Green Options

Terri Bly, president of The Nature of Beauty, discusses the findings of the Environmental Working Group’s latest report targeting common industrial cleaners used in schools. The EWG found an alarming number of air contaminants and carcinogens, many of which are not listed on the ingredients labels. Bly then discusses ways to help schools make positive, eco-friendly changes.

I have long been a fan of EO (Essential Oil) products.  I discovered EO when I was searching Environmental Working Group’s cosmetic database Skin Deep for products that would not irritate my son’s sensitive skin.  EO was the answer, as they never use irritating sodium lauryl or laureth sulfates, and I quickly adopted the products into my preschool classroom, as well.