When Spring Cleaning, Make it ‘Green’ and Clean
Some things to consider before beginning your spring cleaning:
- Store winter clothes with an organic, green dry cleaner, so that those heavy coats, sweaters and woolen garments are not treated with chemicals when they are returned to the closet.
- Toss out all of those harsh, toxic cleaning products and replace them with green ones instead:
- If you don’t want to invest a lot of money in green cleaning products, at least purchase an all-purpose cleaner, laundry detergent and dish-washing liquid to begin cleaning everything in the home from bedding to dishware with non-toxic, chemical free, organic cleaners.
- For washing wood and tile floors, try ECOVER floor soap.
- White vinegar and warm water also works great on tiled surfaces, as well as wood floors.
- If you want to make the bedding smell as fresh as outdoors and aren’t quite ready to replace all of the linens with organic ones:
- At least replace the pillow cases and sprinkle with one or two drops of essential oils in rose or lavender fragrances.
- Each week place the pillows in a hot dryer for at least 10 minutes to kill dust mites and throw in a lavender scented natural dryer sheet for an added soothing fragrance.
- Check the bathroom:
- Replace the soap, body washes, shampoos and conditioners with organic products that are chemical-free.
- If your towels are worn and ready to be replaced, consider buying organic towels that are free of toxins. They are extremely soft and feel great on the skin.
- In the kitchen:
- Cutting boards are great places for toxins to dwell and bacteria to form.
- Only use serving and cutting boards and platters that are made from 100% recycled glass or bamboo.
- To eliminate odors, toss a lemon in the garbage disposal for a clean citrus scent.
How to Get Started Going Green
Going green can be easy. Here are ten of my favorite eco-friendly and chic products:
- Priti Nontoxic Nail Polish – “Priti nail polish remover is one of my best finds ever – it’s completely free from formaldehyde. And their Magic Man Iris polish is compliable to Chanel’s Vamp!” Priti nontoxic nail polish is fast drying, chip resistant, non-yellowing, contains a UV inhibitor, and is super durable and glossy. It is even safe enough for pregnant women and little girls!
- Red Flower Room Diffuser Sticks – “These room diffuser sticks come in a beautiful flattened recycled glass bottle.”
- Laundry DROPPS – While Laundry DROPPS provide a powerful scrub for your duds, it isn't the harsh kind of cleaning found in other detergents. Instead, our kindly formula gets ferocious on the dirt, but is easy going on your clothes, perfect for babies, kids and sensitive skin.
- Bambu Lacquerware Bowls – “You should go with glass or bamboo in the kitchen.” Each piece of a Bambu lacquerware bowl is hand coiled, shaped and finished with food-safe natural lacquer creating a beautiful, durable waterproof finish accented in modern colors.
Welcome to Planitgreenhome.com
Shelly Brown, Founder and Creative Director of planitgreenhome.com, states where and how her idea came about for the creation of her eco-friendly shopping site:
“The idea for Planit Green Home came to mind when I had my babies. I became much more aware of the harmful toxins that can creep into our everyday household products. I made it my mission to seek out quality, organic products that were safer for my family and the environment. But after moving from Southern California - where we seemed to have unlimited organic resources - to lots of cities around the country, I found it increasingly difficult to find eco-friendly products to use in our home. I would spend hours hunting down non-toxic cleaning materials, organic bedding and safe dishes for the baby food. Some items could be found on-line, but usually it was only one category per website, so it became a very time consuming project.”
“My vision for a one-stop-shop for family friendly, environmentally safe products blossomed into this website. Planit Green Home has searched all around the world for unique green products for our bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen and brought the best, greenest choices to you - through our website. We have done the research so that you don't need to. And you also don't need to spend hours driving from shop to shop - which saves you valuable time and is better for the environment too.”
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Planitgreenhome.com has taken the guess work out of going green, and the legwork out of going shopping! This website offers you a convenient, easy way to select top-quality natural products so that you and your family can live happier, healthier and greener!
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Planit Green Home is committed to providing eco-friendly products to better our health and our community. In supporting our sustainability values, we will bring these products direct to our customers- exclusively through our website. Our online one-stop-shop eliminates printed catalog waste, and it also eliminates unnecessary trips to the store by allowing customers to shop for all their home products 24/7 in the comfort of their homes.
Our goal is to make your life easier, healthier and greener.