Swimming is one of the great pleasures of summer, especially if you’re a kid and/or live in a hot and humid climate. However, the chlorine used to treat most public and private swimming pools is a harmful chemical. This leaves us in a bit of a quandary: do you risk it for the sake of […]
Over the years in my consulting work, I have had people contact me because they were getting sick from new car smells, used cars that had been detailed, used cars with car air fresheners, and used cars with smoke smells. Most of my clients react to the concentrated chemicals in the small enclosed space in […]
We get a lot of questions about what we eat and what products we use on a regular basis. So we decided to share our traveling tips, including tricks for eating and staying healthy on the go. This is not a complicated guide. In fact, it’s intended to simplify your routine and keep you happy […]
A Bath Recipe to Neutralize Ionizing Radiation Exposure This salt and soda soak is a radiation-neutralizing bath designed to help you detox and to clear your system of ionizing radiation, a particularly invasive environmental factor that can devastate your immune system. A salt and soda soak is an ideal way to detox after taking a […]
The holidays are coming and that sometimes means taking an airplane to visit friends and relatives. Since it is well known that airline travel presents the body with a myriad of stressors and this festive time is concurrent with the yearly cold and flu season, it is wise to be proactive and take steps to […]
Once you start using Branch Basics for laundry, you’ll discover how simple stain treatment can be. Most stains simply require a quick All-Purpose spray before going into the washing machine. For more difficult stains, place the stained area of the fabric on top of a clean white cloth and apply Branch Basics All-Purpose to the back […]
Ready for a happy, healthy 4th of July? These are our favorite fun and simple ways to make your holiday special. Sunscreen Homemade Sunscreen (DIY) from Wellness Mama – Kelly made this DIY sunscreen for the first time this year and has been loving it since spring. Katie even shares a great trick for safely turning […]
Glass technology is about 5,000 years old.(2) Despite its long history, the technology of glass manufacturing has changed very little in the past 50 centuries. Glass is the material of choice for virtually all food and drink uses. This is because glass is inert, which means it does not chemically interact with other materials. Glass […]
by Hannah Phillips Hannah joined the BB team as our Community Manager in August 2014, bringing on board her sweet pup, Lucy, as our official BB mascot. Check out her tips on natural dog care and how she creates a healthy environment for her pet. I adopted Lucy in 2013 from Austin Pets Alive, a local […]
The Huron House Bed & Breakfast, in Oscoda, Michigan, has been named one of the Top 10 Romantic Inns and is rated with a Diamond Collection award by BedandBreakfast.com. We found out that Huron House also happens to be the first Bed & Breakfast to exclusively use Branch Basics products for cleaning. We reached out […]
The Surprising History of Handwashing and Hand SanitizerS The history of intentional hand washing had an unfortunate beginning in the 1840s. When Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis proposed to fellow doctors that washing their hands before seeing each patient would reduce the transfer of infection, he was ignored, ridiculed, rejected, and ultimately dismissed from the hospital where he […]
Clare joined the Branch Basics team in 2014, not long before she gave birth to her daughter, Emmette. She shared her experience as a new mom and revealed how inexpensive and simple it is to incorporate her daughter’s minimalist routine while using the purest products available. On Being a Minimalist Mama From Clare: I really […]
You may be familiar with one of these scenarios… You walk into a store full of scented candles. They smell so fresh and lovely, but a few minutes later, your nose starts to itch and you are starting to get a headache. You notice that you’re having a harder time focusing on anything and you […]