Down the drain: we need to rethink how we clean our homes
Individually, we use thousands of chemicals in our households and very few of us think about whether they are harming the environment. We often think about buying a “green” detergent to wash our clothes, but the simple act of shampooing and conditioning our hair, even...
CHEMICALS IN LAUNDRY DETERGENT INGREDIENTS AND THEIR DANGERS
Laundry waiting to be washed is as perpetual as doing dishes—the seemingly endless chore! However, your loads of literal dirty laundry are nothing compared to the dirty laundry of harmful chemicals in laundry detergent. And the dangers to your health! Let’s help these...
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The Right Way to Shower
Taking a daily shower is a fairly recent development for Americans. Just 100 years ago, many thought getting their whole body wet at once (instead of taking the sponge baths that were common then) would invite diseases like pneumonia and someone would "catch their...
47 Wonderful Benefits of Soapnuts
Many of us are well aware of the benefits of soapnuts for the hair. However, their benefits aren’t restricted to just hair. These nuts are amazing for our health and skin as well and have multiple uses. In this article, we present the unique and distinct ways soapnuts...
Houshold chemicals causing obesity
One of the primary reasons to regularly clean is removing many of the toxic chemicals accumulating in house dust, but commercial cleaners only introduce more; consider nontoxic alternatives you may make at home using common household staple ingredients Read More..
High Price Of Beauty: 17 Ingredients to Avoid Like The Plague
Your Skin Is An Extremely Vulnerable Organ Contrary to mainstream thought, our skin is far more susceptible to toxins than our digestive system! If I had to choose one area to invest in organics, I think it would’ve been far wiser for me to invest in non-toxic beauty...
Surprising Study Blames Smog On Soaps, Paints, Other Products As Much As Cars
For decades we've been blaming smog on what comes out of vehicle tailpipes, but stunning new research finds that consumer products like cosmetics, soaps, paints and pesticides now rival car emissions as the top source of air pollution in cities. A study led by...
Indoor Air Pollution
Poor indoor air quality can contribute to or cause a number of infections, allergies, chronic lung diseases, lung cancer as well as other forms of cancer. Indoor air pollution can also cause dry eyes,...