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The short answer is: soap is natural and detergent isn’t. But there’s more to it than that. Soap is created by mixing fats and oils with an alkali or base. This method has been around for hundreds of years--remember the soft soap Ma used in the...

Have you seen the latest batch of Febreze ads? Their slogan is "breathe happy." Unfortunately, breathing in these toxic chemicals does not make me happy: BHT ACETALDEHYDE 1,3-DICHLORO-2-PROPANOL LIMONENE METHYL PYRROLIDONE BUTYLPHENYL ME...

Making your own cleaners is a great way to save money and avoid lots of nasty chemicals. Ask your Mom or your Grandma and I bet you'll learn that they cleaned house just fine without things like: Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, Propoxypropanol, Alky...

Mama here: I'm SO excited to bring this eBook bundle to you. I've bought many of these eBooks and use them constantly on my healthy living journey. This is a bundle deal like I've never seen before and I urge you to take advantage of this great price. ...

This is an age-old question in the BrownThumb house. Papa often asks me why I make things that I could just run out to the store and buy. I don't like the chemicals and gunk that's in most processed food, and although it may seem counterintuitive, I...

Jillian Kweller

It's strawberry-palooza time! Thanks to a great price at the roadside fruit stand, this weekend I made strawberry jam, strawberry pancake syrup, and strawberry fruit roll-ups.  This recipe is so easy, you won't believe it. The idea a...

Nerd alert! Nerd alert! My most-anticipated read of the year just came in at the library. Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too documents the journey of Beth Terry from average American consumer to plastic-free Jedi Master. ...

One of the things I discovered about myself after becoming pregnant and having Bronwyn was that I really was irritated by all the chemicals in everything. I was never particularly green other than curbside recycling, or trying not to waste things before, but after the the little stick said PREGNANT I started thinking about...

 WHY do I buy toys for the kids? Having a bit of Type A personality isn't doing me any favors when it comes to the laundry department. BrownThumbPapa and Jackjack would be happy to grab clothes straight out of the clean laundry basket--wrinkles ...