PVC a Substitute for Polycarbonate (BPA) in Sippy Cups – WHAT?

My good friend Sommer of  Green and Clean Mom called me this morning with news I never really expected to hear:  she was staring at a sippy cup marked with a #3 recycling code (PVC). What?  Wait a minute, Sommer.  I think it must be a mistake.  Reusable plastic food containers are very (very!) rarely [...]

Are Products Made in China Inherently Toxic?

Years of interacting with major manufacturers has lead us to a paradigm shift.  We’ve come to believe that the problem with product safety really has less to do with where the product is manufactured, and more to do with the company developing and producing the product. The U.S. has fallen asleep at the wheel in [...]

PVC-free Mattress Covers

While searching for PVC-free mattress covers, it became apparent that most allergy relief/bed bug mattress encasements are made of polypropylene, polyethylene, or polyester, which is great news.  But we also learned that you need to watch out for those that have a “membrane,” because they are usually made of vinyl or polyurethane.  Because it takes [...]

Top 5 Reasons Your School Should Go PVC-Free

Did you watch CNN’s “Toxic America” a little while ago?  If so, you got an unsettling look at the world of PVC manufacturing and its effects on the surrounding neighborhoods.  It was exciting to see the underbelly of PVC production exposed to the general public after years of searching for safer alternatives. For many of [...]

Fuel Waste-free Lunch Gear is a Non-toxic Boon

We’re awful excited about how easy it is to go 100% reusable and waste-free with the wide array of affordable Fuel lunch gear!  From sandwich boxes to insulated soup containers, Fuel products are simple for kids to use and their unique features open up a whole new world of healthy meal possibilities. We started writing [...]

Ask TSL: Do You Know of any PVC-free Air Mattresses?

Question: Do You Know of any PVC-free Air Mattresses? Answer: That seems to be the question of the century! Almost ALL inflatable products are made from PVC. We’re a camping family, so it’s something we’ve been actively searching for over the last three years. We finally hit the jackpot with two trusty Aerobed products: The [...]

Safe Munch School Lunch Eco-fundraiser

We’re gearing up for school and happy to announce our latest endeavor in keeping school lunches (and fundrasiers) safe and waste-free! The Safe Munch Eco-fundraiser is the brainchild of our teams of moms in response to the many requests we receive for help in choosing safe, affordable and waste-free lunch gear. There are many fundraisers [...]

Can BPA be Absorbed through the Skin?

It’s beginning to look like the answer is YES. Swiss scientists recently found that BPA transfers readily from receipts to skin and can penetrate the skin to a depth that it can’t be washed off. So the next question is, can BPA continue traveling a little bit further and end up in the bloodstream? We [...]

Can We Have a Heart to Heart?

Keeping your family safe is our passion and we enjoy making your life a little bit easier at the same time.  We don’t do this often, but we need to give you an update on things. Times are tough and the last year has taken it’s toll on our family owned and operated business.  We [...]

The Story of Cosmetics: the Ugly Truth of “Toxics In, Toxics Out”

I’m thrilled to be working with the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and my partners, 3 Green Angels, to launch a educational push called the Story of Cosmetics today.  We’ll be hosting a special Twitter party tonight at 8pm CST (using the hashtag #ecowed) to talk about the products we use, learn what’s really in them, [...]

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