OUTDATED, Retired 2021-10-11 -K
Here's where to buy green (and yellow) brands near Roslindale:
Green Light Brands
Dr. Bronner's
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.