http://site.xospray.com/blog Removing Odors the Green Way Sun, 01 Feb 2009 04:30:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We get asked these questions a lot. "What's the difference between all the products?" Usually everyone wants the strongest odor killing available, but the great news is both the regular and "Plus" versions are excellent at knocking out any odor. Seriously; either will work GREAT. The difference is cleaning ability in addition ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2009/02/01/which-x-o-for-which-job/ We're really excited about the debut of our new cleaning and odor neutralizing product, "Supressence"! Production starts in about a week and we should have the first bottles by mid-month. Supressence is the strongest ready-to-use spray that X-O has ever made and we've been beta testing at home for two ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2008/02/04/introducing-supressence/ In the last post, I looked at phthalates in everyday plastic items. The AP has a story today about a study in the journal Pediatrics which finds these chemicals present in all 163 babies they tested. Read more here. The highest levels were linked with baby grooming products such as ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2008/02/04/phthalates-and-babies/ Jolene races around in the morning, trying to get the family ready for the day. She pours OJ for the kids out of a big plastic jug (containing BPA, more about that later) and grabs sandwiches she picked up last night at the grocery for the kids' lunches (wrapped in ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2008/01/04/a-day-in-the-life-how-plastic-risk-is-everywhere/ For a woman who loves her scented candles, tapers at dinner, little tea lights and never met an essential oil she didn't like, it's disturbing to learn that candles in the home needlessly put your lungs at risk. But it is true....candles DO emit toxic vapors, Virginia. Nor is it ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2007/12/27/candles-create-indoor-air-pollution/ I'm becoming increasingly agitated by the sheer load of common household chemicals sitting around my house. Until recently I didn't understand that many of these products are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which constantly emit small amounts of chemical vapor into the air. One at a time these might not be ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2007/11/09/how-to-reduce-common-household-chemical-pollution-at-home/ The sense of smell or olfaction is truly a survival mechanism. Through this sense, we can scope out potential mates, smoke, dangerous (spoiled) foods that might kill us, and assess our surroundings as pleasant or threatening. Smells can be uplifting like those of flowers or a baby's skin, or depressing ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2007/10/25/how-we-smell-olfaction/ Refrigerator odors are typically caused by strong smelling or spoiled foods, and the transfer of those odors into the actual insulation of the fridge. We've all grown up with the baking soda trick. Does it really work to free your refrigerator from food odors? Recently, I experimented with another closed environment: ... http://site.xospray.com/blog/2007/10/18/removing-odor-from-refrigerators/