Comments on: House Cleaning, Carpet Cleaning, & Kid-Safe Chemicals http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/ Learn to live life with less plastic... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. I don't buy new plastic. Join me on my plastic-free journey. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Wolfman http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-31711 David Wolfman Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:55:59 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-31711 I really like the more natural methods of cleaning. They leave a better scent or no scent just the look of clean. It's also safer for those of us that have younger children around the house and pets that can get into harsh chemicals. I really like the more natural methods of cleaning. They leave a better scent or no scent just the look of clean. It’s also safer for those of us that have younger children around the house and pets that can get into harsh chemicals.

]]> By: Las Vegas Carpet Cleaning http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-10052 Las Vegas Carpet Cleaning Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:45:04 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-10052 Vinegar is the best common household substance with which to clean your carpet. For example, to clean up a urine spot, soak up as much of it as you can, then douse the area with the same amount of vinegar as there was urine. Let it set for an hour, then come back and soak it up. The acid in the vinegar is just the right concentration to neutralize the base in the urine. You may smell vinegar for a day afterward, but it is better than smelling pee for the rest of the year. Vinegar is the best common household substance with which to clean your carpet. For example, to clean up a urine spot, soak up as much of it as you can, then douse the area with the same amount of vinegar as there was urine. Let it set for an hour, then come back and soak it up. The acid in the vinegar is just the right concentration to neutralize the base in the urine. You may smell vinegar for a day afterward, but it is better than smelling pee for the rest of the year.

]]> By: Lydia http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-6571 Lydia Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:11:21 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-6571 Thanks for the cleaning info as well as the KSCA coverage! KSCA holds a lot of promise in terms of regulatory chemical safety, but I believe that the science responsible for this safety should be revisited and reformed as well. Current animal models are, simply put, highly imperfect and out of date. Improperly tested chemicals are just as dangerous as those not tested. A report was recently produced, “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and Strategy,” that specifically addresses the dangers of these archaic models with a clear-cut plan for updating tests, thus ensuring true safety for friends, family, and future generations (animals too!). This is a perfect time to usher in a revolutionary change not only to the regulatory legislation itself, but to the science that supports and enforces the legislation, by including language enforcing the vision of the National Research Council to improve the safety of us and our children though more proper and modern chemical toxicity tests. Thanks for the cleaning info as well as the KSCA coverage! KSCA holds a lot of promise in terms of regulatory chemical safety, but I believe that the science responsible for this safety should be revisited and reformed as well. Current animal models are, simply put, highly imperfect and out of date. Improperly tested chemicals are just as dangerous as those not tested. A report was recently produced, “Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and Strategy,” that specifically addresses the dangers of these archaic models with a clear-cut plan for updating tests, thus ensuring true safety for friends, family, and future generations (animals too!). This is a perfect time to usher in a revolutionary change not only to the regulatory legislation itself, but to the science that supports and enforces the legislation, by including language enforcing the vision of the National Research Council to improve the safety of us and our children though more proper and modern chemical toxicity tests.

]]> By: Salt Lake City Carpet Cleaning http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5556 Salt Lake City Carpet Cleaning Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:46:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5556 Hi,<br/> Glad to stumble your article...You could spend the rest of the night with a can of carpet spray-foam cleaner scrubbing away the stain and arguing over which one of you spilled the bottle. However, if you've ever tried to clean a stain from carpet, you know that often times the spot you are cleaning creates a dirty ring larger than the original spill. So, then you bring in the harsh chemical cleaners, and after exposing yourself to cancer causing carcinogens that don't work, you face the prospect of replacing the entire carpet. At this point, somebody is probably sleeping on the couch.<br/><a HREF="http://carpetcleanerssaltlakecityutah.com/" REL="nofollow">Salt Lake City Carpet Cleaning</a> Hi,
Glad to stumble your article…You could spend the rest of the night with a can of carpet spray-foam cleaner scrubbing away the stain and arguing over which one of you spilled the bottle. However, if you’ve ever tried to clean a stain from carpet, you know that often times the spot you are cleaning creates a dirty ring larger than the original spill. So, then you bring in the harsh chemical cleaners, and after exposing yourself to cancer causing carcinogens that don’t work, you face the prospect of replacing the entire carpet. At this point, somebody is probably sleeping on the couch.
Salt Lake City Carpet Cleaning

]]> By: The Minimalist http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5057 The Minimalist Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:46:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5057 Great article. I'd edit your counter down to just your cookie jar, canisters and tray on a stand. Give yourself the gift of space as well as clean. Thanks for the kitty litter info. It's an issue at my house too. Great article. I’d edit your counter down to just your cookie jar, canisters and tray on a stand. Give yourself the gift of space as well as clean. Thanks for the kitty litter info. It’s an issue at my house too.

]]> By: Fake Plastic Fish http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5025 Fake Plastic Fish Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:31:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5025 Jennconspiracy -- the pumice stone is not for cleaning the entire toilet. Just the really difficult mineral stains. I'm sure they used a brush or cloth for the rest of it. And yes, it was an actual stone. They showed it to me. Jennconspiracy — the pumice stone is not for cleaning the entire toilet. Just the really difficult mineral stains. I’m sure they used a brush or cloth for the rest of it. And yes, it was an actual stone. They showed it to me.

