Wash for tomorrow
Filed Under Going Green, Stuff | August 29, 2008
It is amazing how one small baby can generate so much laundry. Green pea and carrot puree, spit up – and worse – stained heaps of it. And it all needs to be washed. Traditional detergents aren’t so fabulous for sensitive baby (or adult) skin or the environment. The fragrances and harsh solvents they contain can cause skin irritation and trigger allergies and asthma, while phosphates mess with the eco-system.
Eco-friendly detergents, which are better for you and the environment, are becoming more commonplace. But locally produced, phosphate-free laundry detergents from Live for Tomorrow take things to the next level. Not only is the glass bottle packaging returnable, saving two pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per bottle, but because all their products are sourced, manufactured and distributed within a five hour drive of Metro Vancouver, it means your detergent hasn’t done more travelling than you have. Heck, even the labels are printed with vegetable-based inks.
Currently Live for Tomorrow offers one and 1.89 litre bottles of unscented powder and liquid laundry detergent. We put the liquid to the test after a (locally grown and organic of course) blueberry erroneously made its way into our laundry. With a bit of elbow grease and soaking, the blueberry stains were gone. We also tried the powder in a cold water wash with a dark load and everything came out residue-free.
They also produce liquid fabric softeners in unscented, lavender and lemongrass scented one litre and 1.89 litre bottles. You’ll find Live for Tomorrow products at Gourmet Express, Donalds Markets, Drive Organics and Stongs. And they’ve got a toilet bowl cleaner, dishwashing liquid and glass cleaner in the works, which means soon we’ll be able to clean for tomorrow too…
Live for tomorrow: www.live4tomorrow.com
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Hey! I checked out their website! Fabulous.
If I won the contest I would buy the gorgeous wooden tea set and the pizza by haba…or maybe the plan toys breakfast menu or the plan toys hammer balls…or maybe I would go for the Djeco treehouse.
Fingers crossed!
Cheers,
- jen
I would love to get the Play Kitchen, or the Chalet Dollhouse by Plan Toys. I also love Wink by Bla Bla. Pick me!!!
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