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Homemade “Swiffer” Wets
I recently used up a container of those wet Swiffer floor wipes that I bought in a moment of weakness because they’re really convenient. I would slap one on my Swiffer and wipe the floor while Madeleine was down for a nap, but I noticed that when she woke up she would sneeze after entering the room I had cleaned. Not good. It totally freaked me out and I vowed not to buy them again.
Lately I have been cutting up old t-shirts in the shape of the wipes and it works great! I wet the piece of t-shirt with water and just a tiny splash of BabyGanics floor cleaner, some natural soap or even just plain old water and zip around with it. I just toss the homemade “swiffers” in the wash. I’m saving money and not creating a bunch of waste with the store bought wipes! Win, win.
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Celebrity Moms Go Green!
All the sudden we are being bombarded with green celebrity news. Green moms in Hollywood seem to be a hot topic…Jessica Alba is doing eco-friendly renovations on her house and recycles everything….Halle Berry, Jennifer Garner, Brooke Shields and Jenna Elfman dress their little ones Baby Soy clothing
….Maggie Gyllenhaal uses organic cloth diapers, People is reporting that Gwen Stefani buys Nature’s Gate organic baby wash, E News recently reported that Julia Roberts (who also grows organic veggie), Kate Hudson and Courtney Cox are all using Nature’s Baby and California Baby products.
The news is everywhere (who knows which of it is even true!) and I think it’s GREAT! I’m so glad that the “popular girls in the class” are making it cool to go green! Good for them! I’m thankful the media is picking up on this stuff and reporting about it. A lot of people would say the reason they’re going green is because they have the money to buy the products. Well… yes, I agree that going green can be more expensive, but it’s really not an all or nothing kind of thing. All the little green changes we make really do add up. Taking one less paper napkin, bringing cloth bags to the supermarket, buying organic when you can, reading the labels on personal products and buying less toxic cleaning products are little things we can all do which make a huge positive impact on our families health as well as the environment! Go Green(er)!
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Holy Cow lives up to it’s name!
Okay..so my sister swears by this stuff. She has been really really happy and just thinks it’s the best stuff. She cleans everything with it. Apparently, Holy Cow cleaners (all purpose, heavy duty and glass cleaner) contains NO solvents, NO VOCs (volatile organic compounds), NO toxins, NO alcohol, NO ammonia, NO harmful oxygen-based bleach cleaners, and NO citrus-based products which may dissolve rubber or plastics. Holy Cow Products are biodegradable and non-hazardous. Sounds good to me and best of all…IT”S CHEAP!!
Funny story…I was at my sisters house and she was raving about the bottle of Holy Cow all purpose cleaner she recently bought. Later that day (it may have been a few days later…I don’t remember…I have “baby brain”!) my 2 year old niece went into the kitchen and covered every surface she could find with the spray. When my sister walked into the kitchen her daughter looked at her with a smile and said, “I cleaning”. I guess she was convinced by her mother’s testimonial that it’s a good product!
Gotta be careful..the little ones are ALWAYS listening even when you think they are not paying attention!!
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I’m in love with Method…
Seriously…I think I have issues. My obsession with non-toxic cleaning is a little over the top lately. Have you used the Method products? I haven’t tried ALL of them, but here are a few, which are at the top of my non-toxic list…..
-The eucalyptus mint bathroom wipes are flushable and fabulous. I love the scent and it great to be able to wipe off the toliet seat and then toss the dirty wipe right into the toilet.
-The mint scented window cleaner (I guess I like the mint, huh?)is another favorite. It’s not OVERly minty, it’s more like a light mint…okay, clearly this is hard to describe.
-The green tea foam handsoap smells awesome, plus…what’s not fun about foam soap?
-The dishwasher cubes (I prefer the grapefruit) work really well. I have tried other non-toxic dishwasher detergent and so far this is by far my favorite.
In addition to being pleased with the pleasant olfactory aspect of method products, I recently read that method is carbon neutral business. That’s HUGE. I say, hooray for them! Kind to the earth all around. I wonder of Al Gore is using Method products?
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