Archive for April, 2008

April 7, 2008 | Outdoors, Being Green

Even the mere thought of a mosquito bite makes my skin itch! I haven’t stopped scratching since I sat down!

When somebody wrote in asking about natural insect repellents for their children it made me realize that I had no idea what I would be using as a bug repellent for MY OWN kid! The pursuit of a safe and natural repellent began! (more…)

April 1, 2008 | Cleaning products, News

Recently a report was released by the Organic Consumer Association (OCA) saying that the presence of 1,4 dioxane, a potential carcinogen and definite toxin, was found in two Seventh Generation dishwashing liquids. Although the sampling in the report was rather random in that they compared dishwashing liquids and cleansers with personal care products, which would be like comparing apples to oranges, the fact is that the unwanted substance was still found in a product marketed to be natural and safe. In a world where “green washing” is all too common, we here at Broomhuggers wanted to try to shed some light on this report.

Seventh Generation has risen above the controversy in the best way they knew how - by telling the truth. (more…)