Safer Product Choices (List is currently being reviewed and updated.)
Here are our suggestions for the types of products you should remove from your home and alternative products to substitute.
OUT THEY GO
Aerosols
Air deodorizers & sprays
Ammonia
Bleach
Carpet (except all cotton, all untreated wool, Persian, Chinese, etc.)
Car exhaust (including from open window or attached garage)
Cedar wood or chips
Clothing cont. polyester
Copy machine toner
Cosmetics
Deodorants & antiperspirants
Detergents
Disinfectants
Dyes
Electric blankets & sheets (i.e. mattress covers)
Fabric softeners
Felt-tip pens
Flame proof mattresses
Floor cleaners, strippers & waxes
Formaldehyde
Fragranced products (any & all)
Fungicides (& treated wall paper)
Furniture polish
Gas appliances (stoves & other)
Hair sprays
Insecticide sprays & no pest strips
Kerosene & gasoline
Lacquer & Varnish
Mineral oil
Moth balls and crystals
Moth proofed paper
Mouth wash
Nail polish & remover
News print & ink
Oil and Lubricants
Oven cleaner
Paint
Paraffin
Perfume & perfumed products, after shaves
Permanent-press clothing
Pesticides
Pillow cases & sheets cont. polyester
Pine scented cleaners
Plastics (that emit odors tablecloths, shower curtains, draperies,vinyl food wrappers, shelf paper)
Rubbing alcohol
Rubber foam cushions & mattresses
Scented soap, shampoo, conditioner
Solvent
Smoke from frying & baking
Stain proof upholstery & carpet
Synthetic clothing
Teflon pots and pans
Tobacco smoke
Toothpaste
Turpentine
IN THEY COME
Borax and Baking Soda = Parts
Hydrogen Peroxide instead of Bleach
Granny's Power Plus Laundry Detergent
Granny's Body Satin, Shampoo & Cream rinse
Life Tree Detergent
Arm & Hammer Detergent Perfume & Dye Free
Shaklee Power Formula Basic L Free, Laundry Concentrate
Vinegar or Lemon Juice and water
Baking soda and waterOriginal Bon Ami
Super Washing Soda
Life Tree for Automatic Dishwasher
AFM: Super Clean and Safety Clean
Earth Rite
Shaklee Basic H Rock Crystal Deodorant
Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
Unscented Vegetable Glycerin Soap
Unscented Ivory soap, shampoo, cream rinse
Rock Crystal Deodorant
Original Neutragena
Pure Essentials Fragrance Free Shampoo
OUT THEY GO
Aerosols
Air deodorizers & sprays
Ammonia
Bleach
Carpet (except all cotton, all untreated wool, Persian, Chinese, etc.)
Car exhaust (including from open window or attached garage)
Cedar wood or chips
Clothing cont. polyester
Copy machine toner
Cosmetics
Deodorants & antiperspirants
Detergents
Disinfectants
Dyes
Electric blankets & sheets (i.e. mattress covers)
Fabric softeners
Felt-tip pens
Flame proof mattresses
Floor cleaners, strippers & waxes
Formaldehyde
Fragranced products (any & all)
Fungicides (& treated wall paper)
Furniture polish
Gas appliances (stoves & other)
Hair sprays
Insecticide sprays & no pest strips
Kerosene & gasoline
Lacquer & Varnish
Mineral oil
Moth balls and crystals
Moth proofed paper
Mouth wash
Nail polish & remover
News print & ink
Oil and Lubricants
Oven cleaner
Paint
Paraffin
Perfume & perfumed products, after shaves
Permanent-press clothing
Pesticides
Pillow cases & sheets cont. polyester
Pine scented cleaners
Plastics (that emit odors tablecloths, shower curtains, draperies,vinyl food wrappers, shelf paper)
Rubbing alcohol
Rubber foam cushions & mattresses
Scented soap, shampoo, conditioner
Solvent
Smoke from frying & baking
Stain proof upholstery & carpet
Synthetic clothing
Teflon pots and pans
Tobacco smoke
Toothpaste
Turpentine
IN THEY COME
Borax and Baking Soda = Parts
Hydrogen Peroxide instead of Bleach
Granny's Power Plus Laundry Detergent
Granny's Body Satin, Shampoo & Cream rinse
Life Tree Detergent
Arm & Hammer Detergent Perfume & Dye Free
Shaklee Power Formula Basic L Free, Laundry Concentrate
Vinegar or Lemon Juice and water
Baking soda and waterOriginal Bon Ami
Super Washing Soda
Life Tree for Automatic Dishwasher
AFM: Super Clean and Safety Clean
Earth Rite
Shaklee Basic H Rock Crystal Deodorant
Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
Unscented Vegetable Glycerin Soap
Unscented Ivory soap, shampoo, cream rinse
Rock Crystal Deodorant
Original Neutragena
Pure Essentials Fragrance Free Shampoo