MCS
(Books,
Home Supplies, Organic Foods, Clothing, Products, Safe Travel Lodgings,
Services & Information)
Books
“Green
This!
Volume 1: Greening Your Cleaning,” by Deirdre Imus. Available at
Amazon.com
“Naturally
Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-Toxic
Cleaning,” by
Jeffrey Hollender. Available at Amazon.com
Home Supplies
A list of supplies
that help
reduce waste and chemicals in your home, by Linda Mason Hunter, as
published in
Better Homes & Gardens, August, 2007.
1. Paper products.
When
shopping for paper goods, choose those with the highest “post consumer
waste”
content you can find, either unbleached or whitened without chlorine;
2. Candles. Replace
paraffin candles, which are made from crude oil, with cleaner-burning
soy or
beeswax ones.
3. Trash bags.
Select
biodegradable bags or those made with at least 65% recycled content.
4. Light bulbs.
Compact
fluorescent bulbs use one-quarter of the energy of incandescent bulbs
and last
ten times longer.
5. Reusable cloths.
Flannel
cloths, for dusting or wet cleaning, can be washed and reused.
6. Natural
scrubbers. Try
cellulose or natural sea sponges instead of plastic ones. Old
toothbrushes
come in handy for cleaning grout.
7. Cleaning Products
a.
Polishing wood: Choose a vegetable-based soap to polish wood floors and
furniture, such as Murphy’s Oil Soap;
b.
Dish detergent: Choose detergents free of chlorine, phosphates, and
synthetic
chemicals, such as Ecover Automatic Dishwasher Powder (available at
shopnatural.com); Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Dish Soap (mrsmeyers.com);
Seventh
Generation dish & laundry soap.
c. Surface cleaners: Shaklee Basic H2 Organic
Super Cleaning Concentrate
(Shaklee.com)
d.
Scouring powder: Bon Ami
e. Whiten surfaces: Jason Heather’s Oxygen
Bleach Cleanser (vitacost.com)
8. Mix your own
cleaners:
Basic Ingredients:
a.
Baking Soda. This works
best on
proteins, grease, and animal messes. Because it’s slightly abrasive, it
can be
used for scouring, and it’s a natural deodorizer.
b.
Distilled White Vinegar.
This
mild acid works alkaline substances, dissolving scale, inhibiting mold,
and
cutting soap scum. It’s terrific for stains such as coffee, rust, and
tea.
c.
Castile Soap. Try castile
soap,
made with olive oil, or a vegetable-based soap. Both attach to soil at
the
molecular level, so you can rinse dirt away with water.
Recipes:
a.
Soft Scrub: Add enough
soap to
1/8 cup baking soda to make a creamy mixture. Apply with sponge to
clean;
rinse the surface well. Use and discard.
b.
Appliance Cleaner: Dry
baking
soda shines up small appliances and even removes bread wrappers burned
onto the
toaster. Try rubbing a teaspoon onto your grubby blender or food
processor
with a clean flannel cloth.
c.
Toilet Cleaner/Deodorizer:
Sprinkle toilet bowl with ¼ cup baking soda. Drizzle with
¼ vinegar, then
scour with a toilet brush.
d.
Oven Cleaner: Sprinkle
oven with
½ cup baking soda (more if needed) and spray with water. Let sit
for several
hours or overnight before scraping up stains and spills. Rinse
thoroughly with
water.
e.
Hardwood Floor Cleaner: In
a pail
or bucket, mix ¼ cup distilled white vinegar in one gallon warm
water. Mop
wood or linoleum floors, and then rinse with water, making sure not to
leave
large pools to dry.
Organic Foods
(also
see “Food & Other Sustenance” for other organic food stores)
Angelic
Organics
Fresh vegetables
grown to
strict organic standards delivered to your door.
1547 Rockton Road
Caledonia, IL 61011-9572
Phone: 815-389-2746
Fax: 815-389-31061547 Rockton Road
www.angelicorganics.com
Whole Foods
Market
Organic
and natural foods grocery store.
(See complete
listing of
store locations in “Food & Other Sustenance”)
Wild
Oats
Organic and natural
foods
grocery stores.
