Cleaning the Garbage Disposal – Vinegar Ice Cubes

As summer approaches (although this weather makes me wonder if summer is actually coming), one of the things I don’t like is those pesky fruit gnats. And I really hate when they get in the garbage disposal. (Here’s a tip – if you don’t know whether they are in your garbage disposal, just cover the [...]

#ecowed Twitter party – Spring Cleaning: Creating a Toxicant Free Home

I’m so excited for this week’s #ecowed Twitter party! We will be talking Spring Cleaning: Creating a Toxicant Free Home with our sponsor ecomom and some very special extra guests, including mother-daughter team Corey Colwell-Lipson and Lynn Colwell from Celebrate Green, Lisa Frack and Senior Scientist Becky Sutton from the Environmental Working Group, and Beth Greer from [...]

#ecowed Twitter party with ecomom: Entertaining the Family for Spring Holidays

This Wednesday’s #ecowed Twitter party will focus on Entertaining the Family for Spring Holidays the eco-friendly way. We will be tweeting green partying for Spring with our sponsor ecomom on April 6, 2011, from 7 to 8 pm Pacific (that’s 10 to 11 pm Eastern). Our special guest expert is the wonderful Gigi Lee Chang, [...]

DIY – Herbal Infusion

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with growing and using my own herbs. Herbs are so easy to grow – you don’t need a garden even – just a sunny spot and some pots. You can even often just use an indoor spot with a sunny window. They really don’t need much care – some herbs even have [...]

The Smart Mama on CBS’ The Talk

So, accordingy to my sister, I finally made it. I appeared on CBS’ The Talk on January 4, 2011. Woot! I was so excited to be asked to give some tips for going non toxic at home on CBS’ The Talk. I had the pleasure of being on camera with fellow green mama Sara Gilbert, [...]

Non Toxic Solutions to Clean Your Toilet

Does anybody like scrubbing toilets? I don’t think so. I mean, I certainly appreciate indoor plumbing, but that doesn’t mean I have to like cleaning the toilet bowl. And those conventional toilet bowl cleaners have some not so nice chemicals in them. Some are made with strong acids or caustics that can cause burns on [...]

Quick Cleaning & Stain Fighting Tips to Prepare for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and, if you are hosting dinner, you are probably getting ready for it. I know I am. We usually have around 45 people, so I have to start in early November. This morning, I was on the Morning Living show on Martha Stewart Living Radio with hosts Kim Fernandez and Betsy Karetnick [...]

What’s wrong with natural deodorants? You may be surprised to find aluminium.

Well, the real answer may be that many people find that natural deodorants just don’t work as well. But that isn’t what I was going to talk about in this post. Instead, I wanted to talk about what is in what many consider to be the most natural of all the natural deodorants – the [...]

Non Toxic Homemade Halloween Makeup

Unfortunately, Halloween makeup can contain lots of not so nice chemicals. As you may know, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the federal government agency responsible for overseeing cosmetics, does NOT conduct itself any pre-market testing, or require any pre-market testing, of cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients. In fact, as clearly stated on the FDA’s website, cosmetic manufacturers are [...]

How To: Homemade Baby or Dusting Powder

Times are tough. No doubt about it. So saving green may be just as important as being green. And if you can use what you got to do both, fantastic! Baby or dusting powder is super easy to make at home, and may reduce exposure to a toxic chemical IF you are currently using a [...]

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