6.12.2009

Product Rave: Seventh Generation Detergent


Put simply, I love this stuff. I'm not sure if it's the fresh scent of blue eucalyptus & lavender or the fact that my clothes aren't tainted with harsh chemicals. My laundry comes out clean without smelling like I doused it in perfume. It's great for cloth diapers. Most laundry detergents/fabric softeners are overflowing with toxic chemicals. Yes, TOXIC. For example, alkyl phenoxy polyethoxy ethanols (try saying that quickly 3 times!) have been implicated in chronic health problems and can, in trace amounts, stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. And anyone with sensitive skin can tell you that when they break out with a rash, the laundry soap is usually the culprit. Companies are not required to list all the ingredients in laundry products, so the few that you see on the bottle are only the beginning. The fragrance found in most detergents (and many beauty products) is actually carcinogenic and considered hazardous air pollutants. So why use a detergent that is so sketchy about its ingredients? Why even risk damaging your health when there are wonderful all-natural brands on the market these days? Seventh Generation releases all its ingredients and has tons of great stuff--from dish detergent to diapers to tampons. Yep, tampons. They have a great, informative website so feel free to browse:

www.seventhgeneration.com

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