Line dried clothes and sheets smell much fresher than clothes that are tumble dried without the use of additional chemical
laundry fresheners like dryer sheets and fabric softener.
I've tried borax as
a laundry freshener, now I'm going to take a page from your book and try vinegar as a softener, too.
Not exact matches
There are, Taylor contends, promising signs: new products like Tide purclean, a «greener»
laundry detergent; Downy Unstopables (sic), which are scented beads for the washer; and Febreze Car
freshener.
A diaper pail for cloth diapers with a
freshener will help keep odor down until you can do
laundry.
I already make my own air
fresheners and use wool dryer balls for my
laundry.
Other triggers can also include pets, carpet, dust mites, certain fabrics, cigarette smoke, perfume,
laundry detergent and air
freshener.
A University of Melbourne researcher has found that one - third of Australians report health problems — ranging from migraine headaches to asthma attacks — when exposed to common fragranced consumer products such as air
fresheners, cleaning products,
laundry supplies, and personal care products.
For her research, Anne Steinemann, PhD, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Melbourne School of Engineering, asked nearly 1,100 people to complete questionnaires about their exposure to fragranced products — such as personal care products, air
fresheners, cleaning solutions, and
laundry supplies — and any reactions those products may have triggered.
If you have kids, this is especially important as they are even more susceptible to chemicals in cleaning products, shampoos, lotions, plastics, air
fresheners,
laundry detergent, etc..
Common offenders include plastics, air
fresheners, dishwashing soap,
laundry detergent, cleansers and cleaners, cosmetics, deodorants, toothpaste, shaving gel, and lotions.
Most products with synthetic fragrance, such as air
fresheners, dish soap,
laundry detergent, perfumes, and colognes contain phthalates.
I've been making all of our household cleaners, room deodorizer sprays,
laundry soap, fabric
freshener spray and disinfectant spray.
If it's in your
laundry soap, an air
freshener or perfume, it's a chemical brew.
The «Magic» all in one soaps are not only for washing, but they have an abundance of other uses -
laundry soap, body wash, face and hand soap, cleaning your home, add a drop for toothpaste, brushes dentures clean, a dash in water is the ideal breath
freshener and mouth wash, 3 dashes in water to rinse sprays off fruit & vegetables, 1/4 oz in qt H2O is pest spray and a dash for no rash diaper - soap.
You will then sit down and discuss healthier, more organic options (e.g. makeup, soap, cleaning supplies,
laundry soap, air
freshener, etc).
Fragrance chemicals in fabric softeners,
laundry detergents, perfumes, personal care products, air
fresheners and many other products contribute to health problems and environmental damage.
We're all exposed to estrogen - mimicking chemicals, known as xenoestrogens, from conception on, in the form of plastics, pesticides, industrial pollution, smog, fake fragrances (e.g. so - called air
fresheners, scented
laundry products, perfumes), body care products (e.g. lotions, shampoos, cologne, hair gel), carpeting, fiberboard cabinets and furniture and on and on.
A diaper pail for cloth diapers with a
freshener will help keep odor down until you can do
laundry.
Many cleaners, air
fresheners and
laundry detergents contain bleach, ammonia and other chemicals that our companions breathe in, walk on and lick from their paws.
The dogs and cats tested were found to be contaminated with 48 of 70 industrial chemicals tested, including 43 chemicals at levels higher than those typically found in people, according to the study of plastics and food packaging chemicals, heavy metals, fire retardants, and stain - proofing chemicals alone (Please NOTE: this test did NOT include cleaning products such as
laundry soap, toilet cleaners, floor cleaner, air
fresheners, etc.) in pooled samples of blood and urine from 20 dogs and 37 cats collected at a Virginia veterinary clinic.
Scented cleaning products In the same vein as perfume and air
fresheners, most scented cleaning products that are imbued with «spring meadow» or «moonlight breeze» — most notably
laundry detergents and fabric softeners — rely on synthetic fragrance.