05/01/2023
Recently I had an interesting conversation about using eco-friendly products for my valeting business.
“Don’t try to fix what ain’t broke.” was the guy’s overall verdict.
The thing is I'm not trying to fix anything. I am simply trying to do the same job, follow the same processes without using highly chemical based cleaners. It’s not my place to tell anyone what to use and nor do I wish to. I simply want to use the products that I feel comfortable with using for myself and my customers.
Going Eco-friendly isn’t all about hugging trees or chaining oneself to one. For me it’s about my health when doing a job that I love, a job that I’m passionate about. When cleaning a vehicle, I am exposed to the products that I use for hours a day on a daily basis. Vehicles are small, confined spaces so breathing in the vapours and having the residue land on my skin is unavoidable unless I valet a vehicle wearing a full hazmat suit. The same goes for my customers because these vapours and residues hang around long after I am gone. There are also ways to make homemade products (something I'm looking into) that will reduce the carbon footprint of my business.
The reason I want to use eco-friendly cleaners on the exterior of a vehicle are same as above but also because these products get washed down the drains and have lasting or permanent damaging effects on aquatic life in our rivers and our seas or they are soaked up by the soil and have lasting and damaging effects on all life on top and underneath.
I am not here to judge or tell anyone else what to do or think, these are simply my thoughts and the things that I am conscious of while I am providing a quality valeting service.
Eco-Ness Valeting
It’s healthier for you, better for your car and greener for the planet.