What do you
sell?
Eco-friendly products, including:
1) natural paints, floor and decking oils, furniture stains, varnishes
and enamel lacquers
2) natural household cleaners and bodycare products
3) solar-powered and energy/water-saving products.
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Why are your
products eco-friendly?
1) Our natural paints, cleaning products and bodycare range contain no
chemicals, reducing pollution.
2) Our water saving products, such as aerated showers and taps, cut your
water use, reducing the need to build more dams.
3) Our energy saving products, such as efficient lightbulbs and solar
batteries, cut your greenhouse gas emissions.
By shopping with EcoShop,
you are contributing to a better environment for all of us.
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Are there
other benefits?
Yes, in two ways. Firstly, health. Our products
will rid your home of the harmful (and possibly carcinogenic) toxins and
poisins in chemical paints and cleaners. That's especially good for people
with children, allergies or skin problems. Click
here and here
to read more about toxins in the home. It also reduces the risk of poisoning,
especially for curious toddlers. (In 2002 in NSW alone, 7,632 people were
treated for poisoning after swallowing domestic cleaning products. Source:
NSW Poisons Centre.)
And our water/energy-saving
and solar products can also save hundreds of dollars a year
on energy and water bills.
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Aren't eco-friendly
products expensive?
Not necessarily. People often think our natural paints must be more expensive
than ordinary paints; in fact they cost about the same as leading brands,
and less than boutique/premium brands. Our cleaning products cost more
weight-for-weight than supermarket brands, but are concentrated formulas
that actually work out cheaper if used correctly.
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Are your
paints hardwearing and durable?
Our wall paints can be scrubbed clean and have a "hiding
power" of 98.3% - better than most paints on the market. They have
been tested by the Australian Ministry of Defence and meet Austrailan
Standard AS1580.
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Do your cleaning
products really get things clean?
Absolutely. They are tested to hospital grade and commercial levels. Obviously
the best proof is to try them, so we sell trial-sizes of some of our cleaners.
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Do you sell
Enjo mops?
No. Enjo's products are only sold through their own party-plan system.
We sell our own excellent microfibre mop system, which also cleans without
the need for detergent. See our Cleaning category.
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Do water-saving
showers give a satisfing shower?
The
volume of water is less than a normal shower but purchase the right shower
and you will still get satisfyingly heavy droplets of water covering you
all over. Most people get used to it within a couple of days. We have
installed thousands of our water saving showers without any complaints.
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Why can chemical-based
paints cause health problems?
Synthetic paints usually contain volatile organic solvents such
as xylene, toluene, ketone, etc. Paints may appear to dry within a few
hours but in reality they can emit chemicals (called "outgasing")
for months or even years. These chemicals can cause headaches and nausea
and some solvents can affect the respiratory tract and the central nervous
system. Water-based paints (also called plastic, emulsion or latex) contain
less petroleum derivatives and solvents than oil-based paints, but they
still outgas (emit harmful chemicals) for some time after application.
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I want to
save money, energy and water. Where do I start?
Buy a water-saving shower from the wide range in the shop; it
will save both water and the energy used to heat that water. Other cost-effective
steps to take include installing tap aerators on your taps ($9 and $12),
a cistern converter ($9) to reduce water used to flush your toilet and
fitting energy-saving lightbulbs ($12 each). If you use AA batteries,
switch to rechargeable. (See our Water saving and Energy
saving categories.)
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I want to
cut down on toxins at home. Where do I start?
Buy one of our microfibre mops - it means you can clean many surfaces
without any detergent at all. And use our toxin-free enviroCare range
for other cleaning jobs (dishwashing, laundry, toilet, body, shampoo,
etc). And next time you decorate, use our natural paints or wood varnishes.
(See our Cleaning and Natural Paints
categories.)
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What if I
buy something then decide I don't want it?
We offer a straightforward full refund on all our products.
If for any reason you are not happy with anything you buy from us, simply
send it back in the original packaging within 14 days and we'll exchange
it or, if you prefer, give you a full refund.
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I'd like more
information before I buy. Can I talk to you?
Feel free. You can email shop@ecoshop.com.au,
or call 02-9519 0433 during office hours - please mention "EcoShop".
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