What are the best ethical and natural products you use???

I have always used bi-carb, vinegar, tee tree etc in the house. I use Earthchoice washing products.
Along with cloth nappies and wipes etc....

I am trying to get rid of everything like shampoo, conditioner, deoderant, face creams etc to be chemical free, natural and ethical too.

I just bought some moogoo hair stuff and roll ons.. they smell gorgeous, cant wait to try them!!!

What do you use that are the BEST value, and naturally good stuff???? (for anything in the home, not just personel stuff!)

Does moogoo do roll on?! As in Deoderant??

Oohh I'm subscribing to this thread. I would love to rid my house of chemicals. Like you PB I do the basics for cleaning.

Yep Helle... it has witch hazel and lemon mertle in it...

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Does moogoo do roll on?! As in Deoderant??

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Yup I love it! It works really well...and its so natural you can eat it ...not that you would want to :P

I use alot of Miessece products but they are more on the expensive side.

I *think* you can eat all the moogoo range in small doses, so its pretty safe..... :p

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I use alot of Miessece products but they are more on the expensive side.

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All natural?? Must check them out, what do they have???

Yup all natural and all organic...I think Kelly sells it in the BB shop...I use the face products and toothpaste and am slowly changing everything over to their stuff.

ooooh, natural toothpatse???!!!!!
Is it good???

Yeah I am slowly getting into it...it is different...but has no yuck chemicals in it like regular toothpaste!

I would suggest reaing a few books, "SLow Death By Rubber Duck" and "Chemical Free Kids" Very good reads... a little frightening but worth it!

Woolworths do a Natural one called Naytura if you are interested PB. I love MooGoo too and have converted to pretty much everything! I also use Earth Choice around the house and bicarb and vinegar for cleaning but haven't been able to cure my need for White King in the loos. Nothing leaves it looking and smelling as clean :(

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Yup I love it! It works really well...and its so natural you can eat it ...not that you would want to :P

I use alot of Miessece products but they are more on the expensive side.

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Oooh! Ima gonna have to get some :) then natural body products is complete for us! (except my dermalogica... I can't part with my dermalogica!)

oh yay! my local chemist stocks it too! not a bad price either...

I can never get over how cheap earthchoice is. $2 for a massive thing if dishwashing liquid, yes please! And the bench spray smells so good. And works, of course.

There are also cloth pads, your shopping bags, those stainless steal BPA free water bottles so you don't buy the plastic ones....

... If you wanna branch out that far.

My Lunette lady cup! New convert. So many pads and tampons which won't be used in my future. Woohoo!

is there a baby wash that is mostly or better yet all natural? my dd gets bad rashes from jhonsons and all the other baby washes that ive found, she did go ok with a oatmeal type one, but it didnt last long...

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is there a baby wash that is mostly or better yet all natural? my dd gets bad rashes from jhonsons and all the other baby washes that ive found, she did go ok with a oatmeal type one, but it didnt last long...

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Ecostore (my name is helle im an ecostore-aholic) make a plant based baby bath and body wash and shampoo (and moisturizer) thats what i use, you can get it from woolies in the baby section. I'm gonna convert to moogoo once its finished tho because then we can all use the one thing. Is moogoo body wash is mild enough for babies? (i hope) Maybe not a NB... not sure.

Polly, I recently got caught out on holidays without my Mumma stash. Gawd, the grossness of grocery pads! You really notice the difference when you go back to the dark side ;)

thanks helle, ill check it out. shes not a nb now! she will be 1 next month:jawdrop:, but the irritation she got as a nb is flaring up again, and im parranoid this next one will have trhe same thing, the boys never had a problem, but it was horrible enough and i had to use just water for a few weeks between products trying to find one that worked.

Burts Bees. Best. Stuff. Ever.

$23 or something like that for the shampoo but the one bottle is still going, 7 or 8 months after I bought it! You need only a tiny amount.

Cloth menstral pads. No more rashes or skin irritation.

