What I Use Now: Eco-friendly Household Cleaners & Personal Products

Household Cleaners

General information on cleaning products: How to Identify a Green Cleaner

Kitchen

• Vinegar - for daily cleaning of table, etc. Not great for natural stone countertops
• Seventh Generation all-purpose or disinfecting spray or wipes
• Seventh Generation dish soap
• Bon Ami Cleanser (Powder, like Comet)
• Murphy's Oil Soap (for tile floor)
• Ecover Automatic Dishwasher Soap Tablets
• Ecover Natural Rinse Aid for Dishwashers 

More info on eco-friendly kitchen here.


Bathroom 

• Seventh Generation all-purpose or disinfecting spray or wipes
• Seventh Generation glass cleaner
• Bon Ami Cleanser (Powder, like Comet)
• Earth Friendly Ecos Cream Cleanser (shower and tub)
• Seventh Generation toilet bowl cleaner
• Earth Friendly Ecos Shower Cleaner with Tea Tree Oil (daily shower spray)

More info on eco-friendly bathroom here.


Laundry

• Biokleen Laundry Powder - Citrus Essence
• Earth Friendly Ecos Laundry Detergent Magnolia & Lily or Lemon
• Oxo-Brite by Earth Friendly Products
• Biokleen's Bac-Out Stain & Odor Eliminator
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• No fabric softener

More info on eco-friendly laundry here and here.


Other Household Cleaners

• Murphy's Oil Soap for wood and tile floors
• Bona for wood floors
• Swiffer dusters (no Febreze/ scent)

Personal Products
General information on choosing personal products here.

Hair

• Shampoo bars from Aquarian Bath, Whole Foods, Amazon
• Honest sweet orange vanilla conditioner
• Honest detangler
• Everyone hair cream (me and kids)
• Kinky curl knot today or curling custard (kids and sister)
• Andalou Naturals Brilliant Shine Styling Gel Sunflower and Citrus (husband)

More on hair here.



Body

• Earth Mama Angel Baby lotion
• EO body lotion (husband and kids)
• Whole Foods unscented glycerin bar soap (body and hand soap)
• Seventh Generation liquid hand soap
• EO hand sanitizer

Teeth

• Tom's of Maine Anticavity Baking Soda Toothpaste, Peppermint
• Tom's of Maine Anticavity Fluoride Children's Toothpaste, Silly Strawberry or Wicked Cool Mild Mint
• Desert Essence Floss
• Jason Mouthwash

More on teeth here.


Deodorant

• Tom's of Maine unscented deodorant (me)
• Crystal body deodorant rock or roll-on (husband)
• Thai Crystal Mist - Spray (sister-in-law, daughter)

More on deodorant here.


Sunscreen

• Badger sunscreen lotion (water resistant for swimming - that goes for all of them)
• Badger sunscreen stick (for faces)
• Goddess Garden sunscreen lotion (I used to use sprays on body, but found the top often clogged, sadly)
• Thinksport sunscreen lotion

More on sunscreen here.



Menstrual Products

• Diva menstrual cup (size 2 if you've given birth)
• Natracare tampons, pads, and liners
• Seventh Generation tampons, pads, liners

More on menstrual products info here.


Where to Buy
I buy most Seventh Generation and Tom's of Maine products at Target. Vinegar and hydrogen peroxide I buy at Costco. Most everything else I buy at Amazon (product links above are all to Amazon), Vitacost (online), or Whole Foods.


For more information about these products or to check out the safety level of your own products you could consult:
EWG Guide to Healthy Cleaning
EWG Skin Deep Database (for personal products)


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