When your dwelling is dirty and it needs a cleansing, what are your options to clean it? Well, you could use soap, water, and a ton of elbow grease, but most of us drop by our local market and pick up some cleaning products. However, one has to pause and think about how environmentally safe and how sustainably produced are these products. Most important, is it safe to have these products in the house near curious little ones?

So, where does one go to obtain cleaning products that are safe for the little ones and are sustainable? I have conducted a little research and have compiled a short list of companies which produce eco-friendly and sustainably produced cleaning products. By no means is this a complete list. So, feel free to add other companies I might have missed in the comments area below. The cleaning products from these companies might actually save you money in the long run and help you live a healthy lifestyle.

• Seventh Generation
• Method
• Sun & Earth
• Mia Rose
• Shaklee

As a bonus, you can watch a CNNMoney video about Seventh Generation, which seems to be the leader in this space. In the video, I appreciate Jeffrey Hollender’s (CEO of 7th Generation) enthusiasm for competition from the big players in this industry (Clorox, Arm & Hammer, and Proctor & Gamble). It seems that the larger companies understand that they can not continue to produce eco-unfriendly products in an unsustainable way.

Disclosure: At the time of the writing of this post, I have no financial relationships with any of the organizations mentioned.
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About the Author

Jonathan Chang is interested in new technologies which help individuals and organizations make a positive impact on society and the environment. He is also a proponent of long term thinking, supports the creation of renewable resources, and is an ardent advocate of social entrepreneurship. He is involved with and a member of Net Impact and the Commonwealth Club. (Net Impact is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of new leaders who use business to improve the world. The Commonwealth Club is the nation’s oldest and largest public affairs forum which organizes events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.) Jon received his MBA from Babson College and his BA from Columbia University.