Non-Toxic Cleaning

Your kids don’t have to know about paper towels either

November 19, 2010

Seventh Generation often sends me stuff to review. Today we got a box from them and Cedar decided to open it while I drove him to school. He worked at it, finally got the box open, pulled out something and said, “Well THIS is funny looking toilet paper!” I was driving so I had no [...]

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Green Product Review: Shark 2-in-1 Vac-then-Steam

October 25, 2010

Review summary: The Shark 2-in-1 Vac-then-Steam is a very water-efficient way to get your floors super star clean, really fast. Although I thought the vacuum function could be a bit better. Read other popular Growing a Green Family posts! Read more green product reviews Subscribe to Growing a Green Family to get even more green [...]

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Reader Question: Should You Toss Unused Toxic Cleaners?

September 20, 2010

Today we’ve got a reader 2-part question, collected from the Seventh Generation company review post: The first part of the question… “My mom is transitioning from nasty chemical cleaning products and detergents to relatively more eco-friendly choices, such as Seventh Generation. However, she asked me if she should use up the nasty stuff she has [...]

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Green clean correctly with cloth towels vs. paper towels

March 19, 2010

One of the best green cleaning tips is to clean with cloth, not paper towels. There’s many reasons for this such as money savings, tree savings, manufacturing energy savings and more. In the last three or so years I’ve owned exactly two rolls of paper towels, but only because they were sent to me. Those [...]

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Poison Prevention Week – Homemade Green Cleaner Safety

March 19, 2010

It’s Poison Prevention Week 2010 and part of this week’s campaign is focused on the safety of household cleaning products. Sadly, Poison Prevention, the organization behind the event references Clean and Safe in the 21st Century (pdf) as the guide to have if you’re concerned about household cleaner safety. Clean and Safe is a guide [...]

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Green Company Review: Seventh Generation

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 [...]

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Homemade Green Kitchen Cleaners

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 [...]

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Homemade All-Purpose Cleaners & Safer Mold Cleaners

February 27, 2010

If your goal is to live greener you should stick with non-toxic cleaners. There are some major dangers and safety hazards of conventional cleaners to be aware of. Risks of conventional cleaners range from health concerns, to home air pollution, to environmental contamination and more. Below are some good homemade green cleaners that will save [...]

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Green Cleaner Review: Seventh Generation Toilet Bowl Cleaner

February 25, 2010

Review summary: An excellent toilet bowl cleaner with few negatives – find out why this is one of the RARE green cleaning products I’d suggest buying over making a homemade version yourself. Product: Seventh Generation Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Emerald Cypress & Fir Scent from Seventh Generation Use: As you might have guessed this toilet bowl [...]

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Ten Problems and Hazards of Conventional Cleaning Products

February 7, 2010

There’s a lot to be said for using greener cleaning products. Conventional cleaners come with a slew of issues ranging from health concerns, to home and planet pollution, to death. Following are ten problems and hazards of conventional cleaners to consider. 1) We really have no clue what’s in most cleaners or what the full [...]