Slowly, we are switching the household over to more green products - I've started with the cleaning supplies but I've run into a problem. I love love love those Lysol disinfecting wipes, use them in the kitchen & bathrooms. And I use them a lot. The only time I've looked for a identical replacement I found a pack of 25 made by Method - that's not enough for me & it was the same price point as the larger containers of the non-green variety. Have y'all found something comparable? Another thing I've trying to replace is the [lazy people's favorite] Windex wipes - I use these only in the bathrooms and have not replaced them since we last ran out. I bought the Method window & glass cleaner for our master bathroom shower & I love it so I used my last, dried up and waste of a Windex wipe when I cleaned the mirrors with the Method cleaner BUT I haven't discovered a decent cloth to use with the spray! Most cloths (facecloths, towels...) leave fluff behind & streaks & I cannot stand that since it usually looks worse when I've finished...does anyone know of a good cloth I can use (microfiber?) on mirrors that can be reused and not have to washed every time I use it? I do not want to use paper towels cause that seems a little counter-productive to me, plus my husband uses paper towels like normal people use their pants to wipe their hands on ;) so I don't need to contribute to that usage.
I can tell you that I love my new Method products - the glass & shower cleaners. I use a potent Tilex shower cleaner in our shower cause it needs it but refuse to use something that hardcore in Liam's bathroom & I've been very pleased with the results!
An organic product that I LOVE are the organic cotton pajamas from WALMART (GASP!) - they are adorable & wash really well! Their price point is about $9-11, a little higher than I would like to pay (jesus, how cheap am I?) so I only buy about two sets a season and usually one has become my favorite set of jammies for our little boy.
Anyone have any favorite green/organic products that they would like to share?
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Hmmm..I don't use alot of wipes. I do use old tshirts and sheets for rags though, and they do much better at not leaving fibers behind than towels. If you don't have any to spare, try goodwill?
I love the Method stuff too. I DID realize the other day that Seventh Generation makes a dishwashing detergent - YAY!
Yeah, not sure if I can touch someone else's sweaty shirts ;) But I will look into any old shirts to use! Those you can wash too! I don't like liquid dishwasher detregent & I have a whole bottle of their stuff sitting in the garage...maybe I'll try it again though!
Oh, I have both the liquid and the powder! No more Cascade!
I also use old shirts/socks. I wash them first!
I love the Seventh Generation cleaning stuff, gave up on dish soap and laundry detergent. It never cleaned anything right. I just use All Clear and nothing else in the laundry. Cascade for the dishes and this was after multiple experiements with other products...
Love dish soaps though - Mrs Myers, Seventh Generation and one more I cannot think of Eco something?!
I also have tried these dryer things filled with lavendar. They rocked but Kevin not such a big fan so I went back to Bounce... A failure.
I also love the Kiss my Face shaving "cream". I have some form of it and it smells like a pina cola or something. Also, Nature's Gate hair products are nice and Tom's of Maine dental floss and mouth wash. I have an odd obsession with Colgate and nothing makes my mouth feel clean except that. Hmm, I think that is everything though I am sure these is more.
I stopped using anything "throw away" products but I do admit I still wipe the windows with paper towels - old habits are hard to kill!
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