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How to Green Clean Outdoor Spaces

I always wanted to be the house where people gathered. Initially it was because I wanted to be able to keep an eye on my kids’ groups, but nowadays, it’s more that I want to make sure peop [...]

Lisa holding Soap & Soul while smiling and sitting in flower field.

Soap & Soul Book

Ready to Go Greener? 9 Reasons You Need the Soap & Soul Reader’s Guide

I wrote a book a couple years ago. (I still am in disbelief that I managed to do that!) It’s called Soap & Soul: A Practical Guide to Minding Your Body, Your Home, and Your Spirit with Dr. [...]

Lisa on her porch looking contemplative.

Body

How Skin Cancer Taught Me That Daily Sunscreen Is Not Optional

Although I’ve written previously about the importance of sunscreen and how to choose a good one, I’ve never shared the personal place this advice comes from. I urge everyone to wear sunscr [...]

Castile Soap

The History of Castile Soap

A confession: I’m astounded at how much I discovered I did not know about this topic before I started my research. After all, my family's been making soap for five generations, and primari [...]

Lisa typing on EWG's site to look up personal care products.

Education

I Start My Green Research with EWG

There are many things I am not great at (cooking neatly, managing time, hiding gifts), but one skill I have gotten pretty good at over the decades is asking questions and researching answe [...]

House

22 Low-Tox Strategies for Combating Dust & Dust Mites

Ever since I made the mistake of looking up the composition of dust, I consider it an icky four-letter word. I had assumed dust was just really fine dirt. Like super ground up rock particl [...]

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