Articles tagged “Detox Your Home”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Make Your Own Laundry Soap By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 21 2008 As we note in the Detox Your Home feature, cleaning green is an important step toward better indoor air quality and reduced nasties leaving your home via the sewer drain.Powdered Detergent 2 cups finely grated soap1 cup washing soda1 cup borax 1. + READ MORE

Detox Your Living Room: Part 2 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 21 2008 This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Living Room. Keeping your home's air-conditioning filters clean increases its efficiency and saves 350 pounds of carbon dioxide from escaping into the air per year. Get more tips in the continuation to our living room detox guide. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Living Room, Part 1 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 21 2008 Though it seems like our homes should be safe havens from the pollution that lurks outside, indoor air quality actually tends to worse than that beyond our front doors. But you can put the 'live' back in 'living room' by following the simple steps outlined below, and showing any unwelcome guests the door. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Bathroom, Part 2 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 20 2008 This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Bathroom. Coming in at a slightly higher 1.2 gallons per minute, the Lowest Flow showerhead from Gaiam is equipped with a "soap-up valve," effectively allowing bathers to pause water flow while they get sudsy or shave. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Bathroom, Part 1 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 20 2008 Rub a dub dub, what's that in your tub? Soap scum may be annoying, but it's not as gross as what's in some common bathroom cleaners. And since skin- and hair-care products aren't always quite as beautiful as they appear on the surface, we'll show you what look out for in those products, too. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Laundry Room, Part 2 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 20 2008 This is the second part of Detox Your Home: In the Laundry Room. Also, front-loading (or horizontal axis) machines, such as Bosch's Nexxt Washers, use significantly less water and energy; their annual water usage is about 5,200 gallons per year, while the average top-loading washing machine uses almost twice as much. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: In the Laundry Room, Part 1 By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Feb 20 2008 Doing the laundry should be all about getting squeaky clean. So why are some conventional products all washed up? Our tips for kinder, gentler laundry are as gentle on your delicates as they are on the planet, while still getting the job done right. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Room by Room By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Feb 20 2008 Homes are the sanctuaries where we play, rest, eat, and gather with family and friends.To find out how you can build a safer indoor environment for yourself, your family, and your pets, while also improving the health of the planet, click through to our latest feature, Detox Your Home: Room by Room. + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Fix Leaks, Fight Mold By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 24 2008 Pinpointing and stoppering up the source of household leaks will not only save you some cash, but it'll also prevent mold and mildew from establishing a foothold in your home, a situation that can lead to rot, structural damage, paint flaking, and myriad health problems. Tea Tree TreasureMakes 2 cups, lasts... + READ MORE

Best of 2007: Detox Your Home By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Jan 3 2008 Indoor air pollution can be two to five times worse than outdoor air pollution, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Neutralize trace organic pollutants, such as benzene and formaldehyde, simply by growing certain varieties of houseplants.Find out which ones you want to add to your your detox arsenal, + READ MORE

Plant a Fern, Remove Arsenic From Your Soil By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Dec 6 2007 Certain varieties of fern have developed a taste for arsenic-the murder weapon of choice during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as in Agatha Christie novels. Lumber back then was primed with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) to stave off insect damage and decay, which is well and good, except that CCA can also... + READ MORE

Detox Your Home: Light Petroleum-Free Candles By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Nov 21 2007 Flicking off the harsh electric lights and burning a few candles is a frugal way of conjuring up some instant mood lighting. Alone, soot particles pack a boatload of carcinogens, neurotoxins, and reproductive toxins-but throw in some synthetic fragrances that contain hormone-disrupting phthalates, as well as chemical... + READ MORE