Use Toothpaste

Do you have somewhere in your house that your kid wrote pencil all over?

I do.

Use toothpaste.

I think it works for pen and maybe marker as well.

Fantastic right?

Natural Scented Laundry

Naturally scented laundry? Yes. Please.



GO HERE TO LEARN HOW

Furniture Polish

Yes! Use Olive oil to polish your furniture. I hate that spray stuff from the store--it stinks up my house and as I spray it I just imagine it coating my lungs like it's coating the wood.

Yuck.

So just mix 2 parts olive oil with 1 part lemon juice. Spray, let it sit for a few minutes, and then wipe with a soft cloth.

I'm off to try it.

Infertility

Absolutely fascinating link. It has a lot of the things that i think about in it. Like anti-bacterial soap which I don't use, and plastics I'm trying to rid my house of.

READ IT! Even if you are not concerned about infertility. It still has great info.

Ecos Laundry Detergent

I use this laundry detergent now. I got it at Costco. I love it. It's actually as cheap as the Costco brand. I looked it up to see if it was truly a more natural-less toxic product. What I learned is that companies don't have to list all of the ingredients in detergents--so theirs aren't listed. So I can't truly tell what is in it. But most of the "eco" blogs all gave it a thumbs up as I good product because if what it DOES NOT have in it.

I think you should try it.

If you want to know more here are some reviews:

http://www.grist.org/article/its-a-wash/

http://www.sustainlane.com/reviews/ecos-laundry-detergent/NARWZMK2324U9SW7X27OFNKPPAMD

Soap Scum Remover

So I was looking at the floor of my bath tub and it was all brownish in spots from soap scum. I usually use Comet but I wanted to try something natural, so I googled it.

Baking Soda. That was one of the answers, so I tried it. MAGNIFICENT! It worked like a charm. I found it worked better if I wet my sponge and put it directly on there to form a paste versus when I just sprinkled it on the tub directly. It was great because my almost 2 year old was right next to me and usually I freak out and lock him out while I'm cleaning because if that nasty chemicals. But it was great, I even let him help. And at one point I somehow inhaled some of the powder and I didn't have any fear or thoughts in the back of my mind of how wrong it was. No more Comet for me!

Also, heated white vinegar works. I've used that before and it works, but I found it to be more difficult than the baking soda.