Sorry but nothing will tear me away from my antipersperant deo unless someone can suggest a natural one that *actually* works.

I use sukin moisturizer (body n face) and cream cleanser for the face and they are awesome!! Smell great, no greasiness at all and my skin has never looked or feel better! No dry skin, no oily skin... Sukin also have a baby/kid range.

For shampoo n conditioner I am trying out a new brand organix I think? Coconut conditioner and vanilla shampoo, they smell divine and are paraben and sulfate free. Just got them from the health food shop.

For DD we are using gaia moisturizer and this other organic body wash that has lavender n all kinds of yummy smells to it! Can't remember the brand but we also have a chest rub for her too in the same brand. Again from a good health store.

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Burts Bees. Best. Stuff. Ever.

$23 or something like that for the shampoo but the one bottle is still going, 7 or 8 months after I bought it! You need only a tiny amount.

Cloth menstral pads. No more rashes or skin irritation.

Sorry but nothing will tear me away from my antipersperant deo unless someone can suggest a natural one that *actually* works.

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Im with you!! Don't believe the natural stuff is as good as my rexona white antiperspirant! Lol...

I was thinking the same, but apparently the moogoo ones do... Ill be trying it today!!!! Wish me luck LOL

I read way too much on the aluminuim in normal deoderant, and dont want that stuff anywhere near my lymph nodes or breasts!!!

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Sorry but nothing will tear me away from my antipersperant deo unless someone can suggest a natural one that *actually* works.

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Me too, sorry... I do have the MooGoo one, with the idea that I can use it if I'm just at home or something... but if I'm going out in public I won't risk it, it just doesn't work well enough. But every 'body' is different.

Cleaning... mostly with bicarb & vinegar, EarthChoice dish liquid, Aware washing powder (check the EarthChoice labels as they aren't all fantastic) and Method bench & shower spray. Although I prefer my own bench spray out of vinegar & essential oils, and bicarb & vinegar work just as well in the shower (the Method shower spray does smelll divine).

All my bathroom stuff is upstairs :lol: I have a fantastic shampoo & conditioner with no parabens, SLS etc & is CHEAP! around $3.60 a bottle. Will post brand later :)

ETA - Shampoo & conditioner, Organic Care by Nature's Organics. Face wash, Organic Surge. It is hard though to find cleansers, moisturisers etc that I like & are ok. I have quite a bit of Body Shop stuff and sadly a lot of that has parabens in it too.

On the deodernat front it does take a little while for your body to adjust to no more nasty chemicals leaking into your skin via your armpits...I found I was a little smelly...nothing overly gross. With the moogoo one you have to let it dry too so you cant whack it on and go out it needs to be dry. Give me smelly hippie puts to chemicals anyday :P

I read some earthchoice labels and was very surprised!!
I use the plain wash liquid, is that one ok?? I noticed the fab softner (which ive never use, I use vinegar) looked a bit nasty??

I have found many "organic" stuff still has crap in it.. :(
It only has to have a good main ingredient to be marketed as natural or organic. I picked up another shampoo in the health shop when I got the moogoo, and some of it was loaded with stuff I couldnt name!!! Ans some where definatly chemicals.
I wanted to get a list, and then just shop from that so I could stop searching. Its bloody hard!!!

Exactly PB, you have to read your labels! I use EarthChoice dishwashign liquid - I couldn't find anything that didn't have sulphates in it. Never use fabric softener. The liquid wash... do you meanthe Earth Choice one? they have around 3 different ones I think, I can't remember which is best :confused:

Boomba, I might give it a go when the weather cools down. I just hate smelly pits :(

Yep, the plain bottles bluish washing mashine liquid.
I think the creamy bottle that isnt see through isnt too good?? I hope I havent got that backwards!!!

Its AMAZING what they let get called organic and natural.. so damn deceiving!!!!

I think there are no regulations on what you can name natural or organic which sucks! I have a great little book called "The Chemical Maze" By Bill Statham, it has all your bad chemicals listed etc. Very handy!

