Greening Up My Act

In our last episode of the first season of your favorite green living podcast, Tiff and Kat come clean about essential oils and whether they're worth all the hype -- or hate. Spoiler: it's complicated.
We put a lot of chapters in this episode because there's a lot of info you may want to know. Learn away!
Season 2: Waste debuts July 4!
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What We Bought
Nothing, actually! We had essential oils already (mostly gifted).
What We Talked About:

• doTERRA Essential Oils
• Amazon (basic search for "essential oils")
• Dr. Bronner's Pure-Castile Lavender Soap
  Sources:
• National Library of Medicine - Essential Oils as Antimicrobial Agents – Myth or Real Alternative?
• National Institutes of Health - Essential Oils
• NLM - Prepubertal gynecomastia linked to lavender and tea tree oils
• ASPCA - The essentials of essential oils around pets
• Cleveland Clinic - Essential Oils 101
• Healthline - What Are Essential Oils?
• NLM - Aromatherapy for Health Care: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
• NLM - A Systematic Review of the Effect of Inhaled Essential Oils on Sleep
• NLM - An Overview of the Biological Effects of Some Mediterranean Essential Oils on Human Health
• The Kind Store - A Guide to Sustainable Essential Oils
• Sustainably Chic - Are Essential Oils Sustainable?
• Red List of Threatened Species

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Join Tiffany and Kat as they spiral into a rabbit hole filled with vegetable glycerin and citric acid and salt -- and charts tracking it all -- while Tiffany tries her hand at homemade dishwasher detergent. Spoiler alert: It doesn't go well.
But fear not! They offer an easy (and totally free) trick you can do today with your dishes that will be way more impactful than charting your way to madness. (Oh, and learn why you might want to steer away from pods - yikes). Get all the deets in this episode of your favorite green living podcast.
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What We Bought

• Dirty Labs Bio Enzyme Dishwasher Detergent

What We Mentioned

• The Spruce’s DIY detergent recipe
• Nancy Birtwhistle's recipe in Clean & Green: 101 Hints and Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home
• Finish Quantum Powerball
• Aspen Clean detergent
• Rosey by Thrive Market Unscented Powder
• Grab Green detergent

Source Links

• NYTimes on phosphates
• Agricultural Policy Review from Iowa State University on phosphates
• CompoundChem.com
• Center for Biological Diversity
• Aspen Clean
• Looked up the ingredients for Finish Quantum Powerball
• Environmental Working Group for product ratings
• AttainableHome.com
• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health on pods
• National Library of Medicine
• Potential damage to gut health

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Learn all about DIY all-purpose cleaner on this week's green living podcast with Tiffany and Kat. You'll save so much money with this easy recipe that you might just shit your shorts from excitement. This is one of those rare, truly sustainable and functional product winners -- you're going to want to listen in.
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What We Bought

• Dr. Bronner's Castille Soap

Source Links

• National Library of Medicine for all-purpose cleaner definition
• Environmental Working Group all-purpose cleaner ratings and a few other products ratings
• The Spruce’s 8 best all-purpose cleaners
• Three DIY all-purpose cleaner options from Insider
• Consumer Reports for vinegar + stone countertops
• CountertopSpecialty.com for hydrogen peroxide on countertops info
• The Kitchn for castile soap definition and all-purpose cleaner recipe
• Dr Bronner’s website for info about its Castile soap
• National Library of Medicine on antibacterial properties of peppermint.
• Bob Vila for castile soap on hardwood
• Amazon and Target for prices

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In this week's episode of your favorite green living podcast, Tiff and Kat ask big questions, like: What's the best way to clean glass? Why do women suffer more ill effects from cleaning products than men? And why do they make cleaning products like Windex so drinkable-looking? Find out!
What We Used

• Windex
• Heinz White Vinegar

Source Links

• Environmental Working Group on Windex Glass Cleaner Original
• EWG on Windex the brand
• National Capital Poison Center
• Common Cleaning Products Can Trigger Asthma Symptoms from Reuters
• How Common Household Cleaning Products Can Damage Your Lungs and Worsen COPD from LPT Medical Blog
• Impact of Cleaning Products on Lung Health as Bad as 20 Day Cigarette Habit: Study from Newsweek
• Zenith Auto Glass's recipe on making your own windshield wiper fluid
• SC Johnson's Sustainability Report from 2013
• ClassAction.org on the lawsuit
• How Does Vinegar Affect the Environment from Greenmatters.com
• How to Clean Your Mirrors from HouseDigest.com

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Are washable rugs actually sustainable? Tiff and Kat dive into whether or not a washable rug is worth adding to your sustainability toolbox -- or whether its possible effects are offset because we're all trained to be asshole consumers.
What We Used

• Ruggable

Source Links

• Ruggable on its sustainability
• GAIA and Changing Markets
• The Good Trade
• Treehugger for its review on Ruggable’s sustainability
• Environmental Working Group for product ratings and general chemical research and helpful list of PFAs-free products
• CNN article about a Toxic Free Future study on PFAs
• Indiana Department of Environmental Management carpet cleaning paper

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