Environmentally Friendly Cleansers
By emcmeansEnvironmentally Friendly Cleansers are really important and I already know about vinegar and baking soda and now toothpaste too, thanks to this Curbly article.
I tried out Meathod's line, but I was wondering if you guys knew of any different lines that you were really fond of?
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I have been looking myself but have not tried anything but the vinegar and baking soda myself. I found some interesting info on Domino's website and they mention Method and Seventh generation as well. But there are some other 'recipes' you can make yourself for particular cleaning jobs. It might give you some new ideas.
http://www.dominomag.com/resources/2007/08/greencleaning_tips?currentPage=1
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I like some of Method's products, but I wasn't impressed with all of them...
I'll try the whole foods line. I like whole foods but it's typically more expensive than trader joe's so I don't go that often. I'll make a special stop though now.
Thanks!
malleron
Another good green cleaning line to be aware of is Seventh Generation. I've used their laundry detergent and fabric softener, both of which work as well as any conventional product I've tried, though SG's stuff smells better.
Also, if you have a Whole Foods Market in your area, you should give their 365 Everday Value line of cleaners a try. They are generally less expensive than Method or Seventh Generation and they work just as well. One of the things I don't like about Method is they don't really tell you what they put in their products -- you're just supposed to trust that they're as kind as they say they are. Seventh Generation and Whole Foods, however, tell you on the product label what the ingredients are.
Something I would add to this topic is the notion that some people have that "enviro-friendly" automatically means it's better in all respects (i.e., cost and efficacy as well as environmental impact) than conventional. This isn't always true. Method's dishwasher tablets have never worked well for me -- I'd always have to use 2 or 3, or run the dishwasher multiple times to get properly loaded items clean. And while Seventh Generation's Shower Cleaner is great for keeping daily shower crud at bay, it doesn't replace the need for sanitization every so often with bleach. Seventh Generation cleaners, like some other enviro-friendly cleaners, use hydrogen peroxide which makes things look clean (because it whitens), but it is not a sanitizing agent.
By the way, Whole Foods' All-Purpose Cleaner also does double-duty as an enviro-friendly pesticide.
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