If there's one brand that deserves a shout-out for helping make a difference, it's Seventh Generation. 

Seventh Generation is the leading brand of non-toxic and environmentally friendly household products today.  From their biodegradable cleaners to their plant-derived laundry supplies to their recycled paper products, Seventh Generation offers the one of the most comprehensive supplies of eco-friendly household products on the market.

Free & Clear 

One of the most noticeable and offensive aspects of conventional cleaning products (aside from the effect they have on the environment) is the smell.  The fragrances used in several products are often pervasive and can produce undesirable affects such as nausea and dizziness.  Seventh Generation's Free & Clear products lack those additional fragrances, and are vegetable-based instead of petroleum based.  These products are best for those that are especially sensitive to the harsh smells common in most cleaners.  Seventh Generation offers free and clear laundry detergents, dish washing products and cleaners, all of which are designed to reduce allergens.

 
Living Scents

The living scents line of Seventh Generation is designed to replace those offensive smells in conventional products with natural, refreshing scents.  For example, their Natural Laundry Detergent Liquid contains blue eucalyptus and lavender.  This replaces those common, sneeze-inducing perfumed surfactants found in most detergents.

Laundry Products

Seventh Generation laundry products are not only better for your clothing, but also for the environment.  This plant-derived product is biodegradable, non-toxic, and lacks phosphates, artificial fragrances, and dyes.

Dishwashing Products 

No matter if you prefer doing your dishes by hand or with your dishwasher, Seventh Generation has a product for you!  From their Free & Clear line, they provide natural dishwashing liquid and dishwashing powder, along with their naturally scented dish liquid and dishwashing gel.  

 
Household Cleaners 

Seventh Generation offers a variety of different cleaners.  From all-purpose cleaners to cleaners designed for more specific areas, such as glass and surface cleaners, carpet cleaners, bath and tile cleaners, and toilet cleaners, Seventh Generation offers every product necessary to keep your home spic and span while using nothing but natural, biodegradable ingredients that will not add to inside air pollution nor harm the environment.

Paper Products

Aside from cleaning products, Seventh Generation offers 100% recycled paper products whitened with an environmentally safe process instead of chlorine.  Seventh Generation supplies us with paper towels, toilet paper, napkins, and facial tissues.  By using recycled paper products, you can help the environment significantly.  Using recycled products means fewer trees will be cut down.

 
Other Products

Seventh Generation also provides a variety of other natural and environmentally friendly products, such as baby products, household supplies (such as garbage bags), and personal care products for women.  The baby products and the feminine care products are chlorine-free and safe for the skin.

Ingredients for Green Living

Seventh Generation products are wonderful because they use natural, biodegradable and nontoxic ingredients that do not depend on the harsh chemicals most conventional cleaning products use.  Conventional products can cause indoor pollution that can cause nausea, dizziness, eye, skin, and throat irritation because of the VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) that can be found in many disinfectant products.¹ Seventh Generation cleaning products also lack chlorine, phosphates and petroleum-based ingredients.  On top of all that, Seventh Generation never tests on animals and are as effective as the conventional products on the market today.

 
Taking that extra step

By replacing your household products with Seventh Generation products, you're taking that extra step to help our environment in your home.  Their products can be either purchased online or at your natural grocery store, all for a reasonable price.  Make your home a little cleaner without dirtying it with offensive chemicals while also making a difference in the environment.

For more information, visit SeventhGeneration.com 

 
Seventh Generation

"The name was suggested to us in 1988 by a Native American employee. We were looking for something that fit our new company, its catalog, and our mission, and she suggested we draw our inspiration from the Gayaneshakgowa, the Great Law of Peace of the Hau de no sau nee, the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy. Providing wisdom to its people and the inspiration for our own country's constitution, the Gayaneshakgowa says that "in our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." That idea embodied everything we believe: that the environment is only temporarily entrusted to us and our actions upon it will affect it well into the future."

Seventh Generation's motto is something we should all live by.  This planet is not just ours to take care of.  Future generations that will inherit our planet will be effected by the choices we make today.  By changing our ways, we will not only help today's environment, but will be making a difference for generations to come.

All information was found on Seventh Generation (http://www.seventhgeneration.com) unless stated otherwise.

¹ Environmental Protection Agency.  "Organic Gases (Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs)." <http://www.epa.gov/iaq/voc.html>