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Sustainable Minimalists

How To Buy Laundry Detergent

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 3 November 2022

ā±ļø 35 minutes

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Summary

There's lots to consider when searching for an eco-friendly and non-toxic laundry detergent. Are those strips and pods actually environmentally conscious if they're wrapped in PVA? Why don't detergents offer a full list of ingredients on their packaging? As it turns out, laundry detergents have lots of misleading claims (ahem ... marketing gimmicks) designed to confuse consumers. On today's episode we're breaking down everything you need to know about detergent so you can make informed purchasing decisions moving forward.Ā  Ā  Here's a preview: [2:00] Pricing discrepancies: Do eco-friendly laundry detergents always cost more? [6:15] Breaking down the 5 biggest environmental concerns associated with laundry detergent [9:15] Everything you need to know about Polyvinyl Alcohol (I'm looking at you, pods and sheets) [18:00] How to find a laundry detergent that's actually non-toxic [22:00] Stephanie's detergent-buying grading rubric for informed purchasing decisions Ā  Resources mentioned: EpisodeĀ #277: All-Things Eggs EpisodeĀ #294: A Better Trash Bag Tandi's Naturals Degradation of Polyvinyl Alcohol in US Wastewater Treatment Plants and Subsequent Nationwide Emission EstimateĀ (via the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health) MamaSuds dryer ball Fit Organic stain remover Kind Laundry EpisodeĀ #279: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Ā  Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

It has been a summer of self-care over here. I'm talking lots of hikes, lots of beach trips with the

0:06.4

sunscreen of course, you name it, I'm fitting it in before Labor Day. Wherever you're off to this summer, know that you're taking your microbiome with you. And seeds

0:17.3

D.S. 1 daily symbiotic benefits your gut, your skin, your heart in just two capsules a day. Now if you've been around here for a while you know that I pay close attention to what I put in my body I do my d darndest, to avoid synthetic ingredients, and that's why I trust seed.

0:37.0

Support your gut this summer with seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic.

0:41.8

Go to seed.com

0:43.0

sustainable and use code 25 sustainable to get 25%

0:48.0

off your first month.

0:49.0

That's 25% off your first month of seeds, DS01, daily symbiotic at seed.com slash sustainable,

0:58.3

code 25 sustainable.

1:16.7

Hello there, listeners. Welcome. sustainable. of Sustainable and Minimal Minimalist's, a twice-weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living. On today's show, we are discussing all things laundry detergent.

1:21.9

You all write to me an awful lot about your laundry detergent. You all write to me an awful lot about your laundry detergent and so I thought to myself let's do it again.

1:28.0

We've done this exact thing with eggs and then we did it with trash bags and now we're doing it with laundry

1:34.0

detergent. When it comes to laundry detergent we have to consider the

1:38.6

eco-friendliness of the product as well as the potential harm to human health. If you are going to go through all the work,

1:49.7

all the upfront work of choosing an eco-friendly laundry detergent, why not at the same time that you're doing all that work,

1:58.0

also find one that doesn't contain any potentially harmful chemicals.

2:04.2

These laundry detergents are out there, I promise,

2:08.4

and we are going to discuss them today.

2:11.5

Now if you love my A through F handy dandy grading rubric I've done

2:17.9

it before on the show we're doing it again today so stay tuned for that

2:21.2

towards the end of the episode.

2:24.0

Let's talk first about the price factor.

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