5 Non-Toxic Spring Cleaning Tips!
Making the switch to safer options is easier and cheaper than you think! Here are 5 simple ways to wipe out the toxic chemicals from your cleaning routine this spring and all year round!
Californians are Throwing Parties to Put an End to Secret Ingredients in Cleaning Products
Women across California are hosting Green Cleaning Parties in support of The Cleaning Product Right to Know Act (SB 258). Introduced by State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), SB 258 will give Californians access to information on hazardous ingredients in the cleaning products they use, including chemicals used in fragrance mixtures—both on the product label and online. If the bill passes, it would be the first such law to take effect in the nation.
Changing the Smell of Clean
The fragrance can be the most toxic part about conventional cleaning products. Other aspects of them can be dangerous, but only if you touch or ingest them. Guest post by Lisa Bronner.
It IS Easy Being Green
Cleaning products used in your home impact the indoor air quality, your health and the environment. Get simple tips to ensure a people- and planet-friendly clean home this spring and all year long!
Walmart Requires Ingredient Disclosure, But Not All Companies Comply
The lesson here is that we need mandatory ingredient disclosure through the passage of legislation that requires ALL companies to disclose in a uniform manner. Standardized disclosure will make it easier for buyers to find ingredient information, no matter the brand.
Can You Trust SC Johnson’s Greenlist?
What if SC Johnson's standards of safety don't meet yours?
Statement of Support for Rep. Israel’s Cleaning Product Right to Know Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Women’s Voices for the Earth supports the recently introduced Cleaning Product Right to Know Act (H.R. 4476) sponsored... Read More
House Parties Launched to Detox Homes for New Parents
Organization Women’s Voices for the Earth seeks to reduce exposure to unregulated toxic chemicals Contact: Sian Wu, swu@colehourcohen.com, 206-701-4734 Cassidy Randall, cassidyr@womensvoices.org, 406-543-3747 MISSOULA, Mont.... Read More
Avoiding Toxic Triclosan
It's time to think about going back to school--how can you avoid triclosan, found in many of the antibacterial soaps in classrooms and bathrooms?
My Brush with the American Cleaning Institute
Choose Wiser Kristi Marsh September 14, 2010 As a 70’s baby, I was branded from birth by household names like Clorox (Formula 409®, Pine-Sol®), Procter... Read More
