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Wool Carpeting
Question from daisianne Hi Debra, We are considering buying wool carpeting for our upstairs to replace very old synthetic carpet (looks about 30+ years old and we know there is lead in this house from testing we have done). I know you will say the best choice is to...
Best whole house water filter for well water? Reverse osmosis or not?
Question from jiwaskow I've read conflicting information about whether reverse osmosis would be good or not for chemical sensitivities and a whole house filter for well water. We need advice. What would be the ideal house water filter system (brand names welcome) for...
Non-toxic insect control
Question from kendall Hi Debra: I teach at a school that uses aerosol bug sprays to kill mosquitoes and other flying bugs that enter the building. As someone with MCS this causes me severe distress every fall and spring. The powers that be at the school said they're...
Removing perfume smell from clothing
Question from Margaret I bought some jeans at the Goodwill last week and when I got home and smelled them in my clean home environment, I could smell perfume (there were too many odors in the store for me to detect it there). I have washed them numerous times,...
Removing strong perfume smell
Question from Ronda Hi Debra - We received a used Wii game system from a friend. They had been storing the Wii in their closet that also must have had some potporri stored in there. The game controllers all smell like potporri. I've tried soaking the wrist straps in...
Organic Essentials Menstrual Pads
Tampons made from 100% Certified Organically Grown Cotton. Disposable menstrual pads with an Organic cotton core. Unscented. They are a farmer-owned company and grow the cotton themselves. Site also has organic cotton balls, cosmetic rounds, and swabs, disposable...
Organic Bouquet
National home delivery of organic, biodynamic, wildcrafted, fair trade, and "green label" flowers (deemed by Organic Bouquet to be socially and environmentally responsible), including roses, lavender, lilies, gerberas, alstroemeria, amaryllis, seasonal bouquets and...
Orange Guard
A water based indoor/outdoor insecticide that may be used around food, humans and pets. Though it kills insects on contact, it is safe to use around food, humans, and pets. It's inventor was inspiried by a magazine articles that reported when someone took citrus...
Purest Babycare Products
Hello Nontoxic Moms ~ I have a question for you. Having no children of my own, I have no experience with babycare products, specifically those applied to the skin. I would like to know from you... What, in your experience are 1) the essential babycare products2)...
Nuclear Power
My father-in-law forwarded this to me, from CalPirg. Over the weekend I was reading a book that suggested one of the best possible ways to approach life was to use the minimum effective amount of anything needed to get the job done. We just don't need nuclear reactors...
