The 5% FDA Loophole How much essential oil would you guess is a bottle labeled 100% Pure Essential Oil? 100% right? That’s what I thought. But I was wrong. The FDA allows companies to print 100% Pure Essential Oils on the label as long as the bottle actually contains at least 5% essential oils. Only […]
Essential Oils
The Sharpie Test
Take The Sharpie Test: Get a regular white [ceramic/porcelain/glass] plate Take a standard Sharpie and make 2 marks on the plate Drop your Lemon Essential Oil on a mark and try to clean it off It works or it doesn’t. If it doesn’t wipe the Sharpie off the plate it fails the test. It’s bad […]
Natural Chemical-Free Cleaning
And after reading through what felt like a thousand blog posts, research reports, articles, and studies, I’ve condensed all that information I drudged through here in one place so it’s easy to find. Here’s a quick index so you can skip around as you like: History of cleaners The dangers addressed by the EPA (Environmental […]
DIY Chemical Free Spring Cleaning Guide
Chemical-Free Spring Cleaning for a Natural Home in 2018 Spring is SO close! I can’t wait till it warms up and the leaves spring back on the trees. That means it’s also time to prep for some serious Spring Cleaning y’all Skip to the schedule & recipes >> This year we’re ditching all toxic chemical cleaners […]