All About Baby: Seventh Generation Giveaway

December 28, 2009 by Caryn

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks for stopping by. The winner is Tiffany. Congrats!

One of the reasons I enjoy the product review side of my blog is that I get to try new products I otherwise would never have the opportunity to try. And the other aspect I enjoy is the opportunity to share with you about the products we use all the time in our home. There are some companies I can’t speak enough about.

Seventh Generation is one such company. I was using their products long before product reviews. I feel completely comfortable cleaning the bathroom with my toddler in the room, washing baby bottles and sippy cups with their dishwashing liquid, and having both of my children in their diapers. And that’s because “Seventh Generation is committed to being the world’s most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home.” Their entire line is non-toxic to both you and the environment. You can look at the list of ingredients on each and every product and feel confident in their safety.

I can clean my bathroom (or any other room) with their products without donning a mask or opening windows. My son had chronic diaper rashes until we finally made the switch to Seventh Generation’s diapers. (hint hint: Order them through Amazon.com’s Subscribe and Save option for THE best pricing ever). I wash our children’s clothing with their Baby Laundry Detergent and they never get rashes or skin irritation. Sure, I’d like their toilet paper and paper towels to be a bit softer (but they’re 100% recycled!). But they function well so I’m happy. Some people care about having “white” paper products. I really don’t care what color they are, as long as they do what they’re supposed to do…particularly since many whitened products are done so by way of a chemical called chlorine.

I received a deluxe baby kit, courtesy of the company which included items like diapers, wipes, etc. I was very excited about trying their chlorine-free pads and tampons (TMI?). And what better time than after having a baby! They’re just as soft and absorbent as other brands without the chemicals to go with them.

There are many companies with labels like “green” and “eco-friendly.” I truly believe Seventh Generation stands out among the rest because of their commitment to both the consumer and the environment and their complete transparency about their products.

Seventh Generation is doing something truly amazing. Million Baby Crawl is an initiative to help change the current chemical law (which only requires testing on 200 of the 80,000 chemicals on the market). You can learn more about this initiative on the site.

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Win It! One of you will win a Green Baby Kit. Just leave me a comment with something you learned on the site (that wasn’t in my review). Comments will close on January 12, 2010 at 10 PM PST. One comment per person, please (unless you do the extra credit). US residents only. Duplicates and comments not including the above information will be disqualified. Comments are moderated. If you don’t see your comment in a reasonable amount of time, send me an email. Bloggers and non-bloggers may enter. If you don’t want to leave your email address, please be sure to check back for my announcement on the winner. Please note that winners must respond within 48 hours of being announced/contacted or another winner will be drawn.

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Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this review. I received a product, courtesy of the company in order to facilitate my review.

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220 Responses to “All About Baby: Seventh Generation *Giveaway*”

The average household washes about 50 pounds of laundry in 7.4 weekly loads – yikes!

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I learned that they have coupons on their site.

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Charity Lyman

I found out that of the 80,000 chemicals that have entered the market since 1976, only 200 of them have been tested:0 Wow!! Really makes you trust the products you buy:) Please enter me. Thanks!!

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I am an email subscriber too:)

Jana

I had no idea so many chemicals have never been tested. 80,000 entered and ONLY 200 tested ACK! That’s freaky! I’ve always wanted to use more natural products to clean with but WOW their are so expensive.

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When switching to enviro-friendly cleaning products, don’t throw them away or dump down the drain. Donate them or use them up.

I’m an e-mail subscriber.

I learned that seventh generation has a blog, that you can ask all your household questions to! I love that!

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I learned that of the 80, 000 chemicals that have enterd th market since 19 76 only about 200 have been tested

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BPA was associated with diabetes, obesity, and breast cancer like changes in lab animals.

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According to Project Laundry List, about 35 billion loads of laundry are washed each year in the U.S. I feel like 1 Billion of those are in my household!!!!!

