Fw: Airing Your Dirty Laundry - Spring Cleaning Week

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Thursday, April 13, 2006 8:37:46 AMAiring Your Dirty Laundry - Spring Cleaning Week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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April 13, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your house is sparkling, and the floors have never looked better. Whats next on your laundry list?

 

 

 

The Bite: You’re on the spring cleaning home stretch. Next step: airing out the house and freshening your linens. To experience real clean, go natural.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BANG FOR THE BITE

 

 

 

If every U.S. household replaced one box of 48 oz. petroleum-based powder laundry detergent with a vegetable-based product, we'd save enough oil to heat and cool 5,300 homes for one year.

 

 

 

COCKTAIL FACTOID

 

 

WiFi-washing machines? Yep. Worcester Polytechnic Institute has a web page allowing students to check the progress of their laundry via computer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Benefits

 

With natural ingredients, you’ll know what you’re getting. The contents listed on a popular laundry detergent include anionic and nonionic surfactants and a buffering agent. Say what?

Avoid skin irritation caused by old-school products. Fabrics can appear and smell fresh, but still be laden with chemicals that are absorbed through your pores.

Stop coughing! Fragrances in detergents and fabric softeners may cause allergies and asthma, and contain phthalates - nasty stuff used in car paint production.

 

 

 

Personally Speaking

Inexplicably, we both love to do laundry (and are huge fans of the great scents in Mrs. Meyers, Method and Seventh Generation products). Of course, floors and windows and bathrooms… well, that’s another matter.

 

 

 

Wanna Try?

 

Ecos Liquid Laundry Detergent - available in magnolia and lilies, lavender, or lemongrass scents; also sold in bulk ($7/53 oz).

EnviroRite Laundry Detergent - highly recommended for asthmatics ($13/64 oz).

Sun & Earth Ultra Fabric Softener - hypoallergenic and non-toxic ($6/40 oz).

Method Dryer Sheets - if you just can’t give up your dryer sheets yet, give these biodegradable ones a try. Note: they contain tallow ($6/100 sheets).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stayin Home and Lovin It is a dynamic team of individuals devoted to health & wellness. Our company provides safe & consumable products that combine the best of science and nature. We also provide qualified individuals with a home based business opportunity. Request your FREE info today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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