n Debra's List you will find more than 1000 links to products that benefit your health and the environment. After more than 25 years as a consumer advocate for health and the environment and looking for products to use in my own personal life, I know where to buy a few things and how to choose toxic-free and green products. 
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MCS
White Lotus Home
This is the site I recommend most for inexpensive natural fiber mattresses. "Handcrafted natural fiber mattresses, pillows, and accessories without toxic chemicals" since 1981. They make all-cotton mattresses without springs because "the use of steel in mattresses is responsible for enormous amounts of air and water pollution every year, not to mention the devastation that strip mining has on the land where coal and iron ore are extracted." In addition, each and every mattress has been made entirely by hand. "I can put a mattress-crafter in a room with a natural fabric mattress case, a bale of cotton, a needle, some thread, and just her two hands, and she will come out with a 100% handmade mattress that is more comfortable, more supportive, will not poison the earth or the sleeper and costs less than $300." Made from "green" cotton scrap fibers (they are too short to spin for textiles) which have had had no chemical processing after harvesting--no bleaching, fungicides or dyes. They also make pillows filled with kapok, buckwheat, wool, buckwheat/wool, or organic cotton, wool toppers, and "The Stowaway"--a smaller version of their mattress that can be rolled up, tied, and carried for an exercise mat or traveling. Also organic cotton sheets, 100% cotton mattress pads, and bedroom furniture. "The environmental stewards at White Lotus believe that if the cost of saving the earth and protecting one's health was out of reach for most people's budgets, true progress would never be made. For that reason, in part, White Lotus is very efficient with resources and keeps its prices where almost everyone can take part in making the world a better place." 100% of their energy is supplied by wind power.
New JerseyVISIT WEBSITE
Shepherd's Dream
This company is about wool--sleeping on it and under it, cuddling with it, and loving the wool and the sheep and the land. Founder Eliana Jantz has been working with wool as long as I've been writing about natural products (her daughter now runs the business). Eliana led the development of EcoDomestic Wool, "a collaboration which involves the sheep growers, wool processors, product makers and promoters in gradually developing an infrastructure which ensures environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and fair prices to the woolgrower." All within a few miles distance, the sheep are pastured, the wool is milled, and the products are sewn by local women in a renovated storefront, all in site of majestic Mt. Shasta in northern California. Outfit your entire bed with wool mattress, comforter, and pillows, and you won't need to count sheep to get a good night's sleep. They also sell materials to make your own beds and bedding, including their gorgeous Montague Ecowool batts, scrap wool batting (great for stuffing pillows, soft toys or insulation for drafty spots), organic cotton (twill, sateen, muslin), wool fabric, and melton wool blanket fabric.
CaliforniaVISIT WEBSITE
Bamboosa
Baby items made in the USA from soft, absorbant, certified organic 100% bamboo fiber or high content bamboo fiber blended with organic cotton. Fabric processing uses no chlorine and only fiber-reactive dyes that use less water and less energy and generate less waste, nor do they use dyefixing agents, which often contain heavy metals and formaldehyde. All packaging materials, are made from 100% recycled paper with a minimum of 30% post consumer waste (PCW) and higher value PCW where available. Collection includes socks, booties, hats, hooded towels, crib sheets, washcloths, baby blanket, and bibs.
South CarolinaVISIT WEBSITE
Bio-Pro Dental Oral Health Program
Professional strength oral health products formulated with organic and responsibly wildcrafted herbs: toothpaste, mouthwash, and a deep-cleaning solution specifically developed for use in dental oral irrigators. Free of alcohol, synthetic chemicals and solvents, sodium lauryl sulfate, artificial sweeteners, colors and dyes. I haven't ever used mouthwash because most mouthwashes contain alcohol and I didn't see the point, but I've been using this mouthwash and really can see an improvement in my gums in the first week. Mouthwash kills germs in your mouth that brushing doesn't handle. I've ordered the toothpaste too. These are sold by two great local natural health practitioners I know, one being my biological dentist. You can order them online, not limited to professionals.
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From the Meadows Organics
"Organics Without Chemicals"--these soaps are very pure and get your skin very clean (I've tried a few), while still being gentle. The unscented organic olive oil soap smells like nothing at all, others have a mild fragrance from essential oils. These are not fancy soaps, just good, hardworking, honest soaps that perform a function, like pamper sensitive skin, nourish dry skin, disinfect problem skin, exfoliate, and more. Includes baby soap and bar shampoo.
ColoradoVISIT WEBSITE
From The Meadows Organics
"Organics Without Chemicals"--hardworking cleaning and laundry products made only with certified organic ingredients and rosemary extract for a preservative. Spray and wipe, fruit and veggie wash, all purpose cleaner, liquid laundry soap, and liquid cleaning soap all come with a fresh citrus fragrances from natural essential oils. "Our company's mission is to offer a safe collection of wonderful everyday organic products - made with the purest, safest & certified organic ingredients...at the best prices possible."
ColoradoVISIT WEBSITE
From the Meadows Organics
"Organics Without Chemicals"--face and body care products (for women, and men too!) made only with certified organic ingredients. Some have no preservative (they have a shelf life of 2-9 months, if kept according to instructions) and others are preserved with rosemary extract (they last two years). The products without rosemary extract are very pure and contain nothing that could even remotely be considered an irritant or allergen, safe particularly for immune impaired individuals. Many products are unscented, others scented with essential oils. Choose from bar and castile soap, shampoos and shower gels, face and lip care, and creams and oils. I love their foaming hand soap! It cuts through olive oil on my hands in a second. Great for the kitchen. "Our company's mission is to offer a safe collection of wonderful everyday organic products - made with the purest, safest & certified organic ingredients...at the best prices possible."
ColoradoVISIT WEBSITE
From the Meadows Organics
"Organics Without Chemicals"--baby care products made only with certified organic ingredients. The only preservative used is rosemary extract in some products. They have everything you need for baby care.
ColoradoVISIT WEBSITE
Furnature
"An extensive line of chairs, sofas, loveseats, and ottomans for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity...Many healthy, ecology conscious individuals are also purchasing our products because they prefer to live in a clean, unpolluted environment." These are top quality products with classic designs made by a family-owned company with third- and fourth-generation furniture makers. They will even make custom pieces to your design specifications. All pieces are made with 100% organic cotton barrier cloth, frames made from kiln-dried, untreated, hard rock maple, water-based glues, chemical-free wood finishes and organic or non-organic natural fiber upholstery fabrics (pre-washing option to remove fabrics finishes available).
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Karen's Naturals
If you are looking for unscented products, try these. Right on the banner, this website proclaims "A 100% fragrance-free company." They specialize in products "made for people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and others who need fragrance-free, chemical-free personal care products. Our products work well not only for those with MCS, but also for people with health issues such as asthma, allergies, skin sensitivities, migraines, Gulf War Syndrome, fibromyalgia and those undergoing chemotherapy. All of our products have been developed through the valuable input and testing of people who live with MCS and other sensitivities every day. We offer a full line of products that have proven to be very well tolerated among most in these communities. We never use any kind of fragrance-natural or synthetic. Our products are even formulated without the use of herbs, as many of them carry their own scent. We have done everything within our means to create some of the most fragrance-free, scent-free, chemical-free products on the market. Even the environment our products are made and packaged in is extremely fragrance-free. This makes us very unique among the personal care industry. " They make soaps, lotions and creams, lip care, hair care. Also laundry soap and pet shampoo. Many items are made with organic ingredients.
ArizonaVISIT WEBSITE
