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At Home 6 - Looking after clothes in a greener way

Clothes: the facts

We all have to clean our clothes. However the way we wash and look after our clothes makes a difference to the environment

What can I do?

Clothes and your skin
Experiment with chemical free washing devices or environmentally responsible washing powders.

Dry Cleaning
Try not to buy clothes that need dry cleaning - the process uses a number of damaging chemicals

How can I do it?

Try an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical washing powders such as the Ecoball from ECOZONE

Smart thinking

EcoBalls are hypo-allergenic and use ionized oxygen to remove dirt molecules from cloth.

Winner of the Hong Kong enterprise award in 1996, the Ecoball costs about 3p per wash (saving users £165+ per set), at 5 washes a week they last over 3 years, they save water as you do not need a second rinse cycle to remove the detergent, they are not tested on animals and they minimize colour fading.

They also extend the life of your washing machine as there is no chemical or detergent buildup.

More Information

On Allergies and Related Topics

National Asthma Campaign
British Allergy Foundation
The National Excezma Society

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