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Molecules just don’t like to stay put. They’re liable to run off and hook up with the first available oxygen or hydrogen they find sitting on the nearest barstool. Having essentially no weight they are off like a prom dress at the drop of a hat and blown about on the fickle breezes of fate. Molecules, the tiny building blocks of matter; disseminate ceaselessly through space and over time. And that goes double for all sorts of molecules we use to make our lives easier; like pesticides and herbicides for instance. They just don’t stay put. All life is related…
With US commercial operations utilizing nearly 40% of domestic electrical consumption, controlling business overhead with onsite energy production is financial win-win for your business as well as for the planet. Those solar panels on your roof are a billboard announcing to the world that your company understands the importance of economic and ecologic sustainability. Plus a percentage of your customers will love you all the more because you care! In the daily business battle for hearts and minds, it is always better to be perceived as the good guy in it for the long haul rather than the pirate ripping…
We get a lot of questions from people regarding skin type. First, not all of us have one specific skin type year in and year out. Oiliness and dryness can change with weather, hormonal cycles, diet, emotions, environmental sensitivities, disease and genetics. Many people get dry skin in the Winter and feel oily in the Summer. At other times you may want a medicinal bar. Sounds pretty natural to me! Adjust your soaps accordingly. You will probably find one or two products that you use most often. Where are you on the skin type spectrum? Here’s a simple test you…
A diet for an increasingly toxic planet In our last episode we talked about the North Hollow Diet and how super nutrition combined with a reduction in exposure to dangerous chemicals is the only real answer to the daily war going on between our very much organic bodies and the unintended consequences of our modern convenience lifestyle. We spoke about paying attention to engine exhaust and not standing in it or letting children play around it. We also talked about reducing food and liquid that is sold in clear plastic packaging, and how HDPE #2 plastic is the human safest…
Switching to an organic deodorant is as easy as buying a new stick and using it, but there will be an adjustment period. You should expect to sweat a little more than you feel you should at first. We’re not 100% sure why this phenomenon occurs, but it may have something to do with your body clearing out your pores and sweating out all the toxins it’s accumulated over the years from conventional deodorants. For whatever reason, it happens to the majority of people who switch from a conventional antiperspirant or deodorant. For all the same reasons listed above, you…
No yucky chemicals. You won’t find any aluminum, propylene glycol, triclosan, or parabens in our deodorants EVER! Aluminum is a known hormone disruptor and prevents your body from sweating Propylene glycol (PEG) is a penetration enhancer (one of the things it does is help chemicals go deeper into skin) We’ve written plenty about tricolsan: The Science of Getting Your Hands Clean, Finally! The FDA Looks into Antibacterial Soap!, Antimicrobial Chemicals (Part 2) There is still some debate about if parabens contribute to cancer, but the research is definitely leaning in that direction. Click here to read more about how parabens…
This blog post was originally published in the Green Energy Times where Larry Plesent pens a column of eclectic whimsy and science titled Ingredient of the Month. This month’s Ingredient of the Month is….. The North Hollow Diet An answer to “Magic Hot Button Ingredient” Diets Did you ever notice how most diets (like cosmetics and supplements) are marketed around a “magic hot button ingredient”? Are you counting carbs? Avoiding sugars? Bulking up on meat? Do you take handfuls of pills for breakfast? Wake to the sound of juicing? Force yourself to eat foods you don’t even like the…
Handmade or cold-process bar soaps, (when properly made and formulated) are THE MILDEST soap product that can be made in any form. At Vermont Soap we make a true craft handmade bar soap in the quantities and quality that will meet your needs. Handmade soap is aged for nearly a month on oak and stainless steel screens before it is ready to use. The result is what we call it the “hand lotion in soap effect” – skin feeling clean but not stripped out. Our cold-process soaps are ideal for people with sensitive skin.
HANDS and BODY: Use full strength or dilute up to 50% DISHES: Saturate applicator with full strength castile soap and scrub. Add more as needed. Always soak tough stuff in soap and hot water first to loosen debris. Use some castile soap in your wash water, but utilize a soapy sponge or scrubber to do the bulk of the cleaning. FLOORS: Add 3oz (6 tbsps) of Castile Liquid Soap to mop water. Clean as usual, and allow to dry. WALLS & WOODWORK: Dilute 1/4 cup per 1 gallon of hot water. Clean, rinse and let dry. LAUNDRY: Use about 1/3…
Believe it or not – YES! There are so many nasty chemicals in conventional cleaning products that they are actually impacting lung function. Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The authors of Use of Cleaning Agents Tied to Lung Function Decline in Women found that the accelerated lung function decline in the women working as cleaners was “comparable to smoking somewhat…