]]> By: Mary http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5023 Mary Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:21:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5023 Hey thanks for the guilt trip, Beth. I like the part where you HIRE someone else to deep clean. I'll have to check around Orange County and see if I can find someone like that. Hey thanks for the guilt trip, Beth. I like the part where you HIRE someone else to deep clean. I’ll have to check around Orange County and see if I can find someone like that.

]]> By: Condo Blues http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5012 Condo Blues Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:45:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5012 I some research on how to use orange peels. Several sources mentioned that natural orange oil is very good for cleaning. Some people use it to get rid of ants in the garden. I can't find any information on if orange oil is bad for cats. But they don't like it. One of the uses I found was to put orange peels in your garden to deter cats from using it as a litterbox. I some research on how to use orange peels. Several sources mentioned that natural orange oil is very good for cleaning. Some people use it to get rid of ants in the garden. I can’t find any information on if orange oil is bad for cats. But they don’t like it. One of the uses I found was to put orange peels in your garden to deter cats from using it as a litterbox.

]]> By: Hayley http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5007 Hayley Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:02:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5007 Heh, this is a response to your " Saving the Planet (aka Plastic, a**holes)" post, as I was working my own a** off on a school project when the post was originally posted.<br/>I never accused you of corrupting the young, just chided you for not acknowledging your younger readers! ^.^<br/>And I did it all with my usual immovable smirk/smile x)<br/><br/>And trust me, those four-letter-words...yeah, they lost their illicit-ness in like fourth grade D:<br/>Not a particularly shocking or changing-viewpoint video, I must say though. He's right, and I'd say that if it was just the human race at stake, we should just kick back and let ourselves burn with the world. But its not just us. Its the tigers, and the seals, and the kittens, and the polar bears, and the coatamundis, and the bonobos, and the lions, and the salmon, too. So we can't just let ourselves burn with the world, because then we let all those other creatures burn with us. And its our fault, not theirs.<br/><br/>And Soots is quite adorable, I must say...almost as cute as my Hawk. Almost. (yes, Hawkfrost is a cat, live with it).<br/><br/>Oh, I also had just mention the large quantities of plastic that the sport of swimming...seriously, all the caps we tear through are encased in plastic, and all the swim suits...and I actually think both the suits and caps are mostly plastic. At least the cheap ones...I'm not sure if silicone is plastic, though.<br/>Uff...I'm off to go work on some more school stuff...I hope I get a few more minutes to check in again soon...<br/>Bye d: Heh, this is a response to your ” Saving the Planet (aka Plastic, a**holes)” post, as I was working my own a** off on a school project when the post was originally posted.
I never accused you of corrupting the young, just chided you for not acknowledging your younger readers! ^.^
And I did it all with my usual immovable smirk/smile x)

And trust me, those four-letter-words…yeah, they lost their illicit-ness in like fourth grade D:
Not a particularly shocking or changing-viewpoint video, I must say though. He’s right, and I’d say that if it was just the human race at stake, we should just kick back and let ourselves burn with the world. But its not just us. Its the tigers, and the seals, and the kittens, and the polar bears, and the coatamundis, and the bonobos, and the lions, and the salmon, too. So we can’t just let ourselves burn with the world, because then we let all those other creatures burn with us. And its our fault, not theirs.

And Soots is quite adorable, I must say…almost as cute as my Hawk. Almost. (yes, Hawkfrost is a cat, live with it).

Oh, I also had just mention the large quantities of plastic that the sport of swimming…seriously, all the caps we tear through are encased in plastic, and all the swim suits…and I actually think both the suits and caps are mostly plastic. At least the cheap ones…I’m not sure if silicone is plastic, though.
Uff…I’m off to go work on some more school stuff…I hope I get a few more minutes to check in again soon…
Bye d:

]]> By: Cousin Yellowstone http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe/comment-page-1/#comment-5005 Cousin Yellowstone Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:09:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/02/house-cleaning-carpet-cleaning-kid-safe-chemicals/#comment-5005 If the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act becomes law, what type of evidence will be used to determine whether a chemical is safe for children? I really hope companies won't be allowed to "prove" the safety of the chemicals they produce by testing them on young laboratory animals. Not only do those tests entail a lot of suffering for the animals used, they also are of limited value in determining the risks a substance poses to humans. Consider that dogs can be killed by eating chocolate, which the vast majority of human children are able to eat safely. I'm uneasy about supporting the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act without more information on how the safety of chemicals would be determined. If the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act becomes law, what type of evidence will be used to determine whether a chemical is safe for children? I really hope companies won’t be allowed to “prove” the safety of the chemicals they produce by testing them on young laboratory animals. Not only do those tests entail a lot of suffering for the animals used, they also are of limited value in determining the risks a substance poses to humans. Consider that dogs can be killed by eating chocolate, which the vast majority of human children are able to eat safely. I’m uneasy about supporting the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act without more information on how the safety of chemicals would be determined.

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