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Industry standards – FINALLY! (I hope…)

Here at BroomHuggers one of our main concerns for the last 4-5 years has been the fluidity of the use of words like “natural,” “organic,” “eco-friendly,” especially in cleaning products. See, no one regulates the use of these words in cleaning products. I could make something out of ammonia, formaldehyde, and petrochemicals and say that [...]

4 Natural Ways to Stop Asthma

This time of year is rough – colds and flu, lots of time indoors where air quality is poor, and that cold, dry air mean that asthma is flaring up all over the place.
Both me and my middle child struggle with asthma, and in the 20+ years I’ve dealt with it I’ve figured out a [...]

Doggie puke

I was keeping my brother’s dog Sam for a while (isn’t he cute?!) and I learned a very important thing. Dogs don’t mix well with toddlers eating corn dogs. See, the dog and the toddler isn’t the problem. The problem is the joy that comes in a toddler’s life from feeding said corn dog to [...]

WFMW: A little goes a long way…

Daily, I find a new use for essential oils. Such a versatile little product with so many scents and healing properties!
This weekend I needed a room deodorizer to tackle the pesky smell that my sister in law’s new puppy left behind. Candles are great but not always practical with a little kid (and [...]

Letter from Moldova

Here I am in Eastern Europe. Sipping coffee in sidewalk cafes, buying fresh raspberries and cherries at the market, making my own jam and crepes. It’s a charmed life. Sure, there are drawbacks – some days there’s no running water, the heat is suffocating some days, but the absolute worst of it – there are [...]

Note to self. . .

Do not taste sausage before heating, just in case you goofed and bought the uncooked variety.
If however you accidentally put raw meat of unknown quality in your mouth, you may avoid food poisoning by gurgling straight vinegar and chasing it with a shot or two of vodka. This is a rather unpleasant process, and the [...]

All about enzymes

I’ve seen a whole lot of ‘enzyme’ cleaners lately – laundry detergents, kitchen cleaners, bathroom cleaners, hardwood cleaners. It seems like they’re all invading my path all of a sudden. They sure sound nice – kind of sciencey, but a little zany and green too. Enzyme. I just like to say it. But is it [...]

Home made laundry detergent!

We found this great post on making your own laundry detergent over at Cozgroovy – they’re a green maid service just like we are, but they’re up in snow country (cheese country?) Wisconsin.

Has anyone ever tried this? It looks like it might be fun!

Favorite essential oils!

As an individual, there are tons of things I love, but don’t allow in our cleaning business either because they aren’t tested, clients may not like them, or they just aren’t easy to use. But oh. I just found a combination of essential oils that’s so. perfect. I use it at home in my cleaning [...]

The media even knows it!

We go to the supermarket, we assume that what’s on the shelf is harmless. But precious few know about the acute and long-term health hazards of household chemical-based cleaners. Here at Broom Huggers we’ve been trying to educate consumers, but now a news station has picked it up and done a piece on it. Check [...]