Even when you’re committed to using natural cleaners, sometimes it’s easy to be tempted to turn to bleach. Photo by Sarah Reid Throwing up can be one of those. I always want to make absolutely certain that I’ve sanitized certain things (ahem, the whole house) so that no one else gets the vomit bug. Do [...]
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Monday Mission: The Water that Gets You Clean
September 26th, 2011 · 26 Comments · Green Living, Natural Health
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get the chlorine out of your bath and shower. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides If you have city water, it’s almost certainly treated with either chlorine (aka bleach) or chloramine for sanitizing purposes. Since I don’t like using bleach as a cleaner in my [...]
Tags: bath filters·bleach·chlorine·eczema·shower filters·skin care·water·water filters
The Water Dilemma: How to Store Enough for a Disaster…Without Chemicals
May 27th, 2011 · 33 Comments · Special Situations
“Can water go bad?” I always thought that was the sort of question destined for Jay Leno to be asking stupid not-so-on-the-ball people on the street. It turns out I wouldn’t want that mic thrust in my face. Newsflash for Katie: Water can go bad! I still don’t really get it, since it doesn’t make [...]
Tags: bleach·chlorine·hydrogen peroxide·preparedness·water·water filters·water purification
Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Antibacterials Out
March 22nd, 2010 · 61 Comments · Cleaning
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 [...]
Tags: antibacterial·antibacterial soap·bleach·Carnivals·Cleaning·green cleaners·Spring Cleaning: Get the Junk Out·triclosan
Monday Mission: Green Cleaners Resolutions
January 18th, 2010 · 47 Comments · Cleaning, Monday Missions, What to Buy
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make one change in your cleaning routine to be more kind to the Earth. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides I’ve been “green” for a few years in most of my cleaning with my triple threat cleaners, but I had a few areas that I [...]
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Monday Mission: No More Bleach in the Kitchen
September 14th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Cleaning
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to eradicate bleach from your kitchen. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Making Strides For info on WHY you might want to avoid bleach, please read the Food for Thought. There are some instances where bleach has a place. Feces all over your laundry room (where you stock [...]
Food for Thought: Why is Bleach Bad for Me?
September 14th, 2009 · 15 Comments · Cleaning, Food for Thought
Bleach kills germs and mildew, whitens fabric and is a great all-around, frugal cleaner, right? Have you ever felt ill after inhaling too much bleach? Do you feel that tickle in your throat when you clean with it? Imagine if you could get your countertops just as clean and “disinfected” (who infected your counters with [...]
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