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They also make recycled trash bags: Kitchen Trash Bags: 55% recycled plastic & Large Trash Bags: 80% recycled plastic. I’ve never heard of that!

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Seventh Generation uses sustainable palm oil, so that they do not destroy the rain forest in order to produce their cleaning products.

I leaned that the best option to dispose of your old chemical cleaners is to take them to your local HHW collection site

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Laura DeLuca

There Glass and Surface Cleaner Cleans without streaks and uses no harsh chemicals

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I love Seventh Generation, and it would be great to try even more of their products! I just learned about the Sustainability Institute that Seventh Generation is working on to help businesses re-think how they treat the environment. That is simply awesome!

According to the Cone Consumer 2009 Environmental Survey, about 34 percent of consumers are more likely to buy environmentally responsible products and 44 percent of consumers indicate their environmental shopping habits have not changed as a result of the economy.

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The dishwasher packs are designed for use in a wide range of conditions

Cher

I learned that they also make disinfecting wipes that kill 99.99% of household germs!

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The site offers coupons. You can print each coupon twice during the period listed.

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I learned that if you join their site you can even get money saving coupons!

I follow and tweeted. http://twitter.com/susanlanai/status/7182682883

I’m a subscriber.

if every household in the US used one bottle of Seventh Generation laundry product instead of a petroleum based one 466,000 barels of petroleum would be saved

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learned from the site that they make maxipads, I’ve never seen them at the big box stores. maybe they only have them at whole foods?

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I learned that you can get special coupons on discounts just by subscribing to their site! Cool!

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Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market

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I learned that out of over 80,000 chemicals, only about 200 are fully tested, and that means we are exposed to potentially harmful chemicals unless we have safe products.

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I Learned;Out of the 80,000 chemicals that have entered the market since 1976 only 200 have been tested!!!!!!WOW
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I learned that if every household replaced a 100oz bottle of tradition laundry detergent with 7th generation laundry detergent we could save 466,000 barrels of oil a year!
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of the 80,000 chemicals on the market since 1976…only 200 have been tested by the gov’t

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I learned that as of today seventh generation products have saved 353,116 trees.

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I learned that it’s better to dispose of old “bad” cleaners at a Household Hazardous Waste collection site than to just throw them away.

If every US household replaced one bottle of their petroleum based laundy detergent with a Seventh Generation laundry product, 466,000 barels of petroleum would be saved.

I learned that seventh generation has a blog, that you can ask all your household questions to. Very helpful to me and my family!!

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I learned that of the 80000 chemicals that have arrived on the market since 1976, only 200 have been tested.

I learned that the BPA was associated with diabetes, obesity, and breast cancer like changes in lab animals.

Tami Lewis

their automatic dishwasher pacs are phosphate and chlorine free formula

They have a whole section about how to be less wasteful with holiday packaging. I love unpackaging it at the store and leaving with the cashier. Can you just imagine his or her face?

And this tip is one I hadn’t thought for reusing – “Tear recyclable corrugated cardboard boxes into strips. Roll each tightly and place them under and around items to be shipped. Let them unroll slightly after placement to cushion your goodies.”

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I learned You will always have an opportunity to see the full amount of your purchase with shipping charges before you confirm your order. Out of stock items usually ship within 10 business days. Orders with items on back order are held until they can be shipped complete.

Amber

I actually use the Lavender Liquid Laundry Detergent several times a day! I learned that this is one of the very few detergents that I can use on my hubby’s uniforms because it’s lack of optical brighteners! AND the essential oils….if you cloth diaper…does not prevent wicking!

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I learned that you can sign up for coupons on the 7th generation site. Thanks!

They also make feminine care products.

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Heather McDonough

I learned that Seventh Generation has coupons on their site.

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Since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.

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I subscribe via email.

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I’ve seen the baby products in stores but I had no idea that they made household cleaners, too. Can’t wait to try them!

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They offer coupons on their site!

