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Category: Household products

  • Ditch the paper towels and switch to Skoy

    Ditch the paper towels and switch to Skoy

    Paper towels are great for cleaning up messes, but once you’re done with them, it’s off to the trash can for them, adding to all the solid waste that will eventually make its way to landfills. The solution here would be to find a reusable, washable option that would replace your paper towels and eventually…

  • Clean with pHur

    Have you heard of pHur, an organic cleaning disinfecting agent? Water + Salt + Science became pHur’s magic formula. And thanks to painstaking, multi-year testing, it was registered as a proven disinfectant with the EPA on both Federal and State levels. It is already making a difference in the healthcare industry, replacing multiple toxic products…

  • Allure Wool: A better alternative to dryer sheets

    Dryer sheets are handy, useful little things, but nobody can pretend that they’re eco-friendly. For one thing, you can only use them once, plus they’re packed with chemicals. And let’s face it, drying clothes isn’t the greenest household activity either, but there are ways to dry your clothes in a greener manner. Allure Wool came…

  • Updates on dishwashing liquid hunt

    Back in January 2009, I blogged about my search of a green automatic dish washing liquid here. Of the eight products I listed there, I’ve tested and re-tested three: Seventh Generation Automatic Dishwasher Gel, Lemon Scent, 45-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 6) Pack of 6 from Amazon.com = $24.42 Bi-O-Kleen Automatic Dish Gel, 64-Ounce (Pack of…