape is common.
3. Seal holes in the attic that lead down into the house, such as open wall tops and duct work, plumbing, attic stair openings or electrical runs. Any hole that leads from a basement or crawlspace to an attic is a big energy waster. Cover and seal them with spray foam and rigid foam board if necessary.

There are several advantages to using portable solar chargers and solar panels. First of all, they are eco and environmentally friendly. They do not emit harmful waste, and can be used anytime and anywhere as long as there is access to sunlight.

A solar battery charger is a device used to power electronics batteries without the use of a power outlet. They are easy to make use of and do not require a great deal of attention. You simply connect the battery to a charger that has solar panels and allow the sun do the rest. The solar panel will collect power from the sun and translate it to electricity. That is accomplished by use of small solar cells within the charger that translates the sunlight into electricity.

Solar Chargers are a convenient source of power in remote areas, on field trips, or when hiking and camping out. They can recharge batteries, cell phones, or other gadgets in any location. In addition to being convenient, solar chargers are a clean energy source and do not cause pollution or other harmful emissions while creating electricity. They also reduce the need for disposable batteries, and thus reduce the overall volume of harmful chemicals and toxic waste that ends up in landfills.

1. One drop of oil can make up to 25 liters (6.6 gallons) of water undrinkable.
2. Seventy percent of the world’s water is used for agriculture, 22 percent for industry and 8 percent for domestic use. Low and middle income countries use 82 percent of their water for agriculture, 10 percent for industry and 8 percent for domestic use. High income countries use 30 percent of their water for agriculture, 59 percent for industry and 11 percent for domestic use.
3. A person is able to survive one month without food but only five to seven days without water.
4. Of all the Earth’s water, 97.5 percent is salt and 2.5 is fresh. Of that water, about 70 percent is locked in glacial ice and 30 percent in soil, leaving under 1 percent (.007 percent of the total water) readily accessible for human use.
5. A water footprint, or virtual water, is the amount of water used in the entire production and/or growth of a specific product. For example, 1 kilogram (2.2 lbs) of beef has a water footprint of 16,000 liters (4,226.8 gallons); one sheet of paper has a water footprint of 10 liters (2.6 gallons); one cup of tea has a water footprint of 35 liters (9.2 gallons); and one microchip has a water footprint of 32 liters (8.5 gallons).
6. It takes 94.5 to 189.3 liters of water (25 to 50 gallons) to take a five-minute shower; 7.6 to 26.5 liters (2-7 gallons) to flush a toilet; 7.6 liters (2 gallons) to brush one’s teeth; and 75.7 liters (20 gallons) to hand wash dishes.
7. 6,000 children die each day from preventable water-related diseases.
8. The population of the United States is approximately 304 million; the population of Europe is approximately 732.7 million; 1.1 billion people lack adequate drinking water access; and 2.6 billion people lack basic water sanitation.
9. The average American uses about 575 liters of water (151.9 gallons) per day, with about 60 percent of that being used out-of-doors (watering lawns, washing cars, etc.). The average European uses 250 liters of water (66 gallons) per day. 1.1 billion people lack adequate water access, using less than 19 liters (5 gallons) per day.
10. The average American uses 30.3 times more water than a person who lacks adequate water access; the average European uses 13.2 times more water than a person who lacks adequate water access.