Shower Curtains
One of the easiest changes you can make is to choose and organic or hemp shower curtain for your bathroom. There is simply no need to hang a plastic (think BPA) or PVC shower curtain in the room where you turn on the hot water and stand naked for a length of time. Not only are you standing next to it, but ultimately you are breathing it all in. Try these beautiful organic curtains from PristinePlanet.com
Floor Mats And Rugs
Does it really matter if you go green with you floor mat? YUP! There are several reasons that going green with your bathroom rug is a great idea. First, carpets have some of the most nasty toxic glues in them. And here you are standing with your bare wet feet. Second, these synthetic rugs tend to go moldy pretty quickly and then get thrown out for another cheep replacement. This means that yet another toxic item is going into our landfill and our earth. Today, there are many amazing options for eco-friendly and body friendly bathroom rugs. Check out some great versions that are sustainable, biodegradeable and non-toxic: Rawganique.com and Improvements.com.
Soap
To go along with you beautiful organic accesories, you can also make sure that all clean hands don't walk away with unnecassary toxins from your soap. You can choose a reusable and beautiful dispensor and fill it with organic soaps from great clean brands like Dr. Bronner's Soap. If you do choose a disposable soap container, just make sure it is BPA free and recyclable or recycled.
Toilet Cleaning
Gone are the days of bleaching everything to death that has been touched by the human body. Today, you can clean with ease of mind knowing that natural alternatives work just as well without the harmful toxins and "danger" warning labels.Brands like Ecover and 7th Generation choose to utilize the natural cleaning elements of essential oils, citric acid and other natural elements without the toxic fog.
Towels
One of the easiest changes to make is replacing conventional towels with organic towels. This can be done when you are ready for new towels or simply add a few to your collection as you go. There is no reason to throw out perfectly good towels. In fact, conventional cotton towels that have been washed for many years have shed much for their conventional pesticides that were used to grow the cotton.
If you do have a reason to get new towels, like outfitting a dorm room or guest towels, you don't have to break the bank with great deals like this one on Overstock.com where you can get a set of 6 organic towels for $39.99!
In Addition to the above ideas, here are some great green tips from our friends at HGTV.com:
GOING GREENER
In addition to the ideas above, there are a host of other options for making your bathroom even greener. While these will add additional cost, they promise a significant return on investment.
Tankless hot water heaters - While these can add several hundred dollars to your bill, tankless water heaters use 20 percent less energy than traditional water heaters, paying for the extra up-front cost in just a few years.
Reclaimed fixtures - While these may cost less than new fixtures, the investment in time spent searching for fixtures to reuse can be significant. If you choose to have old fixtures refinished, ask the refinisher to use chemicals with low VOCs.
Composting toilets/waterless urinals - Not exactly mainstream in U.S. homes, these products are becoming very popular in green commercial buildings because of the water they save. Clivus Multrum manufactures composting toilets for the home and Kohler is now making residential waterless urinals.
Greywater recycling - These systems collect and filter water from sinks, tubs, showers and the laundry (called grey water) and re-use it to irrigate landscapes or even to flush toilets. These systems range from the very simple to the very complex and are not accepted by all code jurisdictions, so do your homework first.
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