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I learned that Seventh Generation makes women’s chlorine free maxi pads and pantiliners.

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I’m a email subscriber.

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you should donate products – don’t dump extra down the drain, bad for the environment!

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Michelle

I took a look at their baby section and I’m impressed! Chlorine free diapers, wipes, and training pants. That’s awesome! I’m really impressed with their products.

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have coupons on their site great, and the chlorine free diapers

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I learned that since 1976, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has required safety testing on only 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market. Scary!

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i learned that the safer chemical campaign is wanting that green chemistry be expanded and safer chemicles should be favored over those with known hazardous effects

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follow on twitter a lovinmykiddos and tweeted http://twitter.com/lovinmykiddos/status/7368460763

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Jennifer

I learned that seventh generation helps to sustain the environment!

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Jessica

I didn’t know they had tampons! This would be great for my SIL. I’m working on convincing them to become more eco-friendly.

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I really want to try our their Chlorine Free Training Pants. That is so awesome. I am also a huge fan of their coupons. I print them as soon as I can when new ones come out. Thanks for the chance.

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Email subscriber! (at the required email address given)

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Seventh Generation comes from he idea that we should leave the earth in a good place for seven generations from now

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I’m a follower and I tweeted
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The U.S. washes 35 billion loads of laundry every year, and you can save 85% of the $ and energy by using cold water than hot. I wonder what percent of the world water shortage this translates to…

And yes, yay website coupons!

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Angel

I was shocked to learn that of the 80,000 chemicals that have entered the market since 1976, only about 200 of them have been tested. That’s a bit unsettling.

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Angel

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I didn’t realize that vinyl floors leech phthalates, kinda scary. Thanks for the giveaway

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seventh generation makes maxipads!

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I learned that to reduce holiday packaging waste you should choose gifts that come with little or no packaging or are packaged in easily recyclable materials or plastic types like #1 (PETE), #2 (HDPE), and #4 (LDPE)

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Amy

I learned that of the 80, 000 chemicals that have entered the market since 1976 only about 200 have been tested, bummer!

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Amy

I follow you on Twitter and I tweeted, http://twitter.com/laprochaine/status/7418351579

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Amy

I subscribe via email

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I love that they have Chlorine Free Training Pants and diapers.

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Out of 80,000 chemicals that have entered the market since 1976, only 200 of them have been tested– that disturbs me so much! Yikes!

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I learned that 7th generation also has organic tampons! Cool

Heather

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BPA can lead to breast cancer… which already showed up in my family :-/

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I learned that if I replaced my detergent with a plant-derived detergent, I can save petroleum/oil. I never even thought about that in connection to my laundry (and it kinda scared me).

Thanks!

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this was a cool idea from 7th gen for packaging and sending things:
For a biodegradable packing alternative, pop an oil-free batch of unprocessed popping corn in a hot air popper!
no more styro peanuts yippee!
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Erika

the dishwashing soap is actually healing for your hands!

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Seventh Generation has been featured in Forbes,The New York Times and Discover Magazine just to name a few.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.

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I am subscribed via email as jweezie43[at]aol[dot]com.

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Out of 80,000 chemicals on the market since 1976 only 200 have been tested- wonder why?

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Back in the summer, I was lucky enough to win one of your contest that gave me a whole bag of their products! I can’t say enough about them. They use all kind of natural oils to clean,that other products just have a hint of in them. I love that even their trash bags are 80% recycled materials! I loved everything I won so much, I’ve continued to to use them! I sure would love to win the baby products to get my daughter-in-law on board with this wonderful company too!

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I found out that of the 80,000 chemicals that have entered the market since 1976, only 200 of them have been tested

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enter me thanks

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You shouldn’t simply throw away your old, non-eco-friendly cleaners. Donate them!

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Lil D

I learned that they use wood pulp as filler in their diapers, which I’ve never heard of before and think is really innovative. I also learned that by using their refillables, like refill packs of wipes, you save about 90% of packaging that would go in to buying a new container.

