Going Green with Lisa Bronner

What I Mean by “Green”

Every time I use the word “green”, I cringe inwardly. The word strikes me at best as trendy, and at worst as pretentious. I can guarantee that I am not trendy, and I fervently hope that I a [...]

Clean water going down the drain in a stainless steel sink.

House

Cleaning A Stainless Steel Sink

To make my stainless steel sink sparkle, I turn again to my standbys, baking soda and Sal Suds All-Purpose Spray. I made a handy shaker for my baking soda out of an old seasoning jar. [...]

Food & Family

With Natural Cleaners, Kids Can Clean Too

You might need to hide this post from any children, or else I’m sure to hear some, “Gee, Thanks” complaints from them. Nonetheless, herein lies one of the biggest perks for me of natural h [...]

Body

I Wash My Face with Castile Soap

"Enjoy only 2 cosmetics: enough sleep and Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap." While there may be many things on my grandfather’s label that are rather enigmatic, this statement is as str [...]

Education

Three Ways Things Get Clean

Let’s back up a bit and look at the big picture of how things get clean. There are three ways by which anything can be cleaned: Thermally (heat), Mechanically (scrubbing), or Chemically (b [...]

Bathroom

Scum, Scum, Go Away

Let’s not pretend here. The drawback to using real soap in the bathroom is that you have to face the reality of scum. Soap scum, to be exact. It’s gonna happen. So let’s face it head on. (A [...]

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