As you probably know by now, from time to time I am offered goods to review for my readers. Most of the time the products I am offered are crap; I don’t even bother accepting a sample to check out. But every once in a while I am offered the chance to take a look [...]
Q: I know that there are many issues with personal care products being unsafe for our health, but where do I look to decipher safe personal care products from those that aren’t? The average American uses about 10 personal care products each day, resulting in exposure to some 100 unique chemicals. But the vast majority [...]
Q: Are there healthy, green-friendly mouthwashes? I’ve heard that some contain formaldehyde and other nasty substances. Many mainstream mouthwashes contain ingredients that you definitely don’t want to swallow, or even put down the drain. According to the Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia’s (EHANS’s) “Guide to Less Toxic Products”—a free online resource designed to help [...]
I want to use cleaning products that are healthier for the environment, but I worry that baking soda and the like won’t really get my tub and toilet germ-free. Should I continue using bleach products in the bathroom? When it comes to household cleaning products, most mainstream brands make use of chlorine bleach, ammonia or [...]
There are plenty of toxic products on the market you can buy in order to “clean” your house. But what you may not know is that distilled white vinegar does the job of most of them without any toxicity — and for much cheaper! Using only inexpensive vinegar, water, and a castile soap like Dr. [...]
The idea of building a green house is no longer just for the pure environmentalists or the wealthy amongst us. Everyone wants a green home now, including me! Designing and creating a home with green building materials in order to make it eco-friendly benefits the builders, the residents, the neighbors, and the earth alike. Green [...]
