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The Green Laundress: The Journey to Cleaning Greener

The Green Laundress won the award for the Best Eco-Friendly cleaning products in Washington, DC!!

Did you know?

Traditional cleaning products can contain a range of chemicals, including ammonia, chlorine, and phthalates, that have been linked to a list of health issues like:

Tub Scrub wins MVP award from www.apartmenttherapy.com!

 

 

Shop now until Monday and get 20% off all Green Laundress store items! Reduce your exposure to toxic chemicals in cleaning products Decrease risk ...

The Green Laundress is black woman owned.  We are a tiny fish swimming in an ocean of cleaning products. 

It started in 1911 in Emporia, Va. It would end 42 years later in Steelton, PA. It was a Sunday afternoon when my great-grandfather decided to end his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound as my great-grandmother came in the door from church. Mental health matters.

Three generations later, almost every unanswered question posed that day by

Did you know:

women still do the majority of household chores in the U.S.? 

some babies are born with over 200 chemicals in their umbilical cord blood?

your womb is your baby's first home?

"This is an important step for The Green Laundress.  We're so thankful for the opportunity to partner with Good Food Markets."

                                                                              Erica Ahmed       

 

                                                             

There's something about cleaning, purging, and creating space. Our minds and bodies need this opportunity to be refreshed and renewed! 

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