Going Green One Step at a Time Every day we;re bombarded with more gloomy news about the sagging economy and the threats to our environment. We're all focused on protecting our financial well-being, but we want to do this without compromising our green principles.
Drowning in Greenwash If you've bought soap, shampoo, even paper products you thought were good for the planet because they said so, you've likely been greenwashed faster than a newbie at a paintball game.
Detox the Bathroom Smart advertising has led many of us to believe we need a different product to clean each fixture in our bathrooms. In reality we need only three ingredients to get the job done: white vinegar, baking soda, and water (plus lemons if you want a nice smell).
Spic and Span Does the thought of spring cleaning your kitchen conjure up buckets, sponges, and an army of chemical cleaners to scrub, scour, and disinfect every surface of your home sweet home? Do you throw open all your windows and don your rubber gloves before opening those pungent bottles of sanitizers?
Spring Clean-Go Green During a recent curbside conversation with my neighbour, Shawna, she mentioned that she had been busy with her annual spring cleaning blitz.
Getting the "Dirt on Household Cleaning Products You've spent hours cleaning your house. Now you're sneezing and coughing, your hands and eyes are red and itchy, and you have a headache. What's wrong?
Clean Home, Clear Conscience Until cheap, petroleum-based synthetics came along, all detergents were made from vegetable fats such as coconut oil. "Green cleaners including soaps, fabric softeners, laundry or dish detergents and all-purpose, glass, tile and toilet bowl cleaners are still made from plant oils.
Five Steps to Safe Cleaning Like many people, you probably have a cabinet of cleaning products. A spray for this, a gel for that, a powder for something els.
Cleaning Green A friend of mine recently bought an aquarium, three goldfish, and an angelfish. He proudly set up the tank in a corner of his living room for all to see. Last time I visited I noticed the fish were gone.
So Clean, It's Sickening After centuries of using simple cleaners-and elbow grease-synthetic compounds invaded our homes half a century ago. Now, cleaners are the most hazardous chemicals in your home.
Get a Clean Green Home Keeping up with a clean home can knock you out in more ways than on.
The Clean, Green Home Culturally we have been conditioned to believe that only the "whitest of whites will do"; that all bacteria must be ruthlessly exterminated; that dust and dirt are best removed with powerful chemicals; that our hair needs cleaners, conditioners and managers; that our teeth require fluoride and abrasives; and that our underarms ne.
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