Krud Kutter. Sold at Lowes, Home Depot, Wal-Mart... (You can also start with Spot Shot--this got red paint out of cream carpet for me, but it has a strong chemical smell; if you have urine in hardwood floors, Out!--usually found at Wal-Mart--works well.) It works on just about everything...except oil spills on concrete. I am a Jane-of-All-Trades (art, construction, automotive, anything, everything) and incredibly messy. Krud Kutter is amazing for laundry stains--removes blood, right before your eyes, with just a quick squirt. It doesn't bleach items AND is eco-friendly. I never dilute the stuff because I just like to go strong the first time around, but it IS a concentrated formula. I have a 12-year-old chihuahua that just loves to hike his leg on everything, and he also doesn't like to drink a lot of water; so, his urine is POTENT. I've used Krud Kutter on the diapers I now make him wear as well as in the carpet cleaner, and it is amazing. Best two cleaning products ever: Krud Kutter (comes in several iterations--I like the Tough Task) and Magic Eraser

I use Simple Green as a all-purpose cleaner. It's non-toxic, although I couldn't find it on the linked site. You can use it full strength for some jobs and dilute it down for things like washing windows. It is fantastic at cutting grease and oil--use it full strength on oil spots on garage floors. Barkeeper's Friend is similar to Bon Ami, but a tiny bit more likely to scratch things. Bon Ami is gentler. For things that just have to be clean (as opposed to sanitized), microfiber cloths do a great job with just water. If you need to polish up chrome or stainless, they are fantastic. Use two to wash windows. One wet to clean, one dry to dry the window and keep it streak-free. No chemicals at all.

I'm glad I found this forum. This is literally the only thing I found that directly addresses this problem. I knew I couldn't be the only one. Since I switched to using shea body butters, I've been having this issue. After some research, I think I found a solution that has been working so far: Tide Hygienic Clean Heavy 10x Duty Liquid Laundry Detergent & Nature's Miracle Laundry Boost. I chose these two based on reviews that stated how well they work on oil stains. So, I put my clothes on the soak cycle in the washer (using these two products) and let it sit for most of the day (about 6-8 hours) in hot water. Then I wash on the longest cycle in hot water. So far, I have not been getting the white residue after several days like before. I also tried this method with Oxiclean (swapped it for the Nature's Miracle), and it worked pretty well too. A couple of shirts had a small dusting of white residue after a few days that I could easily brush off. Also, I make sure to loosely load my washer; I use around a medium load for a large wash cycle. I'm going to experiment with warm water to see if I can save some energy and help decrease the fading over time. And possibly see if it works without soaking.

Amy, I like the Eucerin soap. Gentle enough for my face, but not strong enough for after an afternoon sweating in the garden. My skin does not like Dr Bronners, but I do use it sometimes on my hands. Too harsh. My hair is super picky, and I’m super picky about what I use on it, so I just make sure to recycle the bottles. I love my reusable grocery bags, not only for the obvious reason, but also because they make things so much easier to carry. And you can fit more in them. Mine live in my car too. If I don’t need a bag I don’t take one, or I get paper. Only thing I use plastic bags for is the cat litter. Audrey is not willing to discuss options on that. Trader Joe’s has compostable produce bags. I haven’t tested them out yet, but I might this year. I’ll bury one in the corner of a grow bag, and go looking for it in the fall. At Sprouts, you bag your bulk stuff at the bins and it’s weighed at checkout. I don’t see an easy way to dump out the contents to weigh a hard container first. Maybe there’s somewhere online you can buy your own compostable bags? I‘d love to buy potting mix and compost in bulk, but I’m not able to do the heavy lifting to move it load by load to where it goes. I don’t think the plastic bags it comes in is recyclable. I need a gorgeous hunky muscular garden helper. I ordered a couple of stainless steel insulated water bottles off Amazon. I needed big ones, and they had 32 and 40 ounce options. I filled one with ice and water Saturday at 2, and Sunday at 4 there was still ice in it. Mira brand. I can’t drink water unless it’s just short of frozen, so hoping these will work this summer outside. Is it considered sustainable that I’m getting a bed at a community garden this spring? Looking for somewhere for onions, okra, and butternut squash. And pollinator flowers, of course.