The widespread concern over the COVID-19 pandemic is causing many of us to take a second look at our cleaning routines. Now, many of us are questioning the products we use and our cleaning methods, wondering if they are actually helping us to support and maintain our health.
We’ve certified 16 new products from Buhbli Organics! Buhbli (sounds like “bubbly”) offers pure, affordable oils, salts, and essentials oils that can be mixed together for your next DIY – or used on their own.
Many Buhbli Organics products are available online and in Walmart stores across Canada (limited availability in the U.S). (more…)
Picking out non-toxic gifts is difficult, especially when it comes to stocking stuffers. Too often we end up filling stockings with plastic trinkets and toxic personal care products (unknowingly exposing our loved ones to harmful chemicals) and things that our giftee just plain won’t use. Our team has taken the guesswork out by creating a list of our favorite MADE SAFE® certified products that your family will love (and actually use!) this holiday season. (more…)
This holiday season, I’m thrilled to give you this guide of healthier options to make your shopping easier. No one wants to accidentally give a toxic gift, but it can be confusing to figure out what’s safe and what’s not.
I developed the MADE SAFE™ seal because I believe it shouldn’t be so hard to find things that are made with safe ingredients. While only the gift recommendations in bold are MADE SAFE certified, I generally like the direction all of these companies are taking and trust that they are making better products than many on the market. (more…)
Conventional cleaning products can contain some very strong chemicals – including some harmful ones. Common chemicals in cleaners have been linked to a range of human health harm, from reproductive problems like fertility issues and birth defects, hormone disruption, breast cancer, asthma and other respiratory problems, and allergies. (more…)
It can be hard to find a safe laundry detergent that you can trust. Some detergents can contain 1,4-dioxane, a cancer-causing chemical that’s a common contaminant from ingredients like sodium laureth sulfate. Laundry detergents can also contain synthetic fragrance ingredients that can get into our bodies and harm our health. One study showed that women who use fragranced laundry detergent during pregnancy had higher levels of tonalide, a common fragrance ingredient that’s a hormone disruptor, in their breast milk. (more…)
Meliora pioneers the new MADE SAFE seal for laundry & cleaning products that don’t contain known toxic chemicals
CHICAGO–Meliora Cleaning Products is leading the way in consumer health and safety by pioneering the revolutionary new MADE SAFE™ (Made with Safe Ingredients) seal for its laundry powder, all-purpose soap, and soap flakes. Items with this emblem are available in stores and on the company’s website starting today. As the first human health certification to cross consumer product categories, the MADE SAFE™ seal empowers shoppers to find and purchase items that have been screened for known toxic chemicals so that they can easily find items that are safe for use on their bodies, with their babies, and in their homes. Meliora is the first cleaning product company to achieve MADE SAFE for its products, and joins companies from across the personal care, baby, and household product categories to use this groundbreaking seal. (more…)