1. Honest Tea- Certified Organic. Incredible bottled tea available at Whole Foods and sometimes Kroger's organic section. I highly recommend the Acai Mango White Tea. They also make juice for kids (HonestKids) that are low in sugar with no artificial sweetners. Priced similarly to other bottled drinks like gatorade and vitamin water.
2. ECOS Free and Clear laundry detergent- So far so good. Hypo-allergenic and no dyes or perfumes. Cheaper than almost any other name brand detergent, so it's a great find!
3. Seventh Generation disinfecting wipes- More expensive than other wipes. Cool aspect of these wipes is that the primary ingredient is Thymol, which is derived from thyme. So your gets to smell like fresh thyme after cleaning! So far most Seventh Generation stuff tends to be pretty expensive, but really high quality.
Great idea, Ian! I enjoy reading your reviews. Since you have a little one, have you considered trying out cloth diapers? I am curious to know if they can be practical, or do they become a breeding ground for bacteria and germs. It would be great to have a good alternative to all of the garbage that conventional diapers create.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those things that would fall under the extra work/cost benefit category. I've talked to my mother and mother-in-law who both used cloth diapers. To sum up their position: it's a lot of mess for little reward. That doesn't necessarily rule out doing it, but if the perceived reward doesn't outweigh the cost, there's little chance of us staying with it for a prolonged period. I do look at the diapers in the organic section at Kroger's when I go, but have not, as yet tried them out. The brand we currently use was chosen after several brands proved inferior due to accidents in which the diapers failed. So at current, our buying choices are determined primarily by ability to retain fluid! It does touch on an important issue to us, though, which is trying to reduce our waste output on a weekly basis. Certainly this would contribute SUBSTANTIALLY to a reduction, but again, it would have to provide a functional benefit as well. I'm already thinking about the dynamic of changing a cloth diaper on the go and what that would entail. Yikes! Thanks for the topic, Rachel.
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