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Michelle S.

Through its annual donation program — Seventh Generation dedicates 10% of its profits to non-profit community, environmental, health, and responsible business organizations working for positive change.

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I learned that it is better to use up non-natural products or give them away instead of just ditching them
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Michele P.

if we only changed 1 100 oz 2x bottle of petroleum based laundry detergent with 1 bottle of 100 2x plant based formula, we’d save 466,000 barrels of oil a year, enough to heat and cool over 26000 homes in a year! I work in fuel assistance, and this truly is an eye opener!

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I learned that of the 80,000 chemicals that have been introduced since 1976, only 200 of them have been tested.
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I learned PureAyre Odor Eliminator. It’s the only “food-grade” safe solution available on the market. Thank you

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They have a blog where you can get your questions answered.

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I learned that for laundry, use the cold water wash option whenever possible, and you’ll save 85% of the money and energy consumed by a hot water load.

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Clemencia

I didn’t know we do so much laungy 50 pds is just a lot lol

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I learned that– A great product to have on hand, especially if you have children or animals, is PureAyre Odor Eliminator. It’s the only “food-grade” safe solution available on the market and is completely harmless even around babies, small animals and birds and even allergies and asthma.

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I didn’t know they have Chlorine Free Training Pants.

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Khrys

They have a section on their website that you can “Help Develop New Products”.

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Email subscriber at yahoo.

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I learned that Seventh Generation formulates its products with plant-based materials that are not volatile.

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I learned that out of the 80k worht of chemicals tthat were introduced in ‘76, only about 200 have been tested, scary!

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BPA was associated with diabetes, obesity, and breast cancer like changes in lab animals

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I had no idea that a laundry detergent could be kosher certified.

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I like that they offer coupons!!

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I love how they have a blog and a couple of good coupons. Great giveaway!!!

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I am a subscriber

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i learned that Seventh generation has a blog

it will be very helpful for all my questions i have lol!

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they have chlorine free training pants.thanks

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Seventh Generation formulates its products with plant-based surfactants in a way that oils and greases are rapidly dispersed in water so harmful solvents are not needed.

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I’m an email subscriber. =)

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Storm

I learned over 80,000 chemicals have come onto the market in the last 30 years.

See, I knew it was better to be a housewife in the 50s. lol

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Khrystina

blog entry
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They also sell free& clear dish liquid, which Ive tried and loved!

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The tanpons are whitened without chemicals containing chlorine
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Lauren @ Hobo Mama

I learned that it’s worth using low- or no-VOC paints because the VOC products continue to emit toxic fumes long after application.

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I Stumbled your post (lintpicker).

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we could save a bunch of oil by using natural products

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I learned that almost 35 billion loads of laundry are washed each year in the United States! That’s a lot of laundry!
Thanks!

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autie

When switching to enviro-friendly cleaning products, don’t throw them away or dump down the drain. Donate them or use them up.

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Seventh Generation has an exciting new partnership with the non-profit Women’s Action to Gain Economic Security (WAGES). This amazing organization is creating change in the world.

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I learned this about paints:”Most conventional products have a high VOC content which increases your risk of certain health effects. VOC exposure has been associated with asthma, ’sick-building-syndrome’ (a phenomenon in which building occupants experience acute health and/or comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a particular building) and respiratory and lung infections.”
Not good!

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I follow and tweet!~http://twitter.com/dresdenrain/status/7686759168

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They make feminine care products
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I learned that their feminine care products are chlorine free and their tampons are made with certified organic cotton.

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Great Products

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I found out that Seventh Generation dedicates 10% of our profits to non-profit community, environmental, health, and responsible business organizations working for positive change.

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dishwashing soap is healing for the hands

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They have an advice column “Ask Science Man” that deals with questions on what is safe for the home.

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I learned that the company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois that states, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.”

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I follow you on twitter and I tweeted.
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