Cleaning Green

Now, I'm sure everyone who's reading this uses cleaning products all the time. From the soap you wash your hands with, to the cleaning products you clean your house with, to the washing fluids your clothes and dishes are soaked in, soaps and the like are a huge part of our everyday life. What not everybody knows, though, is that many cleaning products include harmful ingredients which are very bad for our water system. Many chemicals included in simple things, such as body wash or our shampoo, are extremely harmful, and stay in the water even after filtration processes. There are products becoming rapidly more popular nowadays which are paraben, phthalate, EDTA, or silicone free. Or even a combination of those. And the feeling you get, knowing that your shower isn't harming a thing except the dirt you're washing away, is refreshing and amazing.


One of the best brands to buy is Method Products, a small name brand with some big ideals. They call themselves the "people against dirty" and all their products are friendly to our planet. You can read more on their website or on their blog. I definitely recommend their Marine Naturals Body Wash, I will never buy another body wash.


Also, I love Garnier Fructis hair products, and they have just come out with a line called Pure Clean. These hair products are light, great smelling, and leave my hair (literally) squeaky clean. Both their shampoo and conditioner are over 90% biodegradable (the shampoo is 94% biodegradable, the conditioner is 92%), and they contain no harmful ingredients.

These are both great brands, but there are thousands of others on the market. It's just important for you to look at labels (most products will proudly label themselves as "green" if they are), and ingredient lists. It's not hard to make the switch, and it will ease your conscience to the max!