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Post by ouchy on Oct 13, 2007 19:31:54 GMT -5
Okay. So, it's not about endometriosis treatment, but it is about ways to go natural and non-toxic when cleaning, and we all know that the more cleaning chemicals you can avoid, etc, the better it is for your health. www.chej.org/documents/non_toxic_cleaning_guide.pdf
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Post by cherry on Oct 14, 2007 4:22:59 GMT -5
Thta's great ouchy In the UK we have a show called 'how clean is your house' And the go to filthy homes, take cultures to show the owner what they were growing and where, then use chemicsl free cleaners. It's great and educational
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Post by kb on Oct 14, 2007 9:24:25 GMT -5
There isnt much that cant be cleaned with either bicarb soda or vinegar. I rarely use anything chemical anymore, and the stuff that is used is just coz it was bought ages ago.
Ive even found i can clean the toilet with a mix of baking soda in water with some lavender oil. Works great.
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Post by puddleduck on Oct 14, 2007 12:23:53 GMT -5
Hi there,
Thanks for that link. I can just picture my granny smiling down in approval at the suggestions. Most of what I learned about stain removal and cleaning came from her home made solutions!
I'm an Ecover girl, but still use her methods where I need them.
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Post by minnie on Oct 14, 2007 17:31:10 GMT -5
There was a fab programme on here in the Uk last week, presented by a woman called Sarah Beeney (property show woman) about toxins and chemicals that we come into contact with on a daily basis. There were 2 sisters who were major make up girls and their toxic test results were horrifying. There was abig section on Parabens (hormone mimicers and not good for endo sufferers, or anyone for that matter) which was very informative. My boyf was shocked by what he saw and is asking I find him paraben and chemical free (as poss) alternatives for a body moisturiser - he gets terrible dry skin. There was even one woman who had her breast milk tested and it was found to contain 55 toxins! I am all for the natural alternatives. Who needs the cr*ppy chemicals anyway!
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Post by ouchy on Oct 14, 2007 17:54:25 GMT -5
^Totally! I bought our baby Burt's Bees baby soaps and stuff. Paraben-free and all. I picked through them, though, to still find the ones w/ the least amount of ingredients. Breastmilk now contains a crazy amount of chemicals--including fire/flame retardent from mattresses! I miss my old mattress that came with our old house. It had a stamp date of 1929 on it. It was soooo comfortable, and I am pretty sure had no chemicals like that in it! When I found out that I'm pregnant, we switched to cast iron skillets--they're now finding teflon in aborted/miscarried fetuses!!!!!
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Post by cherry on Oct 17, 2007 4:30:31 GMT -5
I hate teflon, since we found we could scratch the coating off our pans I've avoided it. I now only use steel pans and for energy efficiency, copper bottom are even better. I can understand why you'd be scared ouchy! Who wants a non stick kid? ;D
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Post by ouchy on Oct 17, 2007 11:15:53 GMT -5
^LMAO!!!! Non-stick kid! Hummm. Maybe we can name her "Teflon."
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Post by abornich on Feb 29, 2008 16:38:21 GMT -5
After finding out I had endo., I wanted to change to more natural cleaners. I really like green works cleaners. I've tried the glass cleaner, which also works for counter tops, etc... and I've used the toilet cleaner. I really like them. When on sale, they're not that much more expensive than regular ones. I paid 2.50 for each of them I believe.
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Post by apple on Feb 29, 2008 22:20:31 GMT -5
I just used mostly vinegar and sometimes lemon for cleaning...
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Post by undiagnosed on Jun 27, 2009 18:35:12 GMT -5
I have been trying to watch cleaning and skin care products among other things. I use a lot of baking soda, vinegar, and essential oils in household cleaning but am sometimes unsure about what to use. For example, what is good for cleaning leather? I have seen things reccommended but really don't want to test it out and see what happens on my leather couch. Any good cleaning tips from others?
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Post by Karen on Aug 5, 2009 10:19:31 GMT -5
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Post by Heather on Oct 29, 2010 1:40:37 GMT -5
Minnie, I know your post is 3 years old, but I wanted to reply in case you haven't found a good moisturizer yet. My mom used to use lanolin--it's sheep grease, basically. It comes from their wool. My grandma brought it back when she went to New Zealand, I think it's hard to find and probably expensive, but my mom loved it and said it works really well.
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