Fish Friendly Stain Removers

It's been a long first 2 days of teaching for this blogger and it shows... my new khaki pants have a nice, large glob of dried up glue, not to mention whatever else accumulated at the bottom hem (I tend to buy longer than necessary pants).

But I'm not worried because I found 2 products that are amazing at removing stains... and eco-friendly too.

1. Ecover Stain Remover. Ecover, according to their website, contains plant based ingredients, is completely biodegradable, and has "minimum impact on aquatic life". It also does quite a number on stains... including stains that I've used OTHER stain removers on, with no luck. I love this stuff, and to be honest, I really love this brand... more on that in a future blog. :)

2. Bi-O-Kleen Bac-Out Stain & Odor Eliminator. This is another environmentally friendly product, containing live enzymes, which apparently has no negative effects on our rivers, streams and aquatic life. I've found it very useful, not just on laundry, but also around the house. My cat got sick a few weeks ago, basically all over my apartment. (She's okay now, for the record). Bac-Out got rid of every last stain on the carpet... in fact, my carpet looks cleaner than it used to! Apparently it can be used in the bathroom too, although I haven't tried that yet.

For the record, I bought both these products through drugstore.com, although I know that Ecover is at my local "natural food stores" (for lack of a better term). And on that note, I'm off to attack my pants!