Clean ethically with commercial products

Making ecological household products is not rocket science! Lack of time or will? There are those in the trade who allow you to have peace of mind when the time comes to get down to business. Here are our suggestions for local businesses.

Isabelle morin
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A tablet to clean everything

The principle is very simple and will appeal to those who have an ecological fiber, without having the home made in the DNA. All you need to do is dissolve an effervescent tablet in water to create most of your household products in a 100% natural version. The Révolubar starter kit, by Montreal-based company Tanit, includes three reusable glass sprays and two tablets of each of the following products: an all-purpose cleaner, a degreaser and stain remover as well as window and mirror cleaning. (price: $ 49 per set)

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Eco-friendly guaranteed

Founded in 2005, the range of household products from Quebec Attitude is now available in more than 80 formulas in different flavors and formats, all refillable. Its range of natural products is sold around the world, online and in several supermarkets here. Its Ecologo certification is a guarantee that the manufacture of the products and the products themselves have a minimum impact on the environment. We admit having a weakness for its multi-surface cleanser with dapper scents of pink grapefruit (price: $ 4.95, also available fragrance-free, with lavender and citrus zest)

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Ethical and fragrance-free

The Unscented Company is a good local story, whose rigor goes beyond the requirements of Health Canada with total transparency on its list of ingredients which has no fragrance, as its name suggests, and comes from 84 % of suppliers located within a 500 km radius of the Montreal warehouse. Its eco-responsible products are available online and in nearly 400 points of sale in Quebec. Compact, practical and respectful of its users and the environment, its laundry detergent in unique pods gives another meaning to the word freshness. It is efficient in cold water and suitable for high efficiency devices. (price: $ 13.99 for 35 biodegradable tablets).

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It’s not because we polish that we can’t laugh

How can we resist this reusable paper towel which, in addition to saving us a lot of wood pulp, looks better than traditional paper rolls? Absorbent and compostable, it can be machine washed. Like the other products of La Savonnerie des Diligences, which manufactures its soaps in Eastman, in the heart of the Eastern Townships, this paper towel from the Quebec brand Kliin, here under the theme of Madame Blancheville, presents itself with coquetry and humor, and in five different shades. (price: $ 5.99)

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The all-purpose par excellence

If it was necessary to bring only one household and body product for a stay in the woods, Castile soap would undoubtedly be the lucky chosen one. That of the Ontario company Green Beaver, produced in Hawkesbury, on the border of Quebec, wins our favors because of its proximity. This 100% natural and organic all-purpose cleanser is made with cold-pressed Canadian sunflower oil and doesn’t have any unnecessary ingredients or packaging (price: $ 19.95, available fragrance-free and in three scents).

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For a green lifestyle

You can find everything you need to make your own household or cosmetic products at Les Mauvaises Herbes, as well as ready-to-use products, such as Dish Cake, the recipe for which Les Trappeuses also shares in their latest book. Favorite, this dish soap makes an abundant and effective lather that makes washing dishes and pots almost fun, especially if you add a dishwashing head to the gesture reminiscent of shaving with a badger (price: $ 11 and $ 19 , $ 99).

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Wool in your dryer

Wool is unique in that it retains more water than other fibers and helps reduce static electricity. Shape it into a ball and slide it into the dryer to bounce to the beat of the drum, and cut down on drying time on top of saying goodbye to fabric softeners and drying sheets. The bales of the Quebec company Öko Créations, which offers ecological products and ingredients necessary for their manufacture, are made of wool from sheep raised on sustainable farms in freedom and without chemicals. (price: $ 19.99 each).

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