Your Questions About Green Living

Has anyone had a bad experience with eco-friendly laundry detergent?

I tried it, and it bleached white spots on all my clothes, even when they were turned inside out.
This is what I get for trying to be eco–friendly…(the stuff is expensive, too!!)

If you use an eco friendly detergent and it works, what is it?

Yoga pants style? hippie kind of style?

Ok im not really sure this is going to make any sense but… im trying to reinvent my style and i dont really know the style im trying to get. You know the kind of women who wear yoga pants have long hair (sometimes) look like they are always going to yoga class but look stylish not frumpy but are like vegan…ha ha i mean not that every vegan dresses alike but you know what im getting at maybe?

I kinda want to say hippie but when i think of hippie i think of groovy tie die shirts and stuff like that. I dont want to dress like that.

Im a crunchy mom who is eco friendly. along with the yogo pants i like to wear i also like sun dresses which kinda playes into the hippiness. anyways what do i call my personal style and what types of clothes should i wear to make my natural, crunchy, hippie yoga style work? also how should i wear my hair Thanks!!

On a personal level what else could I do to lower my carbon footprint?

1. I’m a vegan (no meat; dairy; egg; honey; gelatin. Anything from an animal).
2. I don’t drive.
3. I try not to catch public transport but walk instead.
4. I try not to eat planet damaging grains (like soy and rice) as much as possible.
5. I shop at local stores.
6. I wash all my clothes in cold water.
7. I turn off all appliances at the power point when I’m not using them.
8. I only use “eco friendly” cleaning products.
9. I recycle as much as possible.

What else could I do?

THANKS!
10. I don’t use the A/C or heater.
11. I carbon offset my electricity bill.

Household carbon emissions?

hey, I’m researching what effect an eco friendly house would have on the environment, and i need some answers. Percentages would be great.

How many gasses ( or what percentage of gasses) would you save using

-solar power and opposed to conventional with micro hydro as a back up?
-Using energy saving light bulbs?
-using natural light during the day?
-using a fire and warm clothes instead of a gas heater?

And how much water would you save using
– a water tank?
-A water saving shower head?
-sensor basins?
-front load washing machine?
-grey water for dishes etc. ?

thanx soo much =D

Tiny itchy red bumps all over face and swollen eyes.. can anyone help?

About a week ago I started using witch hazel on my face. My routine included pouring witch hazel on a cotton ball and wiping it on my face to remove my makeup. Afterward, I would take a shower and proceed with my face wash and moisturizing my skin with Cetaphil lotion after my shower. A couple days later, I noticed some skin irritation on the sides of my nose. By Monday my eyes were very swollen and I developed tiny itchy bumps all over my face that feel somewhat dry to touch. Here is a picture of what I am talking about:

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Other then that, possible causes might be because I started using a new laundry detergent. I switched from Tide to an eco–friendly laundry detergent. I should also probably mention that I have bumps caused by an allergic reaction all over my body. However, they are not as severe as the ones on my face, in fact, they are very different to the bumps that are on my face. The bumps on my body are similar to bug bites. I washed everything from my clothes to my pillow cases in this laundry detergent. So that might possibly be a cause or might have added to the problem. I normally have very smooth skin and rarely break out.

Has anyone experienced anything similar? How long will this condition take to go away? Any helpful information is greatly appreciated.