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[Shortpoet-GTD]

"Active ingredients are plant-based, sustainable, and rapidly biodegradable.
Beneficial botanical essential oils add a pleasant, aroma-therapeutic scent. Of greatest importance
is the safety of the household in which it is being used. This includes humans, animals, and plants -
and the health of our planet at large.
“Green washing” - implying environmental friendliness without significant change to the product -
is simply not an acceptable practice.
We are proud that all of Begley's innovative products are made from safe, natural ingredients without sacrificing performance."
http://begleysbest.com/

[mariaandrea]

I started watching Ed Begley's show when it first came on and loved it. I haven't been following what he's been up to since I got rid of the TV a year ago, but I'm not surprised he has his own product line now. It was only a matter of time. Honestly I won't be using his products since I make my own household cleaners and for soaps I buy products made by a local organics company with the same environmental commitment. Gotta support the local companies wherever you are! :)

But, kudos to him. I love that he's helped make important environmental issues more mainstream.

[zararina]

I think it was not yet marketed here although there are some products here that said to be more earth friendly too.
Sounds to be a very promising new product that would benefit our environment and all living creatures. Hope that it was really what it was described.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

I don't know him, but he had his own forum over at treehugger for some time (before discovery shut down
the forums) and he seems like a straight forward fellow.
He was kind enough to field a multitude of questions.
I can't vouch for his products, because I've never used them, but would try them before others.

And mariaandrea-you rock girl! Support local! Yay!

[jasserEnv]

Just be careful when buying that the 'local' products are local and are good for the environment too. I have been to a few farmers markets where people were selling Chinese goods at mark up and claiming them to be local. I only found out when I noticed Chinese writing on the bottom of one of the products. Bad Feng Shui, I say! They had insisted that it was local but were silent when confronted. These are not local and not sustainably produced in most cases. I complained to the city but they had no jurisdiction to do anything. Basically, as long as they had someone in the booth, they didn't care.

[mariaandrea]

jasserEnv, on 31 December 2011 - 11:31 AM, said:

Just be careful when buying that the 'local' products are local and are good for the environment too. I have been to a few farmers markets where people were selling Chinese goods at mark up and claiming them to be local. I only found out when I noticed Chinese writing on the bottom of one of the products. Bad Feng Shui, I say! They had insisted that it was local but were silent when confronted. These are not local and not sustainably produced in most cases. I complained to the city but they had no jurisdiction to do anything. Basically, as long as they had someone in the booth, they didn't care.

So true. The products I get are (or were) made in a local shop. They expanded into selling in local grocery stores, which is where I get mine. The sad news is I just went to their website and they had to close up because of the economy and slower sales. My grocery store must still have some inventory because I can still get it there.

[Shortpoet-GTD]

Cleaning with vinegar and baking soda is still hard to beat.
Don't know if you can "eat" begley's stuff but you sure can with v and bo.