CLEANING WITHOUT CHEMICALS

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June/July 1997
By Lisa Degliantoni 
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Developing Logan' s mission statement "loving the environment" was perfectly simple, but changing the way people treat the environment will prove to be far more difficult. Over the years, Logan has organized neighborhood clean-ups and treeplanting programs, yet nothing major has ever come to fruition. She expects the new company and book to be her most influential projects, considering their popularity so far.

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Sample kits of her nontoxic cleaning products can be purchased in recycled and reusable plastic bottles (already labeled with directions for making the product) or you can pick up the book and assemble the ingredients yourself.

Breaking the habit of reaching toward shelves for products as simple as glass and countertop cleaners will be difficult, particularly when billions of dollars have been spent convincing us to do just that, but common sense has a remarkable way of re-surfacing-and in this case it's not a moment too soon.

To order Clean House, Clean Planet, one of the most thoughtful re-examinations we have seen in years of the products we use to clean our homes, callMOTHER'S Bookshelf at 800-888-9098 and ask for item #MEB241.

To order sample kits, please call at (818) 880-5144 or fax to (818) 880-5417, or drop a note in the mail to:

Life on the Planet
 23852 Pacific Coast Hwy #200
 Malibu, CA 90265

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  • Diana 6/12/2009 1:54:13 PM

    Jan - I have the book, and looked at the recipe you are referring to. It does not go in a "spray" bottle, but rather a "squirt" bottle, kind of like the one you'd see for dish washing liquid, Dawn or the like. (See p.22 for an explanatory picture.) As far as consistency, I would suggest adding a bit more water, or a tiny bit more vinegar. Either of those should thin it out a little bit. Keep in mind, you want it kind of thick, so it will stick to the sides of the bowl like the commercial ones do. Hope that helps at all. Good Luck!
    - Diana

  • Jan Kooistra 5/13/2009 11:41:59 AM

    Like Robbin, I've been trying to locate Karen Logan or her company, to no avail. I just made a batch of her toilet cleaner (from her book), and it has the consistency of cake frosting. I can't even get it through a funnel into the spray bottle, and can't imagine how, if I ever get it into the bottle, I'll ever spray it out, given it's more like cake batter than a liquid cleaner. Is this woman bogus, or what?

    Thanks,
    Jan

  • Robbin 12/19/2008 9:36:54 PM

    I've been trying to contact Life on the Planet to get the bottles and some more information. The number listed in the book and the one you list here are no longer in service. Do you know if Karen Logan is still in business?

    Regards,
    Robbin

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