Comments on: Purge Your Home of Harmful Chemicals

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 14 May 2010 07:53:24 +0000

Great article!!
If you are looking at natural, safe cleaning alternatives to toxic chemcials you should really check out Norwex Products. You can clean 90% of you home with just their microfiber cloth and water! Now how environmentally friendly is that! And safe!
Norwex Microfiber cloths have a unique property to them in that they have Colloidal Silver in the fibers that kills all the bacteria that the microfibers collect and trap within the cloth. Colloidal Silver is known for it’s antibacterial properties, it’s a natural ingredient, and has been used for the last 90 yrs to ward off infections and life-threating pathogens.
So you are cleaning with just water leaving a truly clean, bare surface free from chemical residue.
They have a 2 yr warranty on all their microfiber and a 60 day money back guarantee.
If you are interested in more info about this and their other products, please get in touch with me at holistichealth@shaw.ca .
The Norwex Mission is to improve quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in personal care and cleaning.
I don’t currently have my own website but am working on it! You can email though if you’d like to know more

By: Tonia

Tonia — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:35:22 +0000

Hi Jasmine! Thanks for visiting. Unfortunately, the ingredients aren’t fully listed on the bottles, or anywhere on the products’ corporate website (that I could find). It is not required for them to disclose their full ingredient lists to the public, which I find rediculous. Please feel free to email me and I can try to help you get some more info: toniasimeone {at} gmail {dot} com

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:53:45 +0000

Hey, I am doing a project in science and really found your article useful…is there anyway you could post pics of the ingredients of these household products for more info….

Thanks! Keep up the good work!

By: Tonia

Tonia — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:34:22 +0000

I completely agree. There is a whole lot of greenwashing out there when it comes to cleaning products. I love the idea of making it! Thanks so much for the book rec! I might have to try out a few of the recipes and write a post letting everyone know how they worked!

By: beth

beth — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 19:19:11 +0000

Ok, ok, I’m SO on board with this post. I absolutely agree, and have been trying to find a way in my own house to avoid nasty chemicals AND dirt rings in the bathtub. Seventh generation seems to be pretty great, but many “green” cleaning alternatives are made by the same companies who make the toxic stuff. It’s sort of frustrating to me, despite all my good intentions, to still be giving my money to the big bad, fish-effeminating corporations, you know?
Then I learned about a fabulous book I think you’d love: it’s called “Making Your Place” by Raleigh Briggs– an entirely handwritten book about sustainable nesting skills. You’ll love it, and the section on making your own cleaning products rocks my world.

By: Lydia, Clueless Crafter

Lydia, Clueless Crafter — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:20:07 +0000

Wow, what an in-depth article. I use Seventh Generation products in my dishwasher and on my dishes. I especially love the lavender scented wash.

I’m beginning to incorporate environmentally friendly products into other household cleaning chores.