Toxins in Our Homes

Yet another great attribute of a mother! Our love and care for our children spreads out to ourselves, family members, our communities...
As a N. Californian, from an uber crunchy town of Berkeley, I grew up pretty "green" and "alternative". I love to see folks getting concerned about what "our" children are exposed to on a daily basis. There are plenty "alternative": products that you can purchase all most any where nowadays. Some are a bit pricey, but many are comprable to their chemicalley laden counterparts. One of my favorite is Bon Ami polishing cleanser (use instead of Ajax or Comet type scrubbing cleanser,) it is only 89 cents @ Publix and perfume and dye free. Seventh Generation has some great household cleaning products (they also have great coupons on their website), Trader Joes as well as Whole Foods (I buy many 365 brand items and actually save a pretty penny!), both have fair priced items. The local Kroger and Publix carry many "healthier" products as well for a slightly higher price, but they tend to go on sale once in a while, so I try to buy them when it makes sense, because I want them to continue to carry the items I use. Vinegar is one of my best friends because it has so many uses ( cleaning windows, laundry, germ killer, hair rinse....And of course our local health food stores like Sevananda and Rainbow carry household products and have sales often as well. I can go on forever on this subject. Feel free to email me if you have any specific questions or you enjoy my ramblings :)
Peace,
A.
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I, too, watch what cleaners I use. I care about my food, cooking materials, and personal care products as well. As far as cleaners go, I love Sun and Earth. Their products really do clean everything and they are very safe. Convenient, too. Just order online. I usually order enough to get free shipping. They have gallon sizes which are very economical. They arrive in just a day or two...fast! I have 7 children and lots of dirty stuff....that gets really clean with these products. Try them out.

It's very important to detoxify your house and your body before you ever become pregnant. The sooner you start cleaning up what you use in your house the better for you and your family.

I do consulting on this and I am teaching a class this month at a local store called the eco-emporium.
The class is called how to set up a non toxic baby nursery but the whole house will be covered.
http://www.theecoemporium.com/events.html

Making the transformation is easy once you know what to look for and no it is not more expensive if you know what you are looking for. :)

If you have specific questions feel free to see my website or you can contact me on here.

http://www.trulyhealthybaby.com

Hey K. - I totally agree with you. I am very concerned as well. I have three little ones and I am constantly concerned about all the chemicals from laundry, cleaning, pesticides, to what we use to bathe -it’s all scary. The big deal is that the “natural” cleansers are so expensive.

Absolutely! But you can curb those things. We recycle A LOT and as a result have a lot less trash to throw away each week. So, that justifies paying a little more for the biodegradable trash bags I buy. You can go to Trader Joe's/Whole Foods/etc. for dishwashing detergents and soaps/shampoos that are free from surfactants. You can also go online or to the library for information on using vinegar and other eco- and family-friendly (safe)things for cleaning.

It's doable.

Absolutely. That's why I recently made a switch so that all products I use as soaps, cleaners, detergents, etc. are organic, not tested on animals and 100% bio-degradable. I'm not a vegan, or someone who only eats raw foods. I simply wanted to take responsibility for what is happening to the Earth, and chose to be more conscious of the buying decisions I make.
BTW, all of the products I purchase are readily available at Kroger and Publix (probably others) as well as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. So, making the change means going down a different aisle. I realize it does cost a little more, but that's my choice.