apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time


Posts tagged “non-toxic”

Crystal GreenQuest Sustainable Kitchen Cabinets

Crystal's GreenQuest kitchen cabinets are constructed with 100% recycled, low-emitting and rapidly-renewable cabinet components with no added formaldehyde and low-VOC, water-based finishes. In additi...

Special Uses for Bar Keeper's Friend

We use Bar Keeper's Friend on the stainless steel surfaces in our home for cleaning and rubbing out scratches. When we last used it, we noticed on the can's label that it's also recommended for tile...

The Best Interior Paints are Low-VOC and Inexpensive
Consumer Reports

A lot has changed with paints—even in the last year more paint companies have changed their formulas from high-VOC to low-VOC and even to no-VOC. And they're probably not the big name eco-frie...

Wisdom From Grandma: Non-Toxic Stain Removers
Body+Soul

Simple household ingredients like white vinegar, lemon juice, cornstarch, and club soda are among the non-toxic solutions recommended by Body+Soul for stain removal. With a little "grandmother knowl...

The Best Interior Paints with Low Toxicity
The New York Times

We've done our own list of the best non-toxic paints on the market, and we were pleased to see many of our recommendations approved by The New York Times in their recent independent study. ...

How To Make Your Own Bathroom Cleaners
Home Hacks

There are tons of "green" bathroom cleaners on the market, but most of the time it's cheaper and just as effective to make your own. Armed with a few simple non-toxic and biodegradable ingredients, ...

The Quest for the Best Eco-Friendly Yoga Mat

We tried yoga a while back, but the experience left us, well, not relaxed. Needless to say, that hardly-used yoga mat went straight to Goodwill. But now we're ready to give it another chance, after he...

16 Ways to Get Rid of Ants

Ants. They're a problem we have almost every year. This summer we had a very minor infestation, that we easily solved with some water and paper towels and a few squirts of Seventh Generation Surface C...

Choosing Green Non-Stick Cookware

Over the weekend, the topic of non-stick cookware came up after an incident with tofu left our stainless steel skillet...well, covered in burnt tofu (our fault, not the skillet's). Not to mention that...

Best Eco Paints 2009: No-VOC and Non-Toxic

It's a very common question here on Re-nest: what's the best non-toxic paint? You want to paint your home, but you don't want the fumes to make you sick or off-gas for years to come. So, readers, w...

Orange-Mate Citrus Air Fresheners

In lieu of our post last week about our newfound appreciation for an air freshener at the office, we wanted to follow it up with a very specific plug. WE HATE FAKE STUFF which is usually toxic, and ...

New Fragrance from Mrs. Meyers: Basil

Two things that we love are joining forces. Our favorite cleaning products and a great scent for the home......