Here's where to buy green (and yellow) brands near Roslindale: Green Light Brands Dr. Bronner's http://www.drbronner.com/ Products: Traditional liquid and bar castile soap, also lip balm, conditioner, lotion and shaving gel Company Based In: California Available Locally @: Harvest co-op, Roche Bros, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods Highlights: - Great source for castile soap, a nontoxic cleaner that is a component of many of the homemade alternative products. - Certified Organic and Fair Trade by the USDA, vegetable based and biodegradable - Full ingredient on website. Includes coconut, palm, olive, hemp, and jojoba oils and essential oils such as peppermint and lavender Kiss My Face Peace soap http://www.kissmyface.com/ Products: Personal care products: hand soap, body wash, shampoo, facewash Company Based In: Milford, CT Available Locally @: Harvest Co-op, Whole Foods Highlights: All ingredients and fragrances appear natural and nontoxic Jason http://www.jason-natural.com/home.php Products: Personal Cleaning Products: soaps and washes, oral care, deodorants Company Based In: Boulder, CO Available Locally @: Whole Foods Highlights: Soaps advertised as natural, do not contain SLS ECOS Earth Friendly Products http://www.ecos.com/index.html Products: Laundry detergent, hand soap, dish soap, non chlorine bleach Company Based In: Innetka, IL Available Locally @: Boston Neighborhood Co-op, Foodies Urban Market, Harvest Co-op, Whole Foods Highlights: Advertises no 1,4 dioxane (Carcinogen found in SLS and SLES) Better Life http://www.cleanhappens.com/ Products: All-purpose cleaner, soft scrub, glass cleaner, floor cleaner Company Based In: St. Louis, MO Available Locally @: Allandale Farm, Beacon Hill Friends House, Don Otto's Natural Market, Greenward, Roche Bros (Wellesley), Whole Foods Highlights: No SLS, SLES, synthetic fragrance or VOCs Sun & Earth http://www.sunandearth.com/ Products: Detergent, all-purpose cleaner, hand soap, dish soap Company Based In: King of Prussia, PA Available Locally @: Whole Foods Highlights: Hypoallergenic and no animal testing Yellow Light Brands Seventh Generation http://www.seventhgeneration.com/ Products:Offers large array of products, from disinfectant sprays, dish and laundry detergent, and hand wash Company Based In: Burlington, Vermont Available Locally @: Roche Bros, Whole Foods Why Yellow? Offers many green products from detergents to paper towels, important to note however that several of the cleaning products still contain sodium laureth (or lauryl) sulfate, which Women’s Voices lists as a toxic chemical to avoid. Full ingredient list of every product listed online. Highlights: Biodegradable (but not organic or fair trade), company philosophy is to make ‘ever more sustainable’ products Global Balance http://globalbalanceproducts.com/ Products: Offer dishwashing, laundry, all-purpose, bathroom cleaner, body wash and facial soaps Company Based In: Newton, Mass Available Locally @: CityFeed and Supply, Foodies, Harvest co-op, Whole Foods, Village Market Why Yellow? Many products contain SLS Highlights: Biodegradable Meyer’s Clean Day www.mrsmeyers.com Products: Household and personal cleaning products, advertised as biodegradable and phosphate free Company Based In: Minneapolis, MN Available Locally @: Roche Bros,.Whole Foods Why Yellow? Laundry detergent contains sodium laureth sulfate. Soaps contain Methylisothiazolinone: neurotoxin chemically similar to agent orange Highlights: Products contain fragrances from essential oils, notably offer air fresheners that do not contain pthalates Method http://www.methodhome.com Products: Household and personal cleaners for ‘people against the dirty’, advertised as non toxic and eco-friendly, nice smelling Company Based In: Surrey, UK Available Locally @: Roche Bros, Whole Foods Why Yellow? Antibacterial soap contains d-limonene and sodium laureth sulfate Ecover http://www.ecover.com/us/en Products: Dishwashing, laundry, personal and household cleaners Company Based In: Belgium Available Locally @: City Feed and Supply, Harvest Co-op, Mission Hill Co-op, Shaws, Whole Foods Why Yellow? Detergent contains SLS, pthalates, fragrance, and methyl ester ethoxylate Green Works http://www.greenworkscleaners.com/ Products: Detergent, all purpose cleaner, dish liquid Company Based In: Owned by the CLOROX company Available Locally @: Stop n' Shop, Target Why Yellow? Detergent and dish liquid have SLS, detergent has sodium hydroxide Highlights: Available in less expensive, more widespread supermarkets NOTE: The brands below are yellow as a precaution, because they do not provide a complete list of their ingredients online. Biokleen http://biokleenhome.com/ Products: Laundry detergent and powder, dish wash and powder, produce wash, septic cleaners, bathroom cleaners, drain cleaner Company Based In: Vancouver, WA Available Locally @: Shaws, Whole Foods Why Yellow? No full ingredients list online Highlights: Advertises no chlorine, phosphates, synthetic fragrance or preservatives and 99% VOC free Naturally It’s Clean by Enzyme Fresh Home http://www.naturallyitsclean.com/ Products: Laundry detergent, glass cleaner, tub & tile cleaner, toilet cleaner, floor cleaner Company Based In: Detroit, MI Available Locally @: Harvest Co-op, Whole Foods Why Yellow: No full ingredient list online Highlights: Uses pure and fresh enzymes (TM) to clean Modern Mermaids Eco Products http://www.modernmermaids.com/ Products: Bathroom cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, hand wash, fruit & veggie wash Company Based In: Norwood, MA Available Locally @: Whole Foods Why Yellow? No full ingredient list available online Highlights: Locally owned This page was constructed by GreeningRozzie Intern Meredith Gallogly. |
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