Squeaky Green: The Method Guide to Detoxing Your Home

by Eric Ryan, Adam Lowry

When Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan founded Method, the environmentally friendly brand of cleaning products, they used packaging stylish enough to showcase on the countertop and pleasant aromas such as green tea and cucumber to transform household products into must-have lifestyle accessories. And when they coined the phrase "People Against Dirty," they weren't just talking about the stuff you track in on your shoesthey also meant the toxic chemicals that make up many household detergents. Packed with helpful tips and surprising facts, their first book, Squeaky Green, is a totally informative and completely entertaining room-by-room guide to giving dirty the boot. Squeaky Green isrehab for chemically dependant homes.

Genres: Health, Self Help, Nonfiction, Green

158 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kristin · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I ordered this book, I thought it was going to be a book about how to most effectively use the Method products that I've come to love so much. Actually, it's a book on how to rid your home of thousands of nasty chemicals that have made their way in over the last 50 years or so, thereby detoxing your home. This book is FUN. Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry give the information to you in a comical, colorful, non-threatening way that won't freak you out, but definitely gives you something to chew on. I devoured this book in 2 half-days. I'll definitely be making changes in my home, a little bit at a time. Highly recommended.

[Ames · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very enlightening about the chemicals and toxins we regularly wipe our homes down with in the spirit of being "clean," and very helpful in offering alternatives that get the job done just as well, without the harmful after effects. Also made me aware of the varieties of filth I'm living amongst that I was completely ignorant of. To a certain degree, ignorance is bliss. I went on a cleaning binge after finishing this book.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Take what is useful, discard what is useless, add that which is essentially your own." - Bruce Lee.

This book does the thing that I find most irksome in "anti-chemicals" (whatever that means) activists: "it's name is diphosphoride bicarbonate and they haven't proven it's dangerous ... YET. But do YOU want to chance it?"

Yes. Sure. Why not? Unless you have a better reason, in which case I'm all ears.

That said, many times, they actually do have better reasons. And sometimes they have completely non-"ooh-isn't-the-name-spooky" reasons worth considering (like, for example, that they HAVE proven ammonia can be dangerous at relatively small doses, or that some simple changes can have pretty significant effects on your CO2 and ozone footprints). I would recommend reading this like you'd read a cookbook: to take what is useful, freely abandoning what is not.

[Marjanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

The men behind 'Method' cleaning products share some interesting insights on cleaning. I have to give them some credit for not totally pimping their line of products throughout the book. They were rather reserved on that topic. However, you can't read about how to de-tox your home, by a couple of guys who sale cleaning products, at full face value. Yes, I agree that many cleaner sold for cleaning are truly hazardous and probably dangerous to your health. But there is a bit of extremism. I'm sorry, I like having a clean home, but I'm not going to start throwing out my pillows and replacing them every year. That seems just a bit too wasteful. So there are some good thoughts and ideas here, but keep in mind the source.

[Neligh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Squeaky Green gives an overview of detoxing the whole house, organized by room. The information is concise and manageable; it's comprehensive but not overwhelming. The book itself is beautifully photographed and arranged.

This company is going to sway the remaining people who still think anything less than launching chemical warfare on your house is a compromise in cleanliness. For anyone who just heard that DDT is, in fact, NOT good for you*, here's some more news: Bleach is Backwards. Ammonia is the Old Way. Incandescent light bulbs are relics.

* http://www.someareboojums.org/blog/wp...

[Ryann]

This book has some good suggestions for how to make your home more environmentally friendly (for both the earth and your children and pets). But when it talks about soaps and cleaners it only tells you what not to use. The book is written by the founders of the company 'method' (which makes environmentally friendly cleaners) and they are very good at disclosing that, but I was left asking "What am I supposed to clean my house with?" Obviously I can use method, but what else can I use?

[J.j. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seriously if I bring another GREEN book into this house Ron is going to revoke my library privileges.

BUT, this is a good one about detoxing your home. If you've read any green books, then you know a lot of this stuff, but I learned lots of new things, too, which Ron was hoping would not happen. Oh, sigh, knowledge is power:)

[Alba · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for people who are beginning to green their homes. It takes you room by room giving you information about how and why to make certain changes in each room. Most are simple and affordable ideas. It is an easy read. It even has checklists for people like me that do better with lists. I recommend this book highly.

[Barb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was written by the two founders of the company that I work for, method. Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan, guide you through how to detox your home. And they are the best people to do this because they are People against dirty. It is clever and educational.

[Syndee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fantastic book. I love Method's cleaning products and this was written by the two guys who started the company:) This book makes it fun and easy to learn the best way to clean and be safe and healthy:)

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who doesn't think that going toxic-free in the home is the way to go. It is more of an overview of "green cleaning" than an in-depth guide, and was my introduction to the subject. Very appealing, modern writing style and layout.

[Bonnie · Rating 3 out of 5]

In honor of earth day and conservation I picked up this book. It was an interesting read and entertaining considering it was about all of the not so wonderful things we manufacture to be around us. It made my conservation mode kick in a little stronger again.

[Kathy Chung · Rating 5 out of 5]

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very useful book. informative. funny .

[Dana]

It is really good, shows different ways to clean naturally.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was great!

[Bryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're a fan of Method, this is a great little book. Even if you're not, it's a refreshingly fun read on creating a greener home.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book simultaneously made me (1) want to compulsively clean and (2) afraid of cleaning!

[Suzanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some very interesting information in this book about ways to avoid some chemical contamination.