Chemicals from Car Wash
Question from Donna I have serious MCS and much trouble finding a safe car. After finding a 1998 Toyota 4 Runner with leather seats, I waited a year for the fragrance from the interior “detailing” to subside. I have used it joyfully for 2 years. I needed a...A New Look at Shaklee
Over the years I have received a lot of questions about Shaklee products. Shaklee recently reformulated, repackaged, and renamed their cleaning products into a new line called “Get Clean”–which has a cleaning product for every need in your...Nontoxic Snake Repellent
Question from Sydney Blum I am looking for a non-toxic snake repellent. I tried an herbal mixture from Australia and the snakes just sat in it without a care. Any ideas that really work? Debra’s Answer Readers? Anyone have any experience with this? We only have...changing over to natural cleaning products
Question from Julie Westbrook-Finch I am gradually changing over to natural products, but I have a question about safety. I know you can’t mix certain things like bleach and vinegar due to causing toxic fumes so how long after using normal bleach in the toilet...How to make interior oil based floor paint nontoxic?
Question from Eric Talaska Hello, this is my first entry here. I appreciate this service Debra provides. I have a concrete slab floor with oil based floor paint on it that is 2 years old. It has surely outgased toxic fumes a lot already. How do I keep it from...Natural Home Pest Control
Question from Cindy Walker Hello, My husband and I are really trying to go organic and natural all the way. Now there is one big problem. For years we have been having pesticides sprayed in our basement, etc. You see, many years ago when we moved into this home, it...Natural Fabric Refresher Sprays
Question from SLJ I admit I like to use Febreze now and then to refresh the fabrics in my house. However, with a dog and two cats I now would like to explore alternatives. I haven’t seen any natural substitutes that are safe for fabrics and smell nice. Does...Dry Cleaning Chemical Banned in California
Question from Derba Mills Here’s a link to a video of the recent CBS Morning Show clip about the danger of drycleaning solvents. It’s definitely worth a minute. http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=2507419n This is why it is...I stained my bathtub…how can i clean it
Question from Mindy I washed my sleeping bag in the bathtub and the outer surface of it must still bleed color (it is blue) and when i finished soaking it, it stained the tub (which had been refinished over a year ago). I tried bon ami with the rougher surface of a...