1111
Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60202
(847) 475-9492
www.wildoats.coop
500 E. Ogden Ave.,
Hinsdale, IL, 60521
Ph: 630-986-8500
Fax: 630-986-8588
Hours: Monday-Sunday, 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Clothing
Organic
clothing & accessories for men & women
Kasper
Organics
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Phone: 818-988-3924
Toll
Free: 1-866-913-5234
Email: kasperorg@earthlink.net
http://www.kasperorganics.com/index.html
Products
Allen’s
Naturally
Laundry and
cleaning supplies
chemical and fragrance free
P.O. Box 514
Farmington, MI
48332-0514
Phone: 1-800-352-8971
http://allensnaturally.com/
Allergy Asthma
Technology Ltd.
Their
product guide features medically tested and approved allergy
and asthma prevention products.
8224
Lehigh Avenue
Morton
Grove, IL 60053
Ph:
800-621-5545
support@allergyasthmatech.com
Website:
http://www.allergyasthmatech.com
Allergy Control
Products, Inc.
Products
that can eliminate allergy‑causing substances.
96
Danbury Road
Ridgefield,
CT 06877
Ph: 800-255-3749
fax
203-431-8963
Email:
info@allergycontrol.com
Website:
http://www.allergycontrol.com
Allergy Research
Group
Products
& news
Phone:
1-800-545-9960
http://www.allergyresearchgroup.com/
Aubrey
Organics
Natural Hair,
Skin, and Body
Care
4419 N. Manhattan Avenue
Tampa, FL 33614
1-800-282-7394
http://www.aubrey-organics.com/index.cfm
The
American Environmental Health Foundation
Catalog of
environmentally
safe products
http://www.aehf.com/
Blessed
Earth
Organic cotton
clothing for
adults and kids
http://www.blessedearth.com.au/
BreatheFree.com
Allergy,
asthma, and health care products.
12611
Hidden Creek Way, Suite E
Cerritos,
CA 90703
Ph:
877-374-0344
Website: http://www.breathefree.com
Eco-Wise
Non-toxic
everything store
110 West Elizabeth
Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-326-4474
http://www.ecowise.com/index.php
Elysian
Dream
Organic Skincare
13827 39th Dr
Marysville, WA 98271
877-850-2341
info@elysiandream.com
The
Environmental Illness Resource
List of products
and reviews
http://www.ei-resource.org
Fisher
Henney Naturals
Organic cotton, untreated
clothes.
Website:
http://www.vitalbodies.com/4/total/fisher_henney.shtml
E. L.
Foust Co., Inc.
Air
purifiers, water filters, HVAC filters, low odor paints, sealers,
cleaning
supplies, biodegradable oil, face masks, books, videos.
754
Industrial Dr.
Elmhurst,
Illinois
60126
1-800-353-6878 (US
&
Canada)
www.foustco.com
Furnature™
Showroom
Organic furniture,
pillows,
beds and fabrics
86 Coolidge Avenue
Watertown, Massachusetts 02472
Phone:
1-800-326-4895
http://www.furnature.com/index.html
Green Living
Now™, LLC
Organic and natural product
store for
humans and pets
PO Box 158
Huntington, VT 05462.
Phone:
1-888-GREEN08 --
1-888-473-3608
http://www.greenlivingnow.com/index.htm
www.rochestermidland.com/division/institut/ghouse.html
Healthy Green Goods
Eco-friendly,
toxin-free products for
your home, body & future.
702
Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202
847-864-9098
http://www.healthygreengoods.com/
Janice's
Environmentally
safe clothing, linens, and other home furnishings.
198
Route 46
Budd
Lake, NJ 07828
800-526-4237
fax:
973-691-5459
e-mail:
Jswack@worldnet.att.net
www.janices.com
Gary
Lang, Makura Miracle Pillow ™
3032 N Sheri St
Orange, CA 92865
Phone: 714-530-3300
http://makura.com/lang/?jacki@ourlittleplace.com
Lifekind
Products
Chemical
free beds, organic mattresses and bedding. Call to find
out about the chemicals in your current mattress.
PO Box 1774
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Ph: 800-284-4983
Website:
www.organicmattresses.com
The
Living Source
Personal care,
vitamins,
building supplies and water filtration with low toxicity levels
Phone:
1-254-776-4878
www.livingsource.com
Naturally Clean
Cleaning
service using non-toxic, natural cleaning products. Both
residential and commercial cleaning; daily, weekly, bi-weekly, and
monthly
cleaning services.
2916
North 76th Court
Elmwood Park, IL 60707
Ph: 708-453-6990
www.naturallyclean.com
Naturepedic
Children organic
and natural
bedding
800-91-PEDIC
(800-917-3342)
http://www.naturepedic.com/
Natures
Paint Store, Inc.
