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You knew I couldn’t keep quiet about this.
Just three weeks ago, I was telling you to get the triclosan out, and from the moment I started Kitchen [...]
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Tags: antibacterial·antibacterial soap·call to action·FDA·triclosan
This is a guest post by SnoWhite of Finding Joy in My Kitchen.
This week there has been a focus on getting the antibacterial soaps out of our homes. As a biologist, I am excited by this because our overuse of these soaps actually contributes to bacteria no longer being killed by antibiotics.
How does [...]
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Tags: antibacterial·antibacterial soap·antibiotics·bacterial resistance·triclosan
Welcome, spring! If you’re not from Michigan, spring may be a season that speaks of flowers, sunshine, and green leaves on trees. Around here, it’s just confusion, all the time. Case in point: Thursday, we were easily outside in short sleeves. Saturday we woke up to snow on the ground. What season is this?
Even [...]
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Tags: antibacterial·antibacterial soap·bleach·carnivals·Cleaning·green cleaners·triclosan
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to rid your home of the chemical triclosan and just use regular old soap. This is a return of the first ever Monday Mission topic, and one rather dear to my heart in a strange, fixated way.
Impact Ratings:
Level of Commitment: Making Strides
Only Katie would admit [...]
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Tags: antibacterial·antibacterial soap·handwashing·sanitizers
I’m honored and excited to be part of the writing team at Simple Organic, one of the new blogs of the Simple Living Media family founded by Tsh at Simple Mom.
Today I’m talking antibacterial soap, one of my weird passions and the very first Monday Mission ever here at Kitchen Stewardship. You’ll learn about good [...]
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Tags: antibacterial soap
I must be missing my girlfriends after the holiday break stuck with enjoying my family. I just want to chat away and tell you all a bunch of random stuff related to Kitchen Stewardship. If you’ll indulge me (again), here I go:
I ordered and received the canned tomatoes in glass jars from Tropical Traditions that [...]
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Tags: antibacterial soap·canned goods·Cleaning·Michael Pollan·soap·tomatoes
Triclosan Update! If you live in the Washington, D.C. area, please participate, and for everyone, please forward this info on to anyone you know in D.C.:
On September 12th Washington D.C. residents can wash their hands of Triclosan by dropping off any products they find in their homes that contain this ingredient at the Whole Foods [...]
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Tags: antibacterial soap·soap·triclosan