Natural Pesticides

For all mommies out there who have pests in the house (who doesn't have??!) ~! 

Natural Pest Control - If you have babies in the house you would want some alternatives to commercial pest control products~ 

An excerpt from National Pesticide Information Center:-
http://npic.orst.edu/health/child.html

"All pesticides have some level of toxicity, and pose some risk to infants and children. The risk depends on the toxicity of the pesticide ingredients and how much of the pesticide a child is exposed to.Infants and children are more sensitive to the toxic effects of pesticides than adults.

An infant's brain, nervous system, and organs are still developing after birth.

When exposed, a baby's immature liver and kidneys cannot remove pesticides from the body as well as an adult's liver and kidneys.

Infants may also be exposed to more pesticide than adults because they take more breaths per minute and have more skin surface relative to their body weight.

Children often spend more time closer to the ground, touching baseboards and lawns where pesticides may have been applied.

Children often eat and drink more relative to their body weight than adults, which can lead to a higher dose of pesticide residue per pound of body weight.

Babies that crawl on treated carpeting may have a greater potential to dislodge pesticide residue onto their skin or breathe in pesticide-laden dust.

Young children are also more likely to put their fingers, toys, and other objects into their mouths.
Because of this, it is important to minimize your child's exposure to pesticides. One way to minimize exposure to pesticides is to take an approach called Integrated Pest Management (IPM). IPM is a pest control strategy that uses a combination of methods to prevent and eliminate pests in the most effective and least hazardous manner."

May our children be all healthy and beautiful and have safe homes to play and live in~!