Tag Archives: Chlorine Free

Chlorine Free Bleach

4 Oct

Don’t use chlorine bleach.  It’s toxic.

I’ve used Seventh Generation’s Free and Clear chlorine free bleach.  It is a non-toxic oxygen bleach, meaning it uses hydrogen peroxide.  There are no harmful fumes and won’t discolor clothing.

Seeing as this is a hydrogen based bleach, you can also hydrogen peroxide.  Vinegar and citrus acids, like lemon juice, are also effective alternatives.

Fragrance Free Wipes

14 Oct

Carrying baby wipes is essential for me. Most of the time I keep a little bottle of Dr. Bronner’s soap with me, but when for whatever reason I don’t have my bottle of soap, I have my fragrance-free baby wipes. Fragrance transfer is so easy and so unavoidable (just from opening doors, shopping carts, shaking hands, etc) that I have to be able to get the fragrance off my hands as soon as possible. I used to get the Kirkland brand of fragrance free baby wipes and those worked for me very well, until they changed the formula and added a masking fragrance. Even my fiancé, who is fragrance free, but not chemically sensitive, noticed the difference between the new box and the previous one.

So I switched to Seventh Generation. Seventh Generation Baby Wipes are free of chlorine, dyes and fragrances. I keep them in my car and in my bathroom. I use them for my hands and I sometimes even use them to remove my makeup.

Another brand I like is Wet Ones Sensitive Skin Formula. I get the boxes of 24 individually wrapped wipes so I can throw a few in my purse and know I always have a back up with me. They weren’t easy to find. I find them one day at Target and bought five boxes. I like to stock up.