Healthy Homes

Mar 092010

by Deb Swingholm
This year it looks as if my spring cleaning ritual will be a bit more thorough than usual.
We have undertaken some major renovations and physical changes in our apartment. It just seemed time to take on some big projects we’d been considering. 
The biggest change:  we are replacing the carpet in the two bedrooms [...]

Dec 142009

Reposted from my blog Feng Shui Studies, this is the second post in a two part series. In my post Laundry Blues, I discussed methods of removing or reducing fragrance (laundry products or perfume) from second hand clothing. It used to be that thrifted and recycled clothing were a good option for people with chemical sensitivities [...]

Nov 182009
Laundry Blues

Posted on Feng Shui Studies:
Scent Free Clothing – Thrifting
There is nothing quite so wonderful as the clean scent of clothing that has been dried outside in the sun and wind, and nothing so distasteful (at least to my nose) as the smell of fabric softeners in clothes  – not to mention the effects on the environment and health. [...]

Aug 262008

I usually try to be as green as possible. I recycle, re-use, reduce, compost, and buy chemical free and organic products as much as I can.
There are quite a few parts of my life when I am not as green as I could be though. For instance:
• I use Charmin toilet paper. It is not [...]