Last updated 2020-06-26. Last edited 2020-09-14 Please note: this post's title is changing. It was first titled "Cleaning Detox, Remodel, and Website Reconstruction— Under Way", originally published in 2019. Then Big House Cleaning Detox— a Case Study". I'm learning blogging as I go, and will get better at …
A Healthy Home
Healthy News— The First Nontoxic, Zero-VOC, Water-based Polyurethane
I'm excited to tell you about Vermeister Zero VOC. According to Green Building Supply, where you can buy it, Vermeister is the first water-based polyurethane finish made without VOCs, solvents, or other toxic ingredients. I'll have Joel Hirshberg from Green Building Supply tell you more …
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Finding Vacuums for my Healthy House Cleaning Service
I'm passionate about protecting my customers' health, and vacuuming efficiently. In my healthy house cleaning service, these go hand-in-hand. So when it comes to household vacuums, I look for models that are: Canisters, vs uprights or backpacks. Canisters are agile in tight, cluttered …
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Thrive Market: Natural and Organic Groceries Door-to-Door— at Wholesale
Updated 11/14/16 Have you checked out Thrive Market? This wholesale online store has become our backup to local shopping. Here you can order high-quality natural and organic groceries and household products. And have them delivered door to door, almost anywhere in the U.S. To bring you the scoop, I …
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Book Review: Toxic Free by Debra Lynn Dadd
Toxic Free is a consumer guide to the hidden health hazards of everyday household products. But even more importantly, Toxic Free is a how-to book for detoxing our homes and bodies, one practical step at a time. Author Debra Lynn Dadd was the first to speak in the national media about toxics in our …
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Foam Order: Flame Retardant Free in San Francisco and Marin
In California, San Rafael-based Foam Order is helping customers in Marin and San Francisco Counties go flame retardant free through the Safer Sofa Foam Exchange. Here's how you can get your flame retardant free foam, and create a healthier home for you and your loved …
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Flame retardant free: Safer Sofa Foam Exchange
Post updated 1/19/2016 Your sofa may be making your family and pets sick. That's because most foam sofas in the U.S. — old and new— are leaking toxic flame retardant chemicals. But happily, there are safer options! You can buy a flame retardant free sofa. Or, more affordably, swap the …
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Clean Solutions for Healthy Homes
Last Updated 2016-09-09 Last edited 2020-09-08 Creating cleaner, healthier homes— holistically A healthy home is clean and safe. Where you can breathe easier. Finding practical ways to get there— and stay there— is the focus of this new blog. My first blog— learning as I go! Finding child-safe …