Products That I Like: A Series
January 26th, 2006 by Mollie
Introduction
I have found that a lot of people who attempt to make the switch to using environmentally and socially responsible products very quickly get overwhelmed. They don’t know where to start, what to look for, or what products are good. This series is supposed to serve as a base to start from. I am going to go from room to room in my house and write about the products I use on a regular basis. I will include an evaluation of each of the various products, where you can buy them, and if possible, about how much they cost. I will also include some tips for helping you find products that will fit you own needs.
It is important to remember when shopping for new products that there is going to be a certain amount of trial and error. Don’t get discouraged. If you buy environmentally friendly dish soap and it doesn’t get as sudsy as you would like it to, that does not mean that you are not going to like any environmentally friendly dish soap. What it does mean, is that you don’t like that brand and you may have to try a few before you find one you like.
Also, I recently saw an ad on TV for formula 409. The ad showed the testing of the cleaning product formula 410. They sprayed formula 410 on a wall and it blew a hole through the wall and on the other side of the wall they were testing formula 409. The point being that formula 410 was so strong that it would clean your kitchen but it would also blow a hole in whatever you sprayed it on and formula 409 is a strong as you can get without disintegrating your kitchen.
Basically, my point is, that you aren’t going to find environmentally products that are just short of blowing holes in your kitchen, lungs, face, the ozone ,or whatever and I don’t think that is necessary in order to have a clean home, clothes, face, hair, or body.
I am going to start with products in my bathroom and I want to invite all of you to share some of your favorites room by room. If you have some favorite environmentally and/or socially friendly bathroom products, post a comment and I will add them to the post.