Organic paint
3455 N.E. 12
Terrace # 4
Fort Lauderdale FL
33334
Phone: (954)
630-3001
http://www.naturespaintstore.com/
Patagonia
Uses organic cotton in
clothing. Write,
call, or use the website to request a catalog.
Patagonia
Mail Order
8550 White Fir St.
P.O. Box 32050
Reno, NV 89523-2050
Ph:
800-638-6464
Fax: 800-543-5522
Website: http://www.patagonia.com
Refreshingly Free
Natural and
fragrance free
products
http://www.refreshinglyfree.com/
Shaklee
Independent Distributor
Natural,
environmentally
friendly nutrition, personal care, and household products
Phone:
1-800-377-0607
http://www.shaklee.net/lookandfeelyounger/main
TerrEssentials
Natural and organic
personal
care products
2650 Old National
Pike
Middletown, MD
21769-8817
Phone: 1-301
371-7333
http://www.terressentials.com/
Umugisha,
Inc.
HEPA Air Filters
5795 Bellingrath way
Lithonia, GA 30058
Phone: 1-877-733-7359
http://www.umugisha.com/index.html
Safe Travel Lodgings
Hotel Arista
2139
CityGate Lane
Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 579-4100
Non-toxic cleaning products, “green” rooms. Call ahead because they do
use
Tide and Downey in their laundry.
Country Life Bed &
Breakfast
A
green haven for travelers with environmental
sensitivities. Innkeepers Wendy and Richard Duvall, who are also
MCS
sufferers, eschew scented laundry and household cleansers for vinegar,
baking
soda and other natural commodities, and offer guests hypo-allergenic
pillows
and mattress covers. 67 Tabor Road, Greenwich, NY 12834; (518)
692-9203
www.countrylifebb.com
Hilton
Chicago O'Hare Airport
Now
has two
Enviro-Rooms available for
those with asthma or allergies. Contact below for more information.
O’Hare
Intl Airport, PO Box 66414, Chicago, Illinois 60666
773-686-8000
Fax: 773-601-2873
(See
also the Safer Travel Directory)
Marriot Brand
Lodgings are
smoke-free as of September, 2007
(including
Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance,
Courtyard, Residence Inn, SpringHill Suites, Fairfield Inn, TownePlace
Suites
and Marriott ExecuStay.)
Reservations in the USA & Canada:
888-236-2427 toll-free
www.marriott.com/suggest/suggest.mi
Safer Travel
Directory
Green
Lodging Directory for the Health
Conscious and Chemically Sensitive
http://www.safertraveldirectory.com/
Site
features free housing ads
Order
the 2007 - 2008 Safer Travel
Directory, pay $17.00 for USA/Canadian destinations and $23.00 for
International destinations
Or: Order by check/money order
Send check or money order (US funds only) payable to:
Christie Parkhurst
P.O. Box 848393
Pembroke Pines, FL 33084
Services
& Information
Allergen
Sampling & Analysis
Luke Curtis
MS in CIH
(Certified in
Industrial Health)
1328 Greenwood
Wilmette, IL 60091
(847) 256-3562
cell ph: (847)
769-4768
lukecurtis@aol.com
$350 for Mold Test;
results
back in one week.
American College
of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
85 West
Algonquin Road, Suite 550
Arlington
Heights, IL 60005
Locate
an allergist near you on their website, or call 1-800-842-7777
Website: http://www.acaai.org/
American Lung
Association
Information
available on ways to keep indoor air clean and how to
build a healthy home.
61
Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
Ph: 212-315-8700,
800-586-4872
Email:
info@lungusa.org
Website:
http://www.lungusa.org
Advanced Foil
Systems, Inc.
Provides non-toxic
barriers
for your home
820 S. Rockefeller
Ave
Suite A
Ontario, California
91761
Phone:
1-800-421-5947
http://www.afs-foil.com/
Environmental
Health Center of the National Safety Council
Conducts
a variety of outreach and education activities on air
quality issue.
A
Division of the National Safety Council
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200,
Washington,
DC 20036
Ph: 202-293-2270,
800-557-2366
Fax:
202-293-0032
Website:
http://www.nsc.org/ehc.htm
Environmental
Health Clearinghouse
Provides
substantive information and key documents on a variety of
environmental health issues.
