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Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Diapers

James — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:00:16 +0000

The Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Baby Diapers might not be organic like the Moltex Oko Disposable Organic Diapers, however, they are still much better than the other mass produced brands that include harmful chemicals such as chlorine. Th Seventh Generation diapers are not whitened with chlorine and thus help reduce the exposure of your babies to harmful chemicals at such an important time of their life.

Like all Seventh Generation products, all the ingredients are disclosed and a quick look at the website shows they contain chlorine free wood pulp fluff and are fragrance and latext free. The leg gathers are stretchy and with resealable closure tabs they compare just as well, if not better from a performance basis, that the leading mass marketed brands.

Buy Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Baby Diapers from Mother Nature or Drugstore.

Seventh Generation Natural Laundry Detergent

James — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:00:43 +0000

Seventh Generation produces a range of household products with many of them being cleaners. Cleaning products, whilst there are a lot of natural alternatives, just don’t always come up to par with the other more harmful products. Finally, companies like Seventh Generation are making products that do satisfy even the fussiest of people. The Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent is an example and is one of the easiest changes you can make. Let’s face facts, it is not that difficult to chose a green product from the shop shelf and there is nothing else you need to do. They are all used the same way!

As their website says, if every household in the US replaced just one box of 48oz petroleum based powder laundry detergent with the Seventh Generation vegetable based product them it would save 96000 barrels of oil. That’s enough to heat and cool 5500 US homes for a year. Those numbers re simply staggering when you think about them.

Buy Seventh Generation natural products online from Mother Nature or Drugstore.

Seventh Generation 100% Recycled Facial Tissue

James — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:00:59 +0000

Another nobrainer purchase is recycled facial tissues because once again, the only change you need to make is choosing the product at the shop. Everything else remains the same. Seventh Generation product a 100% recycled facial tissue that is made from 100% recycled paper of which a minimum is 80% post-consumer. What does all this mean? Simply put, less trees need to be cut down to make this dispoable product. As stated on the Seventh Generation website, if every household in the US replaced just one box of 85 sheet virgin fibre facial tissue with a 100% recycled one then 280000 trees would be saved.

Gone are the days where recycled means hard and scratchy. The Seventh Generation recycled facial tissue is soft, hypoallergenic and no added fragrances or dyes. It is whitened with a chemically safe process rather than with harmful chemicals such as chlorine. they are available in 85, 100 and 175 count boxes.

Seventh Generation Dishwashing Liquid

James — Sun, 17 May 2009 23:00:26 +0000

Seventh Generation products have featured here for a while now and they are a company committed to caring for the environment whilst producing household products that work. As part of their commmitment, they have teamed with Justmeans (www.justmeans.com) to help spread the word about corporate responsibility and consumer awareness when buying products. They also do this with their products by clearing showing all ingredients on both the packaging and the product detail pages at their website.

The Seventh Generation Dishwashing liquid is a non-toxic, hypoallergenic and biodegradable cleaner. It is phosphate free and the cleaning agents are plant derived which are just as effective at removing though grease from items. Of course there is no animal testing and can be used with septic systems. Seventh Generation also think about the packaging and the containers are made from 90% post consumer recycled plastic.

Buy the Seventh Generation Dishwashing Liquid online from Mother Nature or Drugstore.

Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Baby Wipes

James — Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:19 +0000

Baby products are catered for by Seventh Generation who also produce a range of household cleaning and similar products. Seventh Generation is a company that focuses on corporate responsibility and the desire to manufacture and sell products that are not only superior in quality, they also don’t harm the environment. Part of their philosophy is to disclose all ingredients so you can be sure what you are buying. This is especially important for baby products.

The Seventh Generation Chlorine Free Baby Wipes are hypoallergenic and obviously chlorine free. They are also unscented and alcohol free which are two things definitely not needed in baby wipes. The cleaning agents are plant derived rather than petroleum based. You can buy them in the hard dispensing container initially, and then just buy the refills and use the same container. The refills use 90% less packaging than the hard container so as well as being good for your baby, you are helping to reduce the number of items than go into landfill.

Buy Seventh Generation Baby Wipes online from Mother Nature or Drugstore.

Seventh Generation All Purpose Cleaner

James — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:00:48 +0000

Seventh Generation derived their name from the Great Law of Iroquois that states, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” They are producing a complete line of household products that are usually known for harmful chemical in the products themselves in addition to the less than ideal manufacturing processes. Ten percent of the profits are also set aside for non-profit community, environmental and health organizations who are making changes for the better.

The Seventh Generation All Purpose Cleaner is a non-toxic, biodegradable cleaner that can be used around the home and work place. It is hypo-allergenic and free from fragrances, dyes and other masking agents. It’s good for most hard surfaces and also wet mopping, just not on hardwood floors. The ingredients are plant derived and is the perfect alternative for all the petroleum based cleaning products on the shp shelves.

Buy Seventh Generation products online from Mother Nature or Drugstore

Seventh Generation 100% Recycled Paper Towel

James — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:45:50 +0000

Seventh Generation is a socially and environmentally responsible company based in Vermont. It is led by Jeffrey Hollender, an author of several books about social responsibility in business and similar topics. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Greenpeace USA.

What does all this mean? Well it helps to show Seventh Generation don’t just pay lip service to these causes and actually care about producing socially responsible products rather than just profitable ones. They are also diligent about including details of all ingredients in their cleaning products. Very important for people with allergies.

The Seventh Generation 100% recycled paper towel has a minimum 80% post-consumer waste, is hypo-allergenic, unscented, no added dyes and not whitened with chemicals containing chlorine. there is also a non-whitened version. Another feature that makes sense is the Right-Size half-sheets so you don’t waste any with the smaller jobs. Just use what you need.

A useful fact on the website is that if every household in the US replaced one roll of 120ct virgin-fibre paper towel with a 100% recycled roll then it was save 1,000,000 trees. More details at the Seventh Generation website.