tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011131394062085064.post3752422901199257144..comments2012-09-09T17:31:24.225-07:00Comments on Thinking !nk: a wild hair: hair, laundry, and the environmentLokiko Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236016261610161762noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011131394062085064.post-11650038054422894482009-05-03T10:19:00.000-07:002009-05-03T10:19:00.000-07:00been doing some research on baking soda...can't fi...been doing some research on baking soda...can't find much that's really helpful to me, but get the feeling that it's a matter of scales of evil--not cleaning at all on one end and clorox on the other...even i (if you've seen my house you know what i mean!) can't bear the idea of not cleaning at all, or only cleaning with water, but anything above that step is going to have a negative impact on the environment. even when cleaning my house/laundry/etc with just baking soda and vinegar i contribute to the imbalance on the planet. the main downsides i can find to baking soda is that the mining process (while relatively clean compared to one's notion of the word "mining") uses up A LOT of water, and, the saltiness left over causes problems for the wildlife, and i'd assume, the earth itself and all the delicate microbia/wormlife/etc. more details when i do my DIY post.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269026560504763067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3011131394062085064.post-29944407277054690242009-05-01T09:40:00.000-07:002009-05-01T09:40:00.000-07:00hey thanks for the name drop. i, too, have been wo...hey thanks for the name drop. i, too, have been wondering about the environmental impact of baking soda...hopefully you'll get around to figuring it out before i have to...and for the record, my laundry soap recipe works about the same as the "natural" kind--maybe slightly better, but it's no tide (if you believe the commercials)...i'm perfectly happy to settle for clean without blinding whiteness if it means i'm not using any detergent...next step is finding a decent dish soap recipe, then i'll be totally detergent free!<br />and for those interested, i'm planning on posting a DIY piece soon with shampoo methods, laundry soap recipe(s), deodorant recipes...and what ever else i can come up with that we like to have around the house and can make in a better way.meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269026560504763067noreply@blogger.com