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I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. An interesting book about keeping your home clean and how to easily keep it that way.

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Great book to help detox your home, but did feel everything for cleaning was using the same product. I’d have preferred the use of other oils as well. I will be trying the windscreen wash and a few other products from the book.

The pictures make the book look nice and colourful. It would make a great gift.

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As much as I didn’t realize how many toxins and chemicals are in our everyday things(deodorant especially), it didn’t sway my mind or make me change my normal routine. I’ve used regular cleaning materials and hygiene products and haven’t been affected yet.

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We all look for ways to clean the house during the changes of the seasons, especially Spring and Autumn. This book is a gem for how to clean your home in affordable ways from the bedroom, to the kitchen and everything in between!

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Hi everyone!
Thank you Netgalley and Storey Publishing for the arc!

The author is a clinical practitioner that is specialised in working with people that have health problems that are worsened by the chemicals in our every day life.

At first the book is a bit overwhelming, because I didn't know that there could be so many. toxins in our homes!

It's very interesting and informative, the author goes through every room and explains the most common sources of toxins and how to properly clean your home.

I'm a student and recently moved out of my parents' house and this was very helpfu. I cannot wait to make my scrubs and cleaning solutions to live in a healthier environment!

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A concise guide to practical ways of keeping the home detoxed. An urgent strategy to tackle increasing domestic pollutants through VOCS etc.

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Excellent resource for anyone looking to reduce harmful chemicals in the home. This book goes into detail about what substances could be harmful to our health. I liked room to room approach/organization. Informative and comprehensive on all toxins we can try to eliminate from our homes.

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Home Detox has a lot of information in it. It’s overwhelming and while the author does give some ideas about how to get toxins out of your house, it seems to be an impossible task to get everything that is toxic out of your house if you don’t want to live in the Middle Ages. I will take away some good ideas but overall, it is a bit depressing unless there are major systemic changes that are out of the basic consumers’ hands.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book for my honest opinion.

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Simple steps and practical advice. This is a helpful book for anyone looking for ways to detox their home to impact their overall health.

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This was a great guide, but it is a bit overwhelming. I enjoyed the Toxic Ten lists for each room, and some of the tips are very easy to implement immediately, however, trying to accomplish all of them for every room is too much. That all being said, I would definitely buy this book and will probably gift this to friends, however, I will take the tips with a grain of salt and keep in mind that adhering to everything in the book is a bit extreme.

The digital version also needs a bit of format updating, which I am sure they will fix before the pub date. But as it was delivered, the book was fairly hard to read on the Kindle.

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Daniella Chace’s The Home Detox: Make Your Home a Healthier Place for Everyone Who Lives There is a wonderful resource full of tips, ideas, and even recipes for making cleaning products to remove the toxins in our lives. The book has a plan for each room for readers to identify toxins, which can ultimately cause health problems. I voluntarily read this complimentary book that I will refer often as I continue on my health journey. Thank you, Daniella Chace, for writing this extremely helpful and easy to understand book!

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I wasn't sure about this to start with and probably not going to implement all the suggestions but there are really some good ideas here and some real eye openers. Never even thought of bath bombs.
My essential oils are going to be used. I liked the 'recipes,' that were given.
I was given an advance copy by netgalley and the publishers but the review is entirely my own

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Very timely book as many are looking to eliminate toxins and lead a cleaner lifestyle. Every area of the home is addressed in a room by room guide containing healthy, natural and most important, cost effective replacements for toxic products. I highly recommend this book.

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I loved this book and it has so many handy hints and tips to keep my house clean and toxic free.
Since the pandemics I have become more interested in using chemical free products around the house and this book has given me invaluable information about how I can continue in this way.
This is a book that I would keep to dip in and out of according to what I need at a particular time.

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Although an interesting read, this was what I was expecting. It highlights the danger of many everyday products you have around the house, giving information to why they should be removed. It was eye-opening but impractical to remove so much. It was easy to read and informative.

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Yes, I'm a cleaning geek who reads such books for fun and relaxation. I believe it will be a beautiful book when the photos are incorporated into the published end-product. However, I found no new information within, and much of the info provided was repetitive, but possibly because I have read so many similar books. I did enjoy the read and I wish the author success. My thanks to NetGalley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Very eye opening book! I learned a-lot! There are very practical ideas on how to live a healthier life for you and your family.

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This is a book I didn't know I needed. I especially like the recipes to make your own natural cleaning supplies. The room by room format was good but it was repetitive for some rooms. Some of the case studies used seem to be very extreme examples but I think just about everyone can benefit from using less chemicals in their daily lives.

Thank you NetGalley and Storey Publishing for the chance to read an ARC of this book. I think much of the content is helpful and helps create an awareness of the toxins in the products we use.

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I enjoyed it. I think the book was informative of sources of toxins that can be found in common household items. It contained a lot of recipes on how to make your on cleaning products and swaps. It didn't get too anti-science as many other books I've read on the subject and generally is a well grounded.

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Really interesting read. Lots of great ideas. Detox is big business. So I imagine this book will be a big hit. It’s well written.

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