Green Cleaning Products?

Charing Ball researches what the household cleaner” Simple Green” is made of, and discovers that Simple Green is not that simple and contains a toxic chemical agent.  The first ... green household cleaning products may not be such a bad idea.Possibly related posts: (automatically [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:55:27

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Sunday Links - 11-30-08

Stop Making Our Kids Sick; Make Chemicals Safe - It’s amazing to me that so few chemicals have actually be checked for safety ... cleaning with green cleansers. But for now it’s all too common for companies to pretend to be offering green products when they really aren’t. How to Green Your Carpet Cleaning - Carpet cleaners often [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 19:48:42

Start Green Cleaning Now!

Busby SEO Test Global climate change has become a matter of increased significance among many companies ... cleaning aims to eliminate use of these toxic chemicals entirely. Advancements in chemical technology ... . As a result, products and activities have started to turn “green.” The world of cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:21:34

Greening Your Cleaning with Seventh Generation Products

Editor’s note:  We are proud to have Seventh Generation be one of our sponsors, and the following post is one example why. Regular home cleaning contributes to better health for your family and visitors.  Many popular chemical-based cleaning products, however, contain powerful chemical toxins that may negatively [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 17:59:48

Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Fresh eggs: clean green Daniel Jeffreys - SCMP - Updated on Jan 18, 2009 Traditionally, ... at ThreeSixty, who describes himself as a dedicated environmentalist. “Using chemical-free cleaning ... and apartments will be scoured with all manner of cleaning fluids to ensure bad luck and evil spirits [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:22:18

NEW REPORT REVEALS LINKS BETWEEN CHEMICALS

IN CLEANING PRODUCTS TO ASTHMA AND REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS Disney Responds Positively to Florida Groups Call to Switch to Green Cleaners ORLANDO — A new report ‘Household Hazards: Potential Hazards of Home Cleaning Products’ released today points to mounting evidence that links exposure to chemicals in cleaning products to a rise in health [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:49:29

Natural Cleaning

Today's living simply theme is natural house cleaning. The DH and I made the switch to natural cleaners over the past several years ... masking scent. Unfortunately, for those with chemical sensitivities, it's much more serious ... home-cleaning recipe? Please share!Clean and Green: Natural Homemade House CleanersEartheasy*Image [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:42:00

Greener skincare

After reading more and more about sustainable lifestyle I have to say a greener life is all about the small stuff ... d household cleaning chemicals green and are now working my way to my cosmetics and haircare products. I [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:01:41

Chlorox Green Works Reaches 40 Million Dollar Market Share In First Year

Although, sadly, kitchens everywhere rapidly become gross (as pictured), products for cleaning are rapidly greening. Case in point: the Chlorox Green Works line ... on the root word "chlorine," a term that has long represented chemical anathema to a faction of traditional [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:58:16

Home-Made All-Purpose Cleaner

Commercially made all-purpose cleaners do a good job wiping away dirt and germs from your counters and appliances, but they leave behind chemical cleaning agents like alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEs), which ... and then used in multiple cleaning recipes.So my Thrifty Green Thurday tip of the week is to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:53:00

Green Cleaning

My sister-in-law, Mary, just moved to a new house. While moving she threw out all her harsh chemical cleansers, and now Mary is "going green" ... , I put together a list of simple and inexpensive ingredients readily available that can get the job ... in cleaning glass and tile, and removing odors. Baking SodaHighly versatile, mild abrasive that can [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 13:00:00

Green Cleaning is Safer and Cheaper

Most commercial cleansers contain harsh chemicals, such as bleach and ammonia, which irritate the eyes, skin, and lungs ... recommended, use of vinegar on grout can weaken it. Use sparingly. Oven Cleaner: Earth Easy has a terrific recipe for an all-natural oven cleaner that uses nothing more than baking soda, salt, and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:00:04

The positives of using Household cleaning products

Being able to sign the contract on a new home is a wonderful feeling ... remover can destroy rust without using toxic chemicals. Its pretty cool how a non acidic product ... Green remind you of something? most of these cleaning products are safe to use. Toxic chemicals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:06:51

Your Daily Green Bit: Let me see your (non-toxic clean) grill

It’s sad but true: Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of fall, ... to the real thing. And before you store that grill for winter, be sure to clean it with cleaners that won’t leave chemical residues. Try the Grillstone Grill Cleaning Block, which is non-toxic and cleans [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 13:47:16

Simple Living - Introduction

We live in a world of consumerism. Everyday I spend my money on things I want, rather than being thrifty and spend only on things I need ... with your baby. I’m looking into natural, green cleaning and starting to incorporate them in our house to replace these chemical cleaners.-To cook nutritious food from scratch – prepared processed food [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 02:14:00

Decor - Easy, Eco-Friendly Bathroom Cleaning

You know how after you clean your bathroom with harsh chemical products it reeks for days? ... your tub fresh, the Green Mandarin and Leaf shower cleaner by Seventh Generation is non-toxic ... Enzymes’ natural drain opener. This eco-alternative is a non-caustic, non-toxic and biodegradable way [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 16:37:00

I'll Have a Green Christmas Without You, Chemicals!

dkMommy Spot is hosting an entire week of eco-friendly, chemical-free giveaways to celebrate her week of "Dreaming of a Green Christmas."Some of the giveaways includeA Seventh Generation Home Starter Cleaning Kit (LOVE their products ... Plan Toys Fire EngineBadger Balm Duo (love their chemical-free sunscreen)Down to Earth Toys veggie [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 22:21:00

Please help me get my pot clean!

