May 7th, 2008
In my recent post; 23 Refillable Liquid Hand Soap Pumps, a reader (and cool blogger I know - Angelique) asked:
“I was wondering if you (or any readers) knew of a cheap way to make your own liquid soap from all those crazy “soap slivers” that slime around the kitchen, bathrooms, showers and tubs?
There has […]
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May 5th, 2008
Refillable liquid hand soap is one of the best green bathroom and kitchen steps you can take. Easy too. If you haven’t jumped on the hand soap pump train yet, I’m going to make it even easier for you. After the jump are 23 great hand soap pump options.
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April 29th, 2008
Look what we saw on our walk the other day!
The lilacs are starting to bloom! FYI this is the perfect time to collect some and try that Candied Flower recipe - you know you want to.
Or maybe you’d rather make some air freshening mixes that aren’t toxic. I saw some great dried lavender at the […]
By Jennifer -- 4 comments
April 10th, 2008
You know about the problems with traditional dry cleaning and green options, but do you know about methods that are applauded as green that aren’t so green?
Some “green” dry cleaning methods to question:
•Hydrocarbon cleaners (use petroleum-based solvent)
•GreenEarth Cleaning (use silicone-based solvent, D-5) It may seem innocent enough, but there have been mixed conclusions on […]
By Peggy -- 5 comments
April 10th, 2008
Earlier today we talked about alternatives to dry cleaning, but if that’s not possible for you, there are green dry cleaning options.
What’s wrong with traditional dry cleaning?
Traditional dry cleaning uses the solvent perchloroethylene (perc), classified by the EPA as toxic. And 85% of cleaners still use it.
Perc is a chlorinated hydrocarbon that can contaminate […]
By Peggy -- 1 comment
April 10th, 2008
Since we discussed essential oil use with laundry yesterday, why not talk about dry cleaning today?
I have to admit that I’m a casual person. Most of my clothes are comfortably cottony. And some are wonderfully organic cottony. So, I don’t visit the cleaners except on very rare occasions.
What can you do if your dress code […]
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