Tag Archives: bio-based cleaners
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How to Read a Label: Are There Toxic Products in Your Home?
Posted on April 13, 2018 by Rachel Tardif
In the average American home you can find a toxic waste dump. Floor and furniture polish contain phenol, diethylene glycol, and other toxic compounds; glass cleaners have ammonia; metal cleaners have phosphoric and sulfuric acids; oven cleaners contain lye; drain[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Cleaning, Health and Safety, Your Green Home and was tagged with bio-based cleaners, environmental products, Green Your Home, NON-TOXIC
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The Best Childhood Asthma Remedy? Testing!
Posted on January 7, 2017 by Jeanne Roberts
According to a recent report, the most effective remedy for persistent childhood asthma symptoms is testing. All the remedial efforts are more or less meaningless unless pediatricians and parents understand the source of asthma attacks, according to the report from the[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Childcare, Fighting Allergies, Health and Safety and was tagged with air quality, allergens, asthma, asthma testing, bio-based cleaners, dander, dust mites, flame retardant, HEALTH SENSITIVE, HEPA, High Efficiency Particulate Air, mold, NON-TOXIC, organic cotton, organic fiber, P.B.D.E, pesticides, phthalate, polybrominated diphenyl ether, polyurethane foam
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FDA Yanks OTC Triclosan Soaps
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Jeanne Roberts
Early in September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, announced that it was pulling all soaps containing Triclosan from the marketplace. On or before September 6, 2017, manufacturers must remove triclosan and 19 other ingredients added to soaps and other[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Health and Safety, Politically Green and was tagged with antibacterial, bacteria, bio-based cleaners, deformed frogs, dioxins, ecofriendly, endocrine disruptors, environmental products, FDA, HEALTH SENSITIVE, neurological, NON-TOXIC, personal care products, reproductive, Triclosan, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Love the Cleaning and the Cleaner, Green Home Profiles: Natural Choices
Posted on October 24, 2016 by Jeanne Roberts
Who doesn’t love the sight and smell of a freshly cleaned bathroom? When all the hard surfaces glisten and shine, the towels are fresh and fluffy, the curtains gently moving in a summer breeze, it fills an almost atavistic need in the psyche for order, cleanliness, and[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Cleaning, Your Green Business and was tagged with Big Chem, bio-based cleaners, biodegradable, bleach alternative, deck cleaner, dishwashing detergent, EcoOne, epa, green cleaning, HEALTH SENSITIVE, indoor air pollution, laundry soap, Natural Choices, NON-TOXIC, oxyboost, PROx, PureGreen24, USA MADE
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Cleaning Inside Air Using Houseplants - and The Winner Is ...
Posted on October 21, 2016 by Jeanne Roberts
We all know they do it, not only while we are home, but during the day while we are at work. Up to now, though, we never knew quite how – or even how well – living plants filtered air. Even scientists weren’t sure, though they suspected it had a lot to do with[...]
This post was posted in Blog and Green Library, Green Tips and DIY, The Air We Breathe and was tagged with ACS, air filtration, air quality, American Chemical Society, bio-based cleaners, botanicals, bromeliad, clean air, dichloromethane, Green Your Home, HEALTH SENSITIVE, outgassing, plant respiration, Plants, trichloromethane, Vadoud Niri, volatile organic compounds