I have a large stainless steel pot that has burned on popcorn. And for THREE MONTHS (!!!) I've been trying to get this pot clean again. It's an expensive pot and I don't want to throw it out.I think I've now tried just about every 'green' cleaning technique in the book, and nothing has worked. I don't want to use nasty chemicals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:07:00

Review: Baby Girl Products (contest and review, 29th)

When I was searching for things that would be neat to have for our green month here at Momdot, my Mom told me about a couple of local girls (in the Tampa area) that had created these all natural, non chemical, earth friendly cleaning ... a glass cleaner and an all purpose cleaner at my house for myself to review!  What service [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 19:45:56

Green Goals

The Crunchy Domestic Goddess asked us what our green goals are for this year. In 2009, I hope to: Get a new bike and a bike for McKay ... chemicals from beauty products to cleaning products. When I buy new ones, I'm trying to make sure they're ... at the thrift store and then taking it out and reusing the yarn? Much cheaper.Keep up on our car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:44:34

Greening Hospitals to Heal the Sick

Do we go to hospitals to get sick? It can seem that way ... have been built with PVC flooring, conventional paint and other toxic products that leach carcinogens and pollutants into the air. Plus, the harsh cleaning chemicals used in hospitals (strong detergents [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 11:00:05

Green Tip: Dry Cleaning Only...Think Twice

Did you know that the solvent perchloroethylene or "perc" used in dry cleaning is known to cause a host of health problems and is labeled as a probable human carcinogen?! It is also a suspected endocrine disrupter, meaning it is a chemical that may confuse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:47:00

Great Green Giveaway: Ecostore USA

What better way to start the second full week of the new year than with a great review and giveaway for some helpful green home and beauty ... -based household cleaning products are as effective as the leading supermarket brands, and their body ... and plant-based ingredients (making it ideal for washing your and your children’s clothing-no chemical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 08:38:18

Environmental Working Group and Seventh Generation host a Conversation about Chemicals and our Children (with Dr. Alan Greene)-

A few weeks ago I posted about this forum taking place in Boston ... out of". For these we must rely on the Kid Safe Chemical Act (which I've written about many times here ... in current cleaning products, and reports about their safety, precautions and usage. This is a handy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 02:02:30

The Making of a Green Mom: Courteney Cox

Among my friends, I’m the "green" novice. I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, which wasn’t as progressive a city as Los Angeles ... products—organic food, non-chemical shampoos, body lotions, and cleaning products. Don’t get me wrong [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 11:32:00

Did Carpet Cleaning Kill John Travolta’s Son? - The Daily Green (Www.OSIR.org.in)

As celebrity actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston mourn the death of their 16-year-old son Jett , they raise questions about the potentially lethal effects of past exposure to toxic chemicals in carpet cleaners, as well as about the mysterious Source: www.thedailygreen.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 06:30:05

Solar Power’s Troubled Horizon

An enormous number of wineries have gone solar in the United States, the majority here in California ... green house gas, nitrogen triflouride (NF3), used as a cleaning agent in the production of the products ... ) can be called the missing greenhouse gas: It is a synthetic chemical produced in industrial quantities [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 05:02:40

Green Your Thanksgiving

One of the things that always got me all humbug about holidays is the gross amount of waste they cause.. ... try simple non toxic cleaning tricks like lemons, vinegar & hot water - rather then grabbing the usual harsh chemical soaps & sprays that are polluting our water and soil (and your lungs).PS- If ya [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 21:35:00

Hair Care without Chemicals

Hair Care without Chemicals posted by: Mel, selected from Natural Solutions magazine 10:33 am Have you resisted replacing the anything-but-natural hair styling products ... am Natural Floor Cleaning: Easy Greeningposted by: Melissa Breyer 10:24 am more in healthy & green [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 21:00:20

Ten Things I Really Don't Think YOU Know About ME

Kelly, I loved reading all those things about you! I was deeply, truly shocked by some of them. Dude, no tampons? Wha? ... to be as green as I can. I buy mostly organic and use all eco-friendly cleaning products, but once a week I freak out and scarf down McNuggets and fries and I've gone back to putting scrubbing bubbles chemical [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 14:49:07

Go Green? Go NUTS.

Who knew that going nuts could be so much fun, and good for the environment too? ... lifestyle change would be to use Soap Nuts for almost any cleaning task at hand including the following ... as an environmentally friendly alternative to manufactured, chemical detergents . A few nuts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:49:30

Ladybug steam cleaners

If you are looking for a way to clean your floors, upholstery, drapes and other things, you can do that by using a safe and chemically free way by using Ladybug steam cleaners. Just follow the preceding link to the web site of Green and More for more information on this environmentally [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 03:55:35

Three Kitchen Ingredients as Green Cleaning Products

Natural cleaning products can potentially clear all your fears of chemical exposure during cleaning ... of conventional and chemical based cleaning solutions is making it a preferable option. Instead of keeping your home from being a breeding place of bacteria and germs, chemically produced cleaning products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:56:38

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