| "> | | | | is another great green choice. It grows quickly |
| Millions of consumers are now searching for earth | | | | and is very versatile. It can be used for bedroom |
| friendly natural products that will improve the | | | | furniture, flooring, tables, chairs, patio furniture... |
| health of their homes. When choosing an earth | | | | and much more. Vintage furniture, or second-hand |
| friendly and natural product, it is important to read | | | | furniture, is another green alternative |
| the ingredient label. Any product that contains a | | | | 4.) Natural Air Purifiers clean the air in your home |
| chemical additive means that is has been | | | | without the use of chemicals or manufactured |
| chemically treated during processing Chemical | | | | items. Beeswax candles are known to clean the |
| additives can include: Sulfates (Sodium Lauryl | | | | air naturally emitting healthy ions and do not |
| Laureth Sulfate), Parabens (Methyl-, Propyl-, Ethyl-, | | | | contain any chemical additives. Household plants |
| Butyl-), and Petrochemicals (petrolatum, mineral oil, | | | | are a great choice because they absorb polluted |
| paraffin). Formaldehyde is another dangerous | | | | air. Placing Solay Salt Crystal Lamps throughout |
| chemical added to many products. Eco-friendly | | | | your home will ionize the air and keep it clean plus |
| ingredients include grain alcohol, coconut or other | | | | Solay salt lamps last indefinitely, reducing their |
| natural plant oils, and plant-oil sanitizers such as | | | | impact and use an energy efficient 15 watt bulb. |
| eucalyptus, rosemary, or sage. | | | | 5.) Organic and Earth Friendly Furnishings such as |
| There are many products that can significantly | | | | pillows and shower curtains. Earth friendly and |
| reduce the number of toxins and chemicals in | | | | healthy ingredients in such products include organic |
| your home while making your home healthy and | | | | and natural unbleached cotton, organic wool, |
| efficient with green remodeling tips and clean air: | | | | shredded rubber latex pillows, and organic hemp. |
| 1.) "Eco-Friendly" Paints are manufactured to | | | | Try to avoid foam products, platics and synthetic |
| contain fewer volatile organic compounds (VOCs). | | | | materials as much as possible as those not only |
| VOCs are chemicals found in regular paint that are | | | | have been treated with chemicals that pollute our |
| released in the air. "Eco Friendly" paints are usually | | | | air and water, but they off gas, so you, your |
| made from recycled paint or vegetable dyes and | | | | family and pets keep breathing that in and |
| minerals. Some recommended sources are listed | | | | reducing your air quality. |
| below. | | | | Because so many consumers are looking for |
| 2.) "Eco- Friendly" Flooring includes bamboo, cork | | | | natural products to improve the quality of their |
| and linoleum. These types of flooring are | | | | homes, many companies look for ways to claim |
| inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and highly | | | | they are natural when they are actually not. The |
| sustainable. Linoleum is 100% natural and 100% | | | | key to understanding if the product you have |
| biodegradable. | | | | purchased is truly natural is to make sure that |
| 3.) Green Furniture means buying furniture that is | | | | you have done your research, read the labels and |
| sustainable and environmentally friendly. Green | | | | ingredients and talk with the manufacturers or |
| furniture will not contribute to pollution and helps | | | | representatives of the product, so they can |
| decrease deforestation. | | | | further explain the process and why it is an earth |
| When choosing green furniture, always look for | | | | friendly and sustainable product. |
| pieces that have been constructed with certified | | | | Going green these days is easy. You no longer |
| sustainable wood. This is wood that comes from | | | | have to settle for products or services that are |
| a sustainable resource instead of the rainforest. | | | | not modern or hip. Many designers in the fashion |
| Furniture made from reclaimed wood is another | | | | world, furniture, and home décor are using |
| option. Reclaimed wood comes from excess | | | | green and sustainable materials and creating |
| wood left from industry and structures. Bamboo | | | | beautiful earth friendly products. |