Today’s reader question comes from Karen, who asks…

I have a question for you. I’ve decided to start going green slowly, as you’ve suggested, and have focused first on body and cleaning products. With both of these, I am finding some difficulty in figuring out what products are actually green and which are not. Some products say they are biodegradable, some say eco friendly, some talk about fair trade, and as I’m sure you know the list goes on. How do you choose what types of products to use? Since you seem to really know about these things, I’d love …read more

This week we’ve been auditing our bathtub and shower. So far, we’ve looked at basic adjustments you can make to your tub and shower, and your personal water habits in the bathroom. Today let’s look at what sort of products you’ve got sitting in your tub.
Here are some likely items:

Soap
Shampoo – conditioner
Loofah or sponge
Face cleaner
Bath toys
Bubble bath
Razor
Shaving cream (often in those pesky aerosol cans)
Shower caddy

Each of the items above represents an item I could write a lot about. Since this is a blog, not a book, we’ll look at some quick facts and solutions. Later on, at some point on …read more