Tip Tuesday – Let it Cook!

Welcome to the new Tip Tuesday! We occasionally have clients that ask for cleaning tips and advice and we thought it would be a great idea to share these with everyone. Feel free to share your favorites with us in the comments! I was getting ready to clean Kristen’s sink and she asked how we…

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Theatre en Bloc Fundraiser – Purple Fig Cleaning Raffle Prize!

Here’s your chance to support a wonderful theatre group that is committed to sustainable practices. Theatre en Bloc is having a benefit fundraiser for their outstanding group and one of the raffle prizes is a 3 hour clean from us! Party en Bloc happens on Friday, Septenber 2nd from 7pm ’till 12am at Jovita’s (1619…

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The Temptation

We’re all human and occasionally we give in to temptation. Maybe to please others (as in my case) or just to ease the way. As the wise Kermit the frog said, “It’s not easy being green.” Or is it? Let me tell you my story. I am about to move in with the love of…

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Learning

A brief summary of cleaning chemicals: do benefits outweigh the cost. Since conventional cleaning products can contain upwards of 20 individual ingredients, it is difficult to directly link an individual cleaning chemical to increased asthma, allergies, fatigue, cancer, etc. My initial reaction to this agrees with the The Precautionary Principle: a moral and political principle…

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Our Interview with Blueplanetgreenliving.com

Purple Fig – Austin’s Green Cleaning Company with a Heart “Purple Fig is a natural cleaning service in the greater Austin area — all the clean with none of the chemicals,” said owner Amanda May. “We make and use only green cleaning products, which we ship nationwide. We provide free recipes for everything we sell,…

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Austin Woman Magazine: Creating Healthy Spaces

My husband and I had been working on changing to a greener lifestyle when I met Amanda May at the Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market. She mentioned that The Purple Fig was putting on a natural cleaning seminar and I thought that learning how to make my own products instead of purchasing green cleaners seemed ideal.”…

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