With this earthy green-centric focus this month coming to a close I decided to share two products of the week this time

I remember once I was cleaning the bathtub using an ordinary scouring powder, somehow I got some in my nose and about lost my mind with how much it burned, I thought to myself how much damage did I just do to myself.

I have mentioned before that when I decided to go green, one of the things that frustrated me was the fact that the natural methods;the lemon, vinegar, baking soda approach required alot of muscle power to get things clean - I felt I had to suffer to be green. Not to mention my house smelled a lot like a salad!  I thought gosh there has to be a more efficient non-smelly way to clean green

Phosphates are what had me originally search for a green alternative. I wanted to say no to detergents that would foster the overgrowth of foul-smelling algae from choking lakes and rivers. I could not find a phosphate free or chlorine free automatic dish detergent anywhere.

The automatic dishwasher powder I use now has absolutely no chlorine. 

One container of our product equals 2 - 1/2 boxes of Cascade! Wow!! 

AND it was the only thing on the market at the time that I could use in my dishwasher that was phospate free.

Got something really tough to scour off ?? Try a cleaning paste that smells a little like something between bubble gum and cherry Kool-Aid. Gentle in that it won't scratch, but mighty in that it works really well! Every single person I know who I have shared this product with is equally astounded by it.  You need a very small amount to get the job done. Pick your very toughest stain and let this green alternative scouring paste take it on!!

It even cleans burnt - on food in your oven yet doesn't burn off your nose hairs in the process

Need to review why we are avoiding these nasty chemicals in the first place ? Here are some Toxic Household Chemical Facts and Statistics.



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Karen Hanrahan ~ Wellness Educator/Nutritional Consultant/Blog Author
708.482.0678 ~ Websites: Nutrition Weight Loss, and Green Clean
 
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