Cleaning My Stove Without Toxic Fumes!

Here are some photos of my stovetop before using my non-toxic cleaners. My stove was really dirty and I made sure not to clean my stove for a few days so you can see exactly how well these cleaners work! I used the Basic H2 Degreaser spray and the Scour Off

all-natural scouring paste (my favorite product!) For other posts about Scour Off, click here. Here's how it turned out!

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Can you believe that it took barely any scrubbing at all! The Scour Off is the most amazing product and it's made from cherry pits so it even smells delicious! I just love these products so much, can you tell?! For more information on Scour Off, check out my

Shaklee Website.

Cleaning Your Carpet Naturally with Amazing Results

Let's talk about clean carpet. If you're a parent like me, clean carpet is far and in between. Between the milk or juice that finds it's way out of the "spill-proof" sippy cup, food being thrown by my toddler, cheerios and cheddar bunnies scattered throughout the floor, and occassionally dragging the wagon or strolling the stroller onto the carpet, my carpet is dirty!! It gets dirty easily because it is old carpet, so see, it's not all my fault lol! :)

I am always hesitant to have a professional carpet clean because most of the cleaners are extremely toxic. My mother-in-law was so kind and gave us a Bissell carpet cleaner and I was super excited because now I can clean the carpet with my Shaklee products and know that it is completely safe and non-toxic!

Carpet cleaners can be extremely toxic to children, who tend to play and crawl around on carpets. The fumes given off by carpet cleaners can cause cancer and liver damage. Carpet and upholstery cleaners accounted for 5,397 poison exposures in 2005. The majority of these exposures, over 3,500, involved children under 6.

Source: Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers' Nat'l Poisioning and Exposure Database


                              

I'm sure you are thinking, "How clean can natural products really clean carpet, right?" Not to mention very old and very dirty carpet! Here's how I did it:

I used my Basic H2 all-purpose super cleaner, Basic G Disinfectant (this gets rid of bacteria, mold, odors, etc.) and Nature Bright brightener. I know that water is disgusting and that wasn't even my entire carpet but I to show you so you can see how well the products work! :) There are still a few areas that I should have pre-treated, especially the entry, but I just wanted to do a quick clean and disinfectant of the carpet.

Cleaning Your Carpet Naturally:

1 Tablespoon of Basic H2 per gallon of water

1 Tablespoon of Basic G Germicide per gallon of water

1-2 scoops of Nature Bright depending on how dirty your carpet is

Any time you use the Nature Bright on carpet, make sure you go back over it with water and don't let it sit on carpet without every wiping it up after the stain has lifted. It will continue to lighten and brighten so it's best to make sure you wipe/soak it up and blot with water after it has removed the stain/pre-treated. Of course if you are going over it while cleaning the carpets, that is not necessary.

Pre-treating: About a week before I cleaned the carpet there were two horrible stains caused by my adorable, innocent toddler! :) She got into my loose powder blush and then threw a blackberry onto the carpet which completely smooshed into the carpet. I used the Nature Bright dissolved in hot water and kept applying every couple hours as needed. The stains were so bad, I had to repeat the next day. I knew the stains would come out because Nature Bright is a miracle worker, I just had to apply it a few times.

Here is the stain from my make-up. That's my daughter's hand to show you how big the stain was. The left picture was before using Nature Bright. The right picture is after I applied Nature Bright one time so you can see that the stain started to fade quite a bit. 

This was after two applications of the Nature Bright. The carpet was so clean that it was lighter than the rest of the carpet which was another reason why I needed to shampoo the entire carpet.

This was the blackberry stain. The right picture is after one application of Nature Bright. This stain took three applications of Nature Bright. I really didn't think it would come out but it finally did!

 

Now onto the carpet clean before and after photos:

Before  and  After



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Before pictures of the entry - This was sooooo dirty and stained I didn't think anything would come out!

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Shaklee Cost Comparison with Other Brands!

Below are two Shaklee Cost Comparison with other well known brands. The first comparison focuses on more of the "green" cleaners and the second has more of the traditional cleaners. Remember when you are comparing Get Clean with "green" companies or cleaners, "green" means better for enviroment, not necessarily better for you or your family! It is crucial that you look for products that are "non-toxic".

Shaklee Get Clean is both green and non-toxic. Basic H2 has the highest "green" seal of approval by being Green Seal Certified!

To see the comparisons larger, please click on the comparison charts.

Nature Bright Brightener and Whitener

I got a little crazy with my bag of Nature Bright this weekend and decided to put it on everything I could think of. Lucky for me, much of my house is a lot cleaner and brighter than before! Yay! Something magical happens when you leave this powder on something or soaking overnight, it's crazy but it's true. You wake up amazed!

 I received a recent review from a new customer after trying the

Nature Bright brightener:

"Nature's Bright just passed its first test. My son had a gnarly stain in his karate gi that I could not get out for the life of me. I soaked it, then threw it in the washing machine and .... It's GONE!!! Woo hoo!!! :) Love this product already!"

                          

How does it work?
Instead of chlorine, natural enzymes and active oxygen in Nature Bright re-brighten laundry, de-stain upholstery and way more. Nice.
Removes soil stains 13% better than OxiClean^® Versatile Stain Remover Powder, and is comparable to Clorox 2^® Stain Fighter when used as a laundry additive durin6g soaking and washing. Comparable to OxiClean Versatile on overall soil removal when used as a laundry booster.*

Here is how I use Nature Bright:

Stains in the carpet - be careful with this though... your carpet will be so clean that it makes the area around it look dirty so make sure you blend it well or clean your entire carpet after. And don't forget to blot the area with water after it soaks, because Nature Bright keeps brightening and brightening. :)

Cleaned the shower head - Heard about a fabulous idea to get a small plastic ziploc bag, fill it 3/4 with water and a half scoop of Nature Bright (or a full scoop if it's really dirty), put it around the shower head and wrap a rubberband around the top so the shower head is submersed in water. I left it on overnight and the next morning it was bright, white and clean. Amazing!

Shower curtain and bath mat - Before I go to sleep once a week, I throw the shower curtain and bath mat into the washing machine and let it soak with a little detergent and a half to full scoop of Nature Bright and let it soak overnight. Then I wash it in the morning and it is like new... this says a lot for having a white shower curtain and white bath mat! I have a fabric water resistant shower curtain as an alternative to the plastic PVC curtains that outgas chemicals in your home. I love it and it's so easy to throw in the washing machine and lasts so much longer than the plastic ones.

Cleaned and brightened the caulking in the bathroom - I made a paste with the Nature Bright powder and water and used a sponge to dab it around the caulking in the shower, baseboards and toilet. Make sure the paste is thick enough that it doesn't run off the surface and covers the surface you are trying to clean. I left