Miessence is very very good on all fronts, organic, ethical and natural.

Some things have that certified organic stamp thingy?

Helle, I have read that just means "organic", not neccessarily good!!

Petroluem is organic, so are many other chemicals. And I *think* it only has to have a certain amount of organic stuff to get the stamp, regardless of what else is in it.

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Helle, I have read that just means "organic", not neccessarily good!!

Petroluem is organic, so are many other chemicals. And I *think* it only has to have a certain amount of organic stuff to get the stamp, regardless of what else is in it.

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Eew! So hard isn't it

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Eew! So hard isn't it

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Someone mentioned toilet cleaner? Enjo make a really good one. Smells "clean" too :)

That was me Helle - addicted to White King here :rolleyes: might have to look into the Enjo one because that is pretty much the only nasty thing in my house now...oh other than Finish dishwasher tablets. That is whole 'nuther kettle o fish. Any recommendations there chicks?

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That was me Helle - addicted to White King here :rolleyes: might have to look into the Enjo one because that is pretty much the only nasty thing in my house now...oh other than Finish dishwasher tablets. That is whole 'nuther kettle o fish. Any recommendations there chicks?

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You only need a few drops of the stuff, the last bottle I had of it lasted a year easily.

Ecostore make tablets and dishwashing powder XD

you know something funny, i bought eco stor (the one like the nappy san tub) for the nappies last night, and after it was in the trolly, i saw there products everywere! was going to get the washing powder, but df has a reaction to certain powders/soaps so cant risk changing from the one i use now, you know how men get when there sick or injured? imagin one with a rash from his clothes!! i use the purity sensitive liquid. no idea whats in it there not clear on the ingredients list.

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you know something funny, i bought eco stor (the one like the nappy san tub) for the nappies last night, and after it was in the trolly, i saw there products everywere! was going to get the washing powder, but df has a reaction to certain powders/soaps so cant risk changing from the one i use now, you know how men get when there sick or injured? imagin one with a rash from his clothes!! i use the purity sensitive liquid. no idea whats in it there not clear on the ingredients list.

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It's all plant based and suitable for sensitive skin and NB skin so I can't see how it would give him a problem, however yes I can imagine the type of men they could become covered in a rash from clothes XD
I am like that with powders and liquids with strong fragrances.
I love ecostore, they should give me commission ;)

Is there a site that lists all the brands that ARE good???

Someone mentioned baby stuff.... I dont use any of it, at all.
I use plain old olive oil (in the brown bottle from the chemist, all natural pure iol).. for bath, hair, moisturiser everything. They dont get any products till its time to wash longer hair.
Its cheap, natural and its what they use in the good hossy's too.. ;)

Tan, I just use bi carb & vinegar in my dishwasher :D

Bi carb where the powder goes and vinegar where the rinse aid would go... I usually rinse things with water before I put them in (like glasses with milk or plates with oil from food etc), and have never had a problem :D

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Someone mentioned baby stuff.... I dont use any of it, at all.
I use plain old olive oil (in the brown bottle from the chemist, all natural pure iol).. for bath, hair, moisturiser everything. They dont get any products till its time to wash longer hair.
Its cheap, natural and its what they use in the good hossy's too.. ;)

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My sister had a bub last week & when we went to visit her in hossy they had signs up saying they don't use anything - just water. I was impressed, lol. :D

We use Gaia baby shampoo.

Eggs, freshly squeezed from my own chooks :D
Just about every household has room for 2 chooks and a small pen in their yard.
Veges grown in my own backyard.
2 green, economical, environmentally friendly, ethical choices that the whole family will enjoy/love.

I LOVE my Enjo :D Just add water, and it's super easy to use! I just got their face washer, so now i can ditch my cleansers and just use the microfibre to take off my makeup and exfoliate.
They also carry the Method range, that has dishwasher tabs and dishwashing liquid, and laundry liquid, and the toilet cleaner and hand soaps...can you tell I'm an Enjo/Method junkie?? :lol: