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Is Your Car Making You Sick?

It could be a short trip to the store, a long family vacation trip, or our daily commute to and from work. We all spend countless hours in our vehicle. In fact, our vehicle is probably one of the top three places we spend our time.

At home, or at work we take certain precautions to clean and disinfect on a regular basis. Our floors, counter-tops, kitchens, bathrooms, desks etc are always kept clean. But what about cleaning our car? To keep it looking nice we wash it on a regular basis. But what about the interior, the area we actually occupy? When was the last time you did anything more than dust or vacuum?

Perhaps you recently cleaned your windows with a popular window cleaner. Or, you may have sprayed a little "air-freshener" into the car to keep it smelling clean. But actually how "clean" is the interior of your car. Did the chemicals in the products you used to freshen the air or clean the windows actually contaminate your car?

Considering all the time we spend in our cars, with our families and even our pets, we need to make more of an effort to keep it safe for all. Have you ever noticed that the air coming out of your dashboard vents when you run your air-conditionng stinks? What is that smell? Can it make you sick? The answer is yes it can. That's the reality to many of us ignore, and to few take a simple action to prevent.

What can one do to make their vehicle a safer place to be. How do you go about eliminating the potential hazards? Several simple solutions come to mind.

First, keep the inside as clean as the outside. Don?t let trash build up on the floors and under the seat. Clean it as least weekly.

Second, eliminate toxic chemicals. Plain old tap water and a good Anti-Microbial Micro-Fiber cloth are all you need. Use this combination to clean the windows, wipe down the dash board and door panels, and do general dusting with.

Third, STOP using toxic chemicals. Remember, clean doesn't smell. That's right folks, clean has no odor. The toxic synthetic "Air Fresheners" do. Treat your vehicle with an odor eliminator, preferably an odorless one. Don't use an air freshener.

Also, deodorize and disinfect the duct system of your car as well. Like the heating and cooling system in your home, harmful bacteria and odors can build up there. Although not visable, this area is the most common cause of illness.

To properly do this you want to spray an odorless and green odor eliminator and disinfectant throughout the vehicle. Spray into each interior air vent. Then, with the car running and your fan set on fan only, spray 15-25 trigger pulls of your odor eliminator into the air intake cowl at the base of the windshield on the exterior of the car. Do not set to heat or air conditioning. After a few minutes, turn your system to MAX AIR and spray interior again. Close up the car and let it run for 3-4 minutes.

You have just taken a major step to deodorize and disinfect your car, making it a healthier place to be. Repeat this process three to four times a year to keep your vehical a healthier place for you, your family and your pets.

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Bruce Hilsen has been an odor elimination expert for the past ten years. His preferred Vital Oxide product is government approved. More info on Non-Toxic Cleaning Products available online

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