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All about Phthalates and Fragrance
Posted on April 04 2016
In this post you will learn all about Phthalates and Fragrance, and why you should eliminate them from your life as much as possible. Phthalates (actually pronounced thal-ates) are a group of chemicals in a gajillion of products in your home. Concerns have been raised about phthalates because studies have...
DIY Baby Wipe Solution
Posted on March 18 2016
Do your baby wipes have methylisothiazolinone (sometimes abbreviated as MI) in them? It's a preservative that can cause an allergic reaction in some people and it's not always instant, meaning you could be using a product for a fairly long time and then BAM! allergic reaction. Looking for an all-natural baby...
How to Get Rid of Hard Water Stains
Posted on March 08 2016
How to Get Rid of Hard Water Stains Hard Water Stains make things look dirty, are hard to get off and make us crunchy/green/eco-friendly/hippie people grab for chemicals when no one is looking. I have a solution to the hard water stains. It’s not a miracle recipe, but it’s super...
All Natural, Non-toxic, All Purpose Cleaner with Essential Oils
Posted on March 01 2016
Ditch the All Purpose Cleaner with BLEACH Did you know chlorine bleach use has been linked to breast cancer? Neither did I. According to Breast Cancer Options, an independent non-profit and provider of breast cancer services, they recommend to avoid All Purpose Cleaners with bleach: "Avoid using chlorine bleach for household...
Is there lye in your soap?
Posted on February 18 2016
Is there lye in your soap? No.... but yes. In order to make soap you need just three ingredients: water (or other liquid), fat and lye. If you want a bar soap you use sodium hydroxide and if you want to make a liquid soap you use potassium hydroxide. When...
Do Dryer Balls Really Work?
Posted on February 09 2016
Wool Dryer Balls are Amazing! I heard about wool dryer balls a long time ago. I never thought much about them- not sure why…. maybe because I didn’t know anyone that used them and they seemed too good to be true. But then I started getting customer inquiries about them...
Simple Homemade Toothpaste Recipes
Posted on February 02 2016
We avoid a lot of ingredients in our home, and one product that has many of these ingredients is toothpaste. What do we avoid in toothpaste? Fluoride. Yep, our family is anti-flouride. Did you know fluoride was reclassified by medical officials as a developmental neurotoxin? Synthetic dyes. I am...
Is Borax safe?
Posted on January 26 2016
There are a lot of people on many different sites and forums that yell, kick and scream that Borax, which is a name brand, or sodium borate (or tetraborate) is horrible and toxic. Then there are people on the other side of the coin that use it cleaning and in...
All Natural Dishwasher Powder
Posted on January 12 2016
It's HERE! The Week Building Up to the Launch of MamaSuds® Automatic Dishwasher Powder. To Help Launch Our New Safe & Eco-Friendly Product, We’re Giving You an Incentive (Ends Thursday at Midnight): Sign up BEFORE Friday, January 15 and receive a FREE SHIPPING coupon AND be able to purchase the day before it's released...
Special Holiday Family Traditions
Posted on December 27 2015
Traditions are the Hallmark of Holidays The other day, my middle daughter overheard me talking to my aunt on the phone about when we were going to do "Baking Day" this year. "Why are we baking on Sunday?" she asked. "Because it's a holiday tradition," I replied. "What's tradition?" "It's something...