Comments on: Ten Trades That’ll Detox Your Home

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:37:37 +0000

Love it! Thanks for the link!

xo,
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By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 18 May 2011 17:34:32 +0000

You guys have probably already learned about Community Supported Agriculture programs, but they seem to be another great way to eat in season, local, organic (provided the farm is organic), and in many cases grass fed and more humanely treated animal products. And have the added benefit of focring you to try new veggies, since you don’t really get to choose what comes in your share. More often than not, they also deliver into the city (sometimes even to your door.) Richmond seems to have a pretty good one http://www.ruralvirginiamarket.com Anyway, thanks for all the great info :-)

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:54:36 +0000

Hey Melani,

We water it down by about 50% (which it also recommends on the bottle) which seems to keep it from clogging dispensers and it still suds up nicely. Hope it helps!

xo,
s

By: Melani

Melani — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:28:00 +0000

I just found your blog and have been addicted. I started with the 1st post in 2007 and am now up to this point, in about a week! Anyway, I have noticed in several posts and pictures you use Dr. Bronner’s soap, which I just tried awhile ago, and wondered if you have issues with it clogging up in a soap bottle, like the one in your kitchen? The bottle warns not to put it in a pump dispenser, but is it really an issue? I don’t know anyone else who uses it so I hoped you could help. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:30:12 +0000

Still love them and no pilling!

xo,
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By: Megan

Megan — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:27:45 +0000

Hi there! Quick question about your Target Organic sheets….I’ve been thinking about getting them for a while now. Do you still like them? Do they pill at all (my husband hates that)?

I read your blog everyday. We’re getting ready to buy a house sometime in the next year so I’m really looking forward to hearing more about your house hunting experiences.

Thanks so much for everything!
Megan

By: Liliana

Liliana — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:41:21 +0000

Hello, I read quite that quite a few people miss using dryer sheets and I must say in our house, we don’t. We have been using http://www.charliesoap.com/ for about a year and half and we love it. The only time I miss dryer sheets is if I hand dry the clothes but other than that, you don’t need them. For dish washing we use Method and for hand washing either Method or Trader Joe’s hand soap.

Here is a great site for cosmetics/beauty info, I have found it very useful http://www.thebeautybrains.com

We have All Clad Stainless Steel cookware and we don’t have a problem cleaning it at all. We also like the Calphalon One Infused Anodized, both brands have worked well for us.

~ L.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:07:46 +0000

I use good ol’ online research and I read the ingredients. It’s very hard to find powders without talc (which is actually dangerous when inhaled, but in nearly every formula on the shelves). Happily, Organic Wear is 100% talc free – and also doesn’t have a lot of other things in it that we try to avoid. Just google around and see what you can turn up! Good luck!

xo,
s

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:31:47 +0000

Hey Sherry,
Reading your posts about more organic living got me excited to try to incorporate more organics into my own life. I ran right out and bought some of the Physician’s Formula Organic Wear make up that you mentioned in the above post. Then I started doing some research…turns out that just because a company slaps the label “organic” on it, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s all organic or even very good for you. How do you avoid being tricked by companies claiming to sell organic and earth friendly product?

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:14:28 +0000

Thanks so much for the tip!

xo,
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