Website:
http://infoventures.com/e-hlth/
Environmental
Education and Health Services, Inc.
“HOUSE
DOCTORS”
Has
done research on electric and magnetic fields, among other
things.
PO
Box 92004
Austin,
TX 78709-2004
Ph:
512-288-2369
Fax:
512-288-9538
Generation
Green/Center for Environmental Health
Advocate
for policies that protect children. Has a recommended
reading list for children and tapes with environmental messages, some
adult
books. Sells books for children, t-shirts, and reusable shopping bags
with
Generation Green logo.
PO
Box 7027
Evanston,
IL 60201
Ph:
800-652-0827
Email:
info@generationgreen.org
Website:
www.generationgreen.org
Green
Building Supply
Natural
and non-toxic building materials
508
N. 2nd Street
Fairfield,
Iowa 52556
Phone:
1-800-405-0222
http://www.greenbuildingsupply.com/Public/Home/index.cfm
The Greener
Cleaner
Quality
dry-cleaning, naturally. Has pickup and delivery service.
Ph:
773-784-8429
Toll
free 888-875-8345.
Delivery
service
area runs from the South Loop in Chicago to Wilmette. If you live
outside our
delivery area, please call and we will evaluate expanding our route.
http://www.greenercleaner.net
Chicago/Edgewater
5312
N. Broadway
Chicago,
IL
Ph:
773-271-8350
Green Seal
Green Seal is an
independent
non-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding the environment and
transforming the marketplace by promoting the manufacture, purchase,
and use of
environmentally responsible products and services.
1001 Connecticut
Avenue, NW
Suite 827
Washington, DC 20036-5525
Phone: 202-872-6400
Fax: 202-872-4324
Email: greenseal@greenseal.org
http://www.greenseal.org
Healthy
Building Network
Bill
Walsh
National
Coordinator
2425
18th Street NW
Washington,
DC 200009
Ph:
202-232-4108
Fax:
202-332-0463
Website:
www.healthybuilding.net
Healthy House
Institute
Designed
to help you improve your
home's interior environment, especially its indoor air quality.
Articles
available on their web site.
430
North Sewell Rd.
Bloomington, IN 47408
Ph/Fax: 812-332-5073
Email:
healthy@bloomington.in.us
Website: http://www.hhinst.com
Indoor
Environmental Diagnostics
Offers
on-site inspection to determine quality of air and presence
of toxic chemicals, mold, carbon monoxide, radon, and electromagnetic
radiation.
Barbara Bobbitt,
Environmental Consultant
393
Duane St. #204
Glen
Ellyn, IL 60137
630-545-0997
630-601-9158
cell
www.iediagnostics.com
MCSA
News
Online newsletter
with
pertinent MCS stories and research.
Available as PDF or
web
version.
http://mcs-america.org/
MCS Housing
This site lists
housing info,
mostly in the Southwest. http://www.healsoaz.org/housing.htm
Quail Haven, a
planned MCS
community 30 miles from Tucson, often has housing for sale. Contact
Diane Ensign
at 520.825.7273
N.E.E.D.S.
(National Ecological and Environmental Delivery System)
Products
for chemically sensitive persons.
527
Charles Avenue, Suite 12-A
Syracuse,
NY 13209
Ph:
800-634-1380
Website:
www.needs.com
Vitamins,
supplements, health and beauty aids, and domestics.
P.O.
Box 580th Avenue
East
Syracuse, NY 13057
Ph:
800-634-1380
Website:
http://www.needs.com
Pacifica
Furniture Co. (formerly Realmuto Furniture Works)
Builds
non-toxic furniture from scratch.
2023
W. Carroll Ave Suite C-205
Chicago, IL 60612
(312) 685-5503
Swartzhoff
Cleaners
600
W. Oakton
Evanston,
IL 60602
847-328-3110
Solvent
used to dry clean clothing is allowed to dry out
completely before returning to customer.
Texans for
Environmental
Health
Austin,
TX
(512)
444-5162
website:
txeh.org
e-mail:
info@txeh.org
(was
the Environmental Health League) is a non-profit organization
that helps MCS people.
Toxic Free North Carolina
Organization
whose goal is to rid North Carolina of pesticide
pollution.
toxicfreenc.org
919-833-5333
Toll-Free
in NC: 1-877-NO-SPRAY (1-877-667-7729)
info@toxicfreenc.org
