With countless reasons to incorporate green cleaning habits into your household routine, why not start with your laundry? The laundry hamper, washer, and dryer are where clothing articles can accumulate bacteria and germs on their journey to the laundry room. Fortunately, various measures can be implemented to ensure laundry day is as effective and eco-friendly… Read More
Healthy Cleaning
How to Sanitize Your Home Without Harsh Chemicals
By regularly cleaning your house, you might assume that you’re providing yourself and your loved ones with a sanitary, healthy living environment. Many people assume that the most effective way to kill bacteria, remove grease and otherwise create a pristine indoor space is with the use of harsh chemical-based products purchased from a local or… Read More
21 Uses for Sodium Bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate, more commonly referred to as baking soda, is used for baking far and wide. Its main functions are to make the dough rise by making carbon dioxide. But did you know that baking soda actually has a much wider range of applications? We’ll explore the other ones here! 1. Treating Heartburn Baking soda… Read More
6 Ways Housework Is Making You Sick
A clean house is essential for the health and well-being of you and your family. Today, however, the cleaning products that should clean while protecting your health are putting you at risk from chemicals they contain. When certain chemicals come in contact with your skin, they can be absorbed by your body and can cause… Read More
5 Natural Ways to Keep Your Home Clean & Healthy
Your home is where you spend the majority of your time; it’s the place you should be able to escape to and relax while avoiding the plethora of contaminants that surround us on a daily basis. Some of these hidden hazards can be tracked into our homes on our hair, shoes, and clothing including mold,… Read More
Top 10 Cleaning Toxins and Natural Alternatives
What’s the price of a clean home? You might believe it’s simply the time and effort spent making every room spotless, however, there’s a hidden cost in using certain household cleansers due to their health risks. Toxic cleaning products often contain harmful chemicals such as synthetic fragrance, ammonia, phthalates, triclosan, chlorine, parabens and sodium hydroxide,… Read More
4 Ways to Clean Your Home Without Chemicals
By Guest blogger, Ashley Lipman Most of us desire a fresh, clean home without filling our lungs with chemicals or crowding our cabinets with a myriad of plastic bottles. We prefer a healthy home that doesn’t hurt our health or the planet that we inhabit. Here are a few solutions to achieve the clean home… Read More
5 DIY Clean Household Products for a Healthy & Happy Home
By guest blogger, Alyson Monaco Trends come and go, and you can never be too sure of which will stick around and which are simply one-hit-wonders. The term “clean” is one of these trendy words getting thrown around lately. It is most likely used when speaking about diets and food – “clean eating”, but did… Read More