Comments on: Why being ‘green’ ain’t that easy http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/ inside the mind of an opinionated mama... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bendygirl http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/#comment-1612 Bendygirl Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:44:47 +0000 http://faboomama.wordpress.com/?p=1507#comment-1612 hm, never tried that. Growing up, we just didn't use chemicals, mom wasn't raised that way, although she did swear by Borax. I didn't even know what bleach was, we used borax. And when my kiddling was in diapers, I used borax and soda to wash her diapers. They were the best diapers, kooshies. I still have them, too. Planning to pass those cloth ones on to my kid someday. hm, never tried that. Growing up, we just didn’t use chemicals, mom wasn’t raised that way, although she did swear by Borax. I didn’t even know what bleach was, we used borax. And when my kiddling was in diapers, I used borax and soda to wash her diapers. They were the best diapers, kooshies. I still have them, too. Planning to pass those cloth ones on to my kid someday.

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]]> By: fabooj http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/#comment-1611 fabooj Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:43:56 +0000 http://faboomama.wordpress.com/?p=1507#comment-1611 BG: Your post made me smile...see I grew up poor and I grew up in a family where waste wasn't an option. We used those same things. When I was a kid I learned how to make tinctures and now I do that for my cleaning products with stuff from my garden. I was just thinking how I need to get some ice trays so that I can freeze some of my herbs. Last year, I was filling up little glasses with some herbs to add to the vinegar/lemon concoction. BG: Your post made me smile…see I grew up poor and I grew up in a family where waste wasn’t an option. We used those same things. When I was a kid I learned how to make tinctures and now I do that for my cleaning products with stuff from my garden. I was just thinking how I need to get some ice trays so that I can freeze some of my herbs. Last year, I was filling up little glasses with some herbs to add to the vinegar/lemon concoction.

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]]> By: Bendygirl http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/#comment-1610 Bendygirl Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:33:26 +0000 http://faboomama.wordpress.com/?p=1507#comment-1610 White Vin, salt, lemons and ice. I use it on most everything and incombination with each other and when it's really bad, I pull out the baking soda (just not with the vin unless it's a pipe issue). Now, ask me where I found out about those items...come on ask me! Waiting tables. Bleach is too harsh for the restaurant's wood surfaces and for waitress hands, so they'd fill spray bottles with vin, ice and lemon. Salt was added when an abrassive was needed. Take for instance stubborn coffee stains, take a scouring pad or sponge and spray some vin and fresh squeezed lemon juice on the stain. Put some salt on the sponge and pretty much rub everything away. If you have a stained coffee pot, put some ice in it, squeeze a couple of lemons into the pot and drop them in and then pour about a table spoon of salt. Now, just twirl the pot and watch the shine come back like the damn thing were brand new again!! White Vin, salt, lemons and ice. I use it on most everything and incombination with each other and when it’s really bad, I pull out the baking soda (just not with the vin unless it’s a pipe issue).

Now, ask me where I found out about those items…come on ask me!

Waiting tables. Bleach is too harsh for the restaurant’s wood surfaces and for waitress hands, so they’d fill spray bottles with vin, ice and lemon. Salt was added when an abrassive was needed. Take for instance stubborn coffee stains, take a scouring pad or sponge and spray some vin and fresh squeezed lemon juice on the stain. Put some salt on the sponge and pretty much rub everything away. If you have a stained coffee pot, put some ice in it, squeeze a couple of lemons into the pot and drop them in and then pour about a table spoon of salt. Now, just twirl the pot and watch the shine come back like the damn thing were brand new again!!

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]]> By: earthforce http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/#comment-1609 earthforce Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:27:56 +0000 http://faboomama.wordpress.com/?p=1507#comment-1609 Thanks for your post. It is scary that products we're told are safe for us and the planet are sometimes not as we expected. I make sure I tell everyone about Shaklee Get Clean products, as well as all of their natural skin care and nutrition products. This company is amazing, and everyone should take a second to learn about it. Yes I loved it so much I sell the products, but thats second to my passion to educate folk's on safe alternitives that aren't available by standard means. I hope you will check out Shaklee at www.myshakblog.com or www.shaklee.net/earthforce Keep the posts coming! Jeff Thanks for your post. It is scary that products we’re told are safe for us and the planet are sometimes not as we expected. I make sure I tell everyone about Shaklee Get Clean products, as well as all of their natural skin care and nutrition products. This company is amazing, and everyone should take a second to learn about it. Yes I loved it so much I sell the products, but thats second to my passion to educate folk’s on safe alternitives that aren’t available by standard means. I hope you will check out Shaklee at http://www.myshakblog.com or http://www.shaklee.net/earthforce

Keep the posts coming! Jeff

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]]> By: fabooj http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/#comment-1608 fabooj Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:31:13 +0000 http://faboomama.wordpress.com/?p=1507#comment-1608 Oh, shelf-life, good point...The people I get my makeup from only sell in 1oz sizes. For someone who wears makeup everyday, that should last at least 2 - 3 months. The shelf-life is only 2 - 3 months, so that works out. Major retail makeup has a shelf-life of 4 - 6 months and there's more chemicals. And as far as organic food goes, there's a reason I don't keep any on hand. If I go to the farmer's market to pick up food, we're eating it that night. Even two days later, it's practically inedible and goes straight to the compost heap. I'm very wary of "organic" items in grocery stores, so I just stay away. Oh, shelf-life, good point…The people I get my makeup from only sell in 1oz sizes. For someone who wears makeup everyday, that should last at least 2 - 3 months. The shelf-life is only 2 - 3 months, so that works out. Major retail makeup has a shelf-life of 4 - 6 months and there’s more chemicals.

And as far as organic food goes, there’s a reason I don’t keep any on hand. If I go to the farmer’s market to pick up food, we’re eating it that night. Even two days later, it’s practically inedible and goes straight to the compost heap. I’m very wary of “organic” items in grocery stores, so I just stay away.

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]]> By: demeur http://faboomama.com/2008/03/14/why-being-green-aint-that-easy/#comment-1607 demeur Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:01:05 +0000 http://faboomama.wordpress.com/?p=1507#comment-1607 Great post faboo. Here's one you might want to have around the house. You can clean with it. Kill weeds with it and even put it in your food, the kids could eat it and it's very cheap...white vinegar. The problem I have with organics and I learned this from a naturopath is that they don't have a good shelf life. When they tested peanut butter at health food stores (the type that's made fresh from the ground nuts) they found mold. I've also found that the effectiveness of cleaners goes after about 6 to 9 months. And yes most makeup has high levels of lead, chromium and other heavy metals. Again the organic makeups can go bad in short order. Great post faboo. Here’s one you might want to have around the house. You can clean with it. Kill weeds with it and even put it in your food, the kids could eat it and it’s very cheap…white vinegar. The problem I have with organics and I learned this from a naturopath is that they don’t have a good shelf life. When they tested peanut butter at health food stores (the type that’s made fresh from the ground nuts) they found mold. I’ve also found that the effectiveness of cleaners goes after about 6 to 9 months. And yes most makeup has high levels of lead, chromium and other heavy metals. Again the organic makeups can go bad in short order.

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