Why Barefoot?

As our family has grown, so has our desire to keep everyone healthy. While doing research on organic foods, homeopathy, and other "natural" ideas, we ran across some reading regarding home cleaning products. We learned about the strong chemicals found in common household cleaners. These chemicals can damage skin and are fatal if swallowed. But there are also long-term effects, such as lung cancer, chemical sensitivity, allergies, headaches, fibromyalgia, and others.

Knowing that there was already a history of headaches, chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia in our family, we wanted to find an alternative to the cleaning products in our home. More research revealed a few recipes to try. We discovered these mixes cleaned just as well, if not better than the store-bought chemicals we had used before. Since I was pregnant at the time, it was a relief not to worry about the fumes I inhaled while cleaning. As I began to play more with the aroma of the recipes, I even began to enjoy cleaning!

One day, one of our children got ahold of a spray bottle of homemade cleaner and sprayed it in his eyes. He didn't like it too much, of course. But I didn't have to worry about long- term effects. This benefit alone was enough to convince us of the usefulness of a more natural product. As we've gotten used to having these natural products around, we can hardly stand the smell of bleach or other strong toxic cleaners. We've continued to tweak the recipes to make them work better and smell just like we want.

As the pitter-patter of little feet increases in our home, we're relieved to know that those precious feet are running in a safe, healthy, natural environment. Barefoot Home Essentials make our home, and yours, safe for all the feet you love.

Lora and Andrew, Proprietors