Simple Green: Taking the Doctor’s Orders
A 12lbs package was just dropped off with a notable thud downstairs at our doorstep. Inside the medium size box was the start of a new age in our household, shown above. We’re phasing out almost every cleaner and soap (though not shampoo and facial cleanser yet; Emily is investigating making our own natural formula versions with ingredients like flax seeds and olive oil) and replacing it with Dr. Bronner’s products, continuing our own Green @ Home journey…
Our front garden project is a slow going one (finally finished pulling out all the dead plants and I’m still sifting through the dirt for larger rocks, stones, organic matter), so we decided to focus inside the home. We’ve been primarily a Method cleaning products household. But Emily has found herself to be sensitive to the scent of their products, aggravating her allergies. Her solution was to order this year supply of Dr. Bronner’s Magic All-In-One cleaners. Ignore the fact that the photo of Dr. Bronner on the website looks like a striking resemblance to one of Spiderman’s worst enemies; his selection of soaps come highly touted and have earned him a passionate following.
Made of organic virgin coconut, olive, jojoba, hemp and essential oils, Dr. Bronner’s products are also notable for the fact they’re USDA National Organic Program certified and also certified Fair Trade. And because we purchased in bulk, we’ll be able to just refill out attractive Method foaming soap dispenser and dish washing soap containers, while using the bar soap in the tub (smells good too!). It’s a small change, but it will result in a less artificially scented home, with less chemicals and a lot less packaging waste throughout the year.
Got a similar Green @ Home solution or change in lifestyle you’d like to share? Remember we have a load of free giveaways from Ecover and a beautiful Raksha Bella bedding set to giveaway to one randomly chosen winner (it’s not a contest, so everyone has a fair chance of winning). We’re accepting entries till the end of this month, so enter below…
INFO:
Please send us photos and info on how you live green@home. This is not a contest, just a way to build up an AT inspirational database of sorts on how real folks are living greener at home.
Simple, straightforward ideas are welcome, like how you deal with your recycling bin in a small kitchen, and so are ambitious projects – like your amazing green roof. We hope to have a big archive of ideas to inspire us all by the end of the month.
PRIZES:
Raksha Bella will reward one lucky sweepstakes winner with a complete bedding set made from all certiefied Indian organic cottons. The set includes a queen-sized duvet cover, quilt, two pillow cases and two European shams in the winner’s choice of three designs. The Classic Collection from Raksha Bella features sumptous textiles in traditional Indian prints, handblocked with lowimpact and vegetable dyes. Choose from the Raj Paisley (available in Indigo or Rum Raisin), Tree of Life (in Canton & Mimosa) or Indian Rose (in Dusty Cedar, Cress Green or Indigo). A retail value of $1,165.00.
HOW TO ENTER:
To enter the Green @ Home Giveaway, please submit below. Submissions will be posted from July 7th to August 1 and winners will be notified by August 8th.
RULES:
Please, only one submission per person. Duplicate submissions will be discarded.
This is not a contest.
The first 100 posted submissions will receive a gift from Ecover.
The winner of the Raksha Bella Sweepstakes will be randomly drawn from all complete entries (even those that aren’t posted).
Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Sweepstakes winner’s failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three business days will be considered such Sweepstakes winner’s forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries.
To enter, you must be a U.S. resident, age 18 or older to enter. Employees, partners and vendors of Apartment Therapy and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology. When applicable, the winner may be required to execute and return within five business days an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release to be eligible for the prize or an alternate winner will be selected.
All prizes will be awarded. No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except that Apartment Therapy reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. To receive a complete list of winners or a copy of the Official Sweepstakes Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Apartment Therapy, 22 Howard Street #4i, New York, NY 10013.