Aug 22, 2022Because Health
Starting college is so exciting for so many reasons! A new school, new friends, and new adventures are just a few weeks away. If you’re going to be living in a dorm room, you’ve probably already started thinking about decor and living essentials....
Jan 24, 2022Sophie Boisseau
Do you ever take your laundry out of the dryer and realize that your activewear still smells bad? Sometimes it feels like no amount of laundry detergent or scented fabric softener will get rid of that funky smell that lingers in all of your workout clothes. The reason...
Mar 26, 2021Sophie Boisseau
For years people have recommended Borax as a safe and natural cleaning solution as an alternative to harsher traditional cleaners. It’s also used a lot for other things like a non-toxic pest solution, to clean carpets, and even as an ingredient in slime for...
Mar 18, 2021Sophie Boisseau and Karen Wang, PhD
By now, you’ve probably heard of laundry stripping. With a viral TikTok video and lots of articles and videos showing the dirty water that gets left behind, we were ready to give it a try! But, most of the laundry stripping recipes call for ingredients that have...
Mar 18, 2021Stephanie Brinker, MPH
Laundry isn’t our favorite thing to do, but unless you’re super fancy and have someone else do your washing, it’s just a part of life. The one good thing about doing laundry is that fresh laundry straight out of the dryer. The smell, the softness,...
Mar 9, 2021Sophie Boisseau
Have you been noticing that your clothes smell a little funny or there is a bad smell coming from your laundry room? Or maybe there are some green spots around the door of your washing machine? Well it might be time to clean your washing machine! If you search up...
Sep 22, 2020Karen Wang, PhD
Sigh… we’re spending a lot more time at home nowadays. And for some reason everything seems a lot dirtier than usual and we feel like we’re cleaning 24/7. That’s why we’ve been doing a ton of research into cleaning tricks and hacks! One subject...
Feb 20, 2020Stephanie Brinker, MPH
When it comes to fragrance, we always say that the safest option is to look for products that are completely fragrance free. Choosing to go fragrance-free is a great way to avoid chemicals that may be harmful to your health. Plus, does everything we own really need to...
Sep 30, 2019Because Health
Updated for 2019!You know when you are doing laundry and everything comes out of the dryer all warm and fluffy and smelling amazing and you just fall asleep in a pile of clean clothes on the couch? Nope, just us? Oh well. While that might not be a common practice,...
Sep 27, 2019Haleigh Cavalier
Each year, around 8 million tons of plastic finds its way into the ocean from coastal countries. That amount of plastic is the equivalent of about 40,000 blue whales (1)! Microplastics (plastic particles smaller than 5mm in length) are a big part of the plastic...
