Comments on: Tuesday questions: Eco-duds http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-493376 Siel Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:31:06 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-493376 Haven't tried it myself, but good to know! Haven’t tried it myself, but good to know!

]]> By: jenny http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-492562 jenny Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:21:01 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-492562 ecos liquid laundry detergent seems to do nothing ecos liquid laundry detergent seems to do nothing

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-448389 Siel Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:57:25 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-448389 Russ -- I too agree about the brand by brand stuff. I'm a Tom's of Maine toothpaste devotee -- I can deal with the SLS, which has a low hazard ranking on EWG's skin deep -- and there is at least 1 flava that's SLS-free, which I use when I have a cankersore. Russ — I too agree about the brand by brand stuff. I’m a Tom’s of Maine toothpaste devotee — I can deal with the SLS, which has a low hazard ranking on EWG’s skin deep — and there is at least 1 flava that’s SLS-free, which I use when I have a cankersore.

]]> By: Russ http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-447489 Russ Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:03:26 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-447489 I agree about the deodorant, Tom's sucks. I've also tried Avalon Organics to no avail. They both smell nice, but they only seem to hold up for about an hour. However... I found one that seems to work great for me. The brand is Earth Science, and I use the Tea Tree variety. I don't know if it's the brand that is good, or the fact that it has Tea Tree oil in it, but it works all day for me. I've had problems finding good soaps too, but seem to have found some that work. For dish soap, Seventh Generation seems to be pretty good, I think even better than Ecover. I am using Ecover now, but it seems like I need to use more than with Seventh Gen to get it to create suds. Ironically though, Ecover dishwasher tablets seem to work great. I had trouble finding dishwasher soap that worked, a lot of the gels didn't seem so good. I know I had problems with the Trader Joe's brand of dishwasher gel, it didn't do much. Ironically though the TJs vegetable based hand soap seems to work well for me. I was knocking Tom's deodorant, but their toothpaste seems good, except that I just noticed sodium laurel sulfate in the ingredients :( And even though the Avalon Organics deodorant didn't work, their lotion seems fine for me, though I am a guy and use it sparingly, but so far no problems. Seems that you can't do a brand by brand comparison, they all have strengths and weaknesses depending on the product, so it makes it equally frustrating to try to find consistency. <abbr><em>Russ’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.idealistcafe.com/2009/02/how-to-find-job-you-love.html" rel="nofollow">How to find the job you love</a></em></abbr> I agree about the deodorant, Tom’s sucks. I’ve also tried Avalon Organics to no avail. They both smell nice, but they only seem to hold up for about an hour. However… I found one that seems to work great for me. The brand is Earth Science, and I use the Tea Tree variety. I don’t know if it’s the brand that is good, or the fact that it has Tea Tree oil in it, but it works all day for me.

I’ve had problems finding good soaps too, but seem to have found some that work.

For dish soap, Seventh Generation seems to be pretty good, I think even better than Ecover. I am using Ecover now, but it seems like I need to use more than with Seventh Gen to get it to create suds. Ironically though, Ecover dishwasher tablets seem to work great. I had trouble finding dishwasher soap that worked, a lot of the gels didn’t seem so good. I know I had problems with the Trader Joe’s brand of dishwasher gel, it didn’t do much.

Ironically though the TJs vegetable based hand soap seems to work well for me.

I was knocking Tom’s deodorant, but their toothpaste seems good, except that I just noticed sodium laurel sulfate in the ingredients :( And even though the Avalon Organics deodorant didn’t work, their lotion seems fine for me, though I am a guy and use it sparingly, but so far no problems.

Seems that you can’t do a brand by brand comparison, they all have strengths and weaknesses depending on the product, so it makes it equally frustrating to try to find consistency.

Russ’s last blog post..How to find the job you love

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-445922 Siel Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:52:35 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-445922 Eco-deodorant seems to be, in general, a v. problematic product area.... I too have tried Tom's of Maine's deodorant and not liked it.... Eco-deodorant seems to be, in general, a v. problematic product area…. I too have tried Tom’s of Maine’s deodorant and not liked it….

]]> By: M http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-445676 M Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:37:45 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-445676 I don't know if this is more of an eco-dud or eco-caution. I really wanted to like the Aromacreme deodorant from Lush. I both live and work near Lush stores, so they are super convenient to walk to, there can be no packaging involved, you can buy in whatever quantities you need in the physical stores, there is no aluminum in the product and the scent meshed well with my body chemistry. Things were fine for a while and then I started having what seems to be a common reaction - burning armpits! <abbr><em>M’s last blog post..<a href="http://dribpalf.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-and-on.html" rel="nofollow">on and on</a></em></abbr> I don’t know if this is more of an eco-dud or eco-caution. I really wanted to like the Aromacreme deodorant from Lush. I both live and work near Lush stores, so they are super convenient to walk to, there can be no packaging involved, you can buy in whatever quantities you need in the physical stores, there is no aluminum in the product and the scent meshed well with my body chemistry. Things were fine for a while and then I started having what seems to be a common reaction – burning armpits!

M’s last blog post..on and on

]]> By: How Green Is My Valley http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-445598 How Green Is My Valley Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:41:37 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-445598 Once I tried those Method Smarty Dish pellets or tablets or whatever they are in the dishwasher, and two of my stainless-steel knives rusted. Once I tried those Method Smarty Dish pellets or tablets or whatever they are in the dishwasher, and two of my stainless-steel knives rusted.

]]> By: Olivia http://greenlagirl.com/tuesday-questions-eco-duds/comment-page-1/#comment-445336 Olivia Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:26:31 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=4144#comment-445336 Tom's Unscented aluminum-free deodorant. I'm still on the hunt for such a deodorant that actually deodorizes. Tom’s Unscented aluminum-free deodorant. I’m still on the hunt for such a deodorant that actually deodorizes.

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