Greener Home

Many families only start to consider buying organic food when a baby enters their world. Much like personal care products, furniture, paints, and toys, we tend to only think about what’s being used in our homes when we see little ones touching, and eating, everything. It’s easy enough to stick with natural baby care products and keep using conventional ones for us. But with food, they don’t always eat separate puréed meals, so at some point we have to decide whether we’re going to start eating organic as a family.

Air pollution is often discussed in terms of outside air. But the air inside your home can become polluted as well. The products you use and the actions you take inside can impact your exposure to indoor air pollutants.

Instead of filling your home and the environment with toxic chemical cleaners or spending like crazy on commercial solutions, try these safer, healthy DIY cleaners for a sparkly home!

All-purpose cleaner

Mix a really gentle castile soap and warm water. Use a clean sponge, rag, or brush and scrub! One cup in a gallon of water is perfect for walls, floors, and counters. One part castile soap to one part water in a foaming pump is perfect for hands.