Nourish Your Body
With Fabulous Homemade Food
Enchanted Slumber
An all-in-one certified organic sleeper that bundles a warm, whimsically-patterned quilted pad, blanket covering and a lavender-scented buckwheat pillow for roll-and-go carrying. "Children will delight in having a safe, cozy place of their very own that they can...
Blisque Organic Toothpaste
A 100% certified organic toothpaste made from a variety of cleansing and healing ingredients: arrowroot, “aloe vera inner fillet leaf juice,” plant oils, Himalayan pink salt, baking soda and a variety of essential oils. See descriptions of all ingredients here....
Pollen Ranch
Fennel and dill pollens to use as spice. Fennel pollen has long been used by Italian cooks, and more recently it has been popular in California kitchens (where I live). Pollen Ranch is the largest producer of certified organic, wild, pure fennel pollen and the worlds...
Blended Leather Furniture
Question from Nicole Hi Debra, First, thank you so much for your site and work – much appreciated! I have a question about leather furniture – I have a pretty severe dust mite allergy so I avoid fabric upholstery. I understand that most leather furniture is filled...
Safest Mattress for MCS
Looking at the questions that come into this Q&A, one of the most frequent is from people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) looking for a safe mattress. Even the most natural materials are not tolerated for one reason or another. Not because the materials...
New EWG Guides Need to Improve Their Recommendations
I took some time this week to read parts of the new EWG Home Guides , and found some errors that I feel warrant correction. I’ve been monitoring Environmental Working Group for some years now and consistently feel that I can’t just stop my work and refer...
Scotts 1000 sheets per roll toilet paper
Question from Karen Hi Debra, Like you, I've used Scott's toilet tissue for years. The last 2 packages I bought, though, reeked of an odor and literally made me sick. Even the Extra Soft did, but with a different smell. The website says they are unscented (but...
Lead in Recycled Ceramic Tile
Question from Douglas Hi Debra, Are you aware that some US and Canadian recyclers are shipping lead-bearing picture tube glass from electronic hazardous waste to Spain for re-introduction into new ceramic tile? Your concerned readers would probably like to know...
Underwear Recommendations?
Question from Audrey Hi Debra, I have a friend (man) who is mcs and cannot buy fruit of the loom or Hanes underwear anymore - it is treated with an odor guard - right on the package he says that it is written Dow Chemical. I cannot use Jockey for Her panties anymore -...
Kyrgies All Wool Slippers
Indoor house shoes/slippers for men, women and children, made of handcrafted wool felt by women artisans. Also felted insoles. Many nice colors and neutrals. I bought a pair of these and I love them. They keep my feet nice and warm on foggy coastal California...
