Greening the Cleaning® Review and Giveaway!

    Exposure to toxic chemicals is a concern that all parents have when it comes to choosing cleaning products to use around their home and to expose their family members to.  We definitely share those concerns in our home and pay very close attention to the chemicals found in the household cleaning products that we use around the house.     Women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than those women who work away from home.  Studies show that toxic chemicals found in common household products are to blame for these statistics.  GTC® products are derived from renewable natural resources like plants and fruits so they are safe to use in your home and around your family.     For the purposes of this review, we had the opportunity to try out the GTC® Hand Dish Liquid, Laundry Liquid, All Purpose Cleaner, Glass Cleaner, and Cream Cleanser.  The first thing I did when I opened the box of products is to take all their caps off to smell the different cleaners.  It was … [Read more...]

Original Simple Green Review and Giveaway

      We have been using Original Simple Green for a couple of years now and we absolutely love the way that it cleans as well as how fresh it makes everything smell.  A couple of weeks ago, we truly learned to appreciate the fact that it is non-toxic and biodegradable and what exactly what that means to our family and our pet.     It all started when we ran out of our regular bottle of Original Simple Green...We normally use it to clean everything in the house including the dog's crate and his eating area, which can get pretty messy.  Since we were in a rush, we decided to use another household cleaner until the weekend when we would have time to replace our bottle of Simple Green.  Boy was that a big mistake!     Even though we used very little of the other household cleaner, our dog ended up having an allergic reaction to the chemicals in it.  When we discussed this with the veterinarian, he stated that it was quite possible that these chemicals irritated the fur around … [Read more...]