Dry or Wet Cleaning: Which Is Safer?

You and I hardly even consider what takes place when we drop off our clothing at the cleaners ... percent of commercial dry cleaners use the chemical for cleaning purposes.  What exactly is perc ... and within a short span of time. 39163352 Well, dry cleaning may not be the best choice, according [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:19:06

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Greener Alternative to Dry Cleaning Called Wet Cleaning; A Local Article

Picture courtesy of No Dry Clean Beginning this year- I will share some of my local articles from the Quartz Hill Connection- a local publication ...  clothes from the cleaners; you’d think they were clean, right?! Clean, as in non-toxic! Studies ... and are considered toxic. These unhealthy chemicals are known to cause allergies and pollute the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:02:06

beanie!

How do you clean a beanie baby?Give them a Beanie bath with Beanie soap. Try some type of dry cleaning chemical so they wont get wet. Or perhaps a mixture of Woolite that you can use by hand. Keep them out of the washning machine Dry cleaning methods, we wiped ours off with Dawn Dish soap, and a damp cloth to rinse. Set [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 09:22:57

Fashion - Exit Stirrups. Enter Lounge Chic.

Remember when leggings first came into vogue? I might be dating myself, but I even remember when they were sold with stirrups ... , replacing the little tennis outfit for what we wear at the organic grocery store or to pick up the chemical-free dry cleaning. Thank goodness shops like the new Clary Sage Organics in San Francisco gives [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 13:00:00

Batik--Water Soluble and Low Cost

It's been a long time since I got out the fiber dyes...I'd like to get back to it. A new (to me) ... , but if you need to really get every last bit of wax resist out of your project, dry-cleaning chemicals are the way to go. Here in the country, there are no dry-cleaners, and no shipping or delivery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:07:00

Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Dry Cleaning

Have a stain that you just can’t get out? Think twice before heading to the dry cleaners. 95 percent of conventional dry cleaners use a toxic chemical called perchloroethylene ... as well as other articles relating to eco-friendly dry cleaning Find a progressive cleaner – seek [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 23:22:52

Understanding Eco-Dry Cleaning

When you are attending events and functions, chances are you would get your best dress and suit to wear ... in the usual washing machine. You have to turn to the specialist cleaners for dry cleaning though their methods have been hit by the chemical they use. Perchloroethylene or Perc is applied to garments [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 22:26:41

Error Seen in E.P.A. Report on Contaminant

Here goes the FDA again. "Ooops, we did it again, hee hee, totally underestimated the health hazard from a horrible chemical." The chemical in question is perchlorate, a.k.a. perc, found in dry cleaning solvent and rocket ... from drinking water and other sources,” a rule setting nationwide maximum limits for the chemical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:54:00

Luckier

"Excuse me..." I spoke to the gray streaked part of a petite blonde woman, who was bent double sweeping debris into a large dustpan ... to her, which bristled with an amazing assortment of cleaning implements. She looked up, her friendly blue eyes ... and dry from chemical bleaching. But those eyes, they hadn't changed. Huge and blue, with [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 01:41:24

Green Tip: Dry Cleaning Only...Think Twice

Did you know that the solvent perchloroethylene or "perc" used in dry cleaning is known to cause a host of health problems and is labeled as a probable human carcinogen?! It is also a suspected endocrine disrupter, meaning it is a chemical that may confuse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:47:00

Refresh'n Dryer Towel

The Refresh'n Dryer Towel is a VERY cool product. It is a chemical free, eco-friendly, recyclable version of Dryel. Product Description (taken from Amazon.com) One Refresh'n Dryer Towel will save you $365 on your dry cleaning costs ... without the need for washing. Non-toxic, chemical free, and reusable up to 25 times, recyclable [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 21:26:38

Miracle Drywash featured in QS Magazine

It’s a car wash Jim, but not as we know it!When something ‘Eco’ drops on my desk, a morbid curiosity forces me to try it ... up on the red carpet two of us set about cleaning it with Miracle Dry Wash, 5 mins (I kid ... , and that every wash your sendingharmful suds into our rivers.So what does it do? It’s a chemical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:49:00

Refresh’n Dryer Towel review and giveaway

I am not a big fan of doing laundry. It isn’t that it’s difficult ... because it’s so time consuming to wash, dry and put it all away. I don’t mix different people’ ... provides similar results to steam cleaning. The all natural towel contains no chemicals or fabric [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:48:44

Gotta love those Olefin rugs...Just another Public Service announcement from "At Home"

It's rug cleaning time at the At Home compound..and I wanted to move a rug from storage back into the big dining area redo... ... our gazebo.Most of the time it's dry. No fancy rug services, no toxic chemicals and no extra cost. Dirty rugs ... are made out of, it's just woven differently, and they recommend hosing for cleaning.. That means [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 03:46:00

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