by Jennifer on March 10, 2010
A while back, Seventh Generation sent me some green-cleaning products to review. I’ve already reviewed their toilet bowl cleaner and I’ll be posting more reviews soon, but thought that it’d be easier to first take a look at the company as a whole; check out some of their eco-pros and cons.
BASICS: Seventh Generation has been around for about 20 years and is arguably one of the most well-known green companies on the consumer market. They were one of the first self-declared “socially responsible” companies and they manufacture many eco-friendly products. Some of their products are very green and some could be greener, but all in all, they offer a good variety of green product choices for eco-friendly households. Seventh Generation product categories include…
- Laundry Products
- Dishwashing Products
- Household Cleaners
- Household Paper & Supplies
- Products for Baby
- Feminine Care
- Free & Clear cleaning products
- Their newest products are a line of EPA registered disinfectants that kill germs naturally.
COMPANY PERKS: Keep on reading this post!
Tagged as:
Dishwashing Products,
eco home,
Feminine Care,
green clean,
Green Cleaning,
green family blog,
green living,
green-home,
greenfamily,
household cleaners,
Household Paper & Supplies,
Laundry Products,
Products for Baby,
recycled paper,
Seventh Generation
by Jennifer on March 1, 2010
Keeping your kitchen clean and green is easy once you get into the swing of homemade cleaners. There’s no need to go toxic, not even with hard to clean ovens. Read on for all sorts of great homemade kitchen cleaners that actually work.
Oven cleaning:
- Prevention is your first line of defense. First of all don’t allow spills to happen. Use properly sized baking dishes and pans in the oven and if you’re a terribly messy cook line the bottom of your oven with foil to catch spills.. Secondly, never let spills sit. Clean spills right away with a damp cloth – just be careful not to burn yourself. I wear an oven mitt when cleaning hot spills and I suggest you do the same.
- If you fail to follow the prevention methods above, all is not lost. If you have a hot spill, sprinkle it with basic table salt while the spill is still warm! After the oven is cool, take a damp cloth and rub off the spill. This even works on tough greasy stains; but you have to work with a warm oven or the salt doesn’t work well.
- If you don’t have a warm oven to work with try making a mix of baking soda and water to make a thin paste (about two tablespoons baking soda – then add water slowly). Use an old toothbrush or bristle brush to scrub down your spill then wipe down with a damp cloth to remove the baking soda.
Keep on reading this post!
Tagged as:
Eco-cleaning,
essential-oils,
Green Cleaning,
Green Family,
green family blog,
greenfamily,
homemade cleaner,
Homemade Cleaning Supplies,
homemade disinfectant,
homemade floor cleaner,
homemade kitchen cleaners,
natural cleaning products,
organic cleaning supplies
