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Tags: baby wipes·bleach·Cleaning·dishwasher detergent·green cleaners·laundry detergent·natural body products·personal care·soap·soap nuts
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·soap·triclosan
It seems way too early to be thinking about going back to school, but I see the stores are, so I bet some frugal planner parents are, too. Even though I won’t be going back to school this year (I’m a teacher in my former life, but I haven’t been since the year prior to [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·back-to-school·Cleaning·handwashing·sanitizers·soap
It’s time to return to our first topic ever here at Kitchen Stewardship, antibacterial soap. We learned that triclosan, the common ingredient in antibacterial soaps, is bad news for the environment and our health, as well as overkill for our hands. Good hand-washing with regular soap is all we need.
An incredibly popular option for hand [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·Cleaning·green cleaners·handwashing·kids·sanitizers·soap
This is part three of a three-part series on antibacterial soaps.
Part one: My Relationship with Soap
Part two: Food for Thought: Antibacterial Soap
What is Triclosan?
Triclosan is the chemical added to anti-bacterial soaps (or triclocarbon for bar soaps) with the aim of killing bacteria. It is non-discriminatory in that it won’t only kill the bacteria you’re [...]
Tags: bacterial resistance·Cleaning·handwashing·soap·triclosan
This is part two of a three-part series on antibacterial soap.
Time for your first serving of “Food for Thought“. Put your thinking caps on – here’s the science of washing your hands:
Start with water: water has a cohesive property. It likes to “stick” to itself. This explains why water forms droplets, why those water strider [...]
Tags: antibacterial soap·Cleaning·handwashing·soap·triclosan
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