Nature is simple. I took a hint from nature and created recipes as simple and pure as possible. A good way to detect toxic products is by looking at the ingredients label. Words that you can barely pronounce or have never seen before (eg. nonylphenol ethoxylates, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, butyl glycol) are a red alert. Even fragrances, disinfectants, [...]
Suffering from an Ant Attack? There are certain times when ants like to invade our homes: when it’s hot and dry and when it’s soggy and wet. You don’t need to pollute your house with insecticides to keep them out. A simple solution of soap and water will stop them in their tracks. Now you [...]
Why pay for pesticides when you can use plain soap and water? √ Click here for more Reasons Not to Use Pesticides. I’m not afraid of ants and other bugs. I respect them. Insects are an important part of our ecosystem. Ants clean up decomposing, icky messes and turn it into dir. Spiders eat other insects, [...]
Pesticides… can and do make chemically sensitive people sick. I consider chemically sensitive people to be like the coal miners’ canary; they are sensitive to indicators of chemicals that I might need to avoid but may not detect myself. are smelly. They make my eyes watery, puffy, and twitchy. I don’t like that feeling, and [...]
In Clean House Clean Planet, I talk about how I discovered this humane solution to mice problems. Why kill the cute, furry things when you can watch your children squeal and laugh as you let them go free? The Smart Mouse Trap is triggered when the mouse enters in search of the bait and the door [...]
Thirteen years sure goes by fast… A whole lot has changed since my book, Clean House Clean Planet, was published. We no longer sell the kits!!! That went to the wayside when my second child arrived and running a business out of my garage was, well, just unmanagable. Now, that my kids are older (btw- I [...]
To new friends and haphazard passerby’s… my name is Karen Logan and I am the author of the green cleaning book, Clean House Clean Planet, a guide to homemade, safe, non-toxic cleaning. Please read our About page to learn more about our mission. To the loyal veterans who have used Clean House Clean Planet recipes for years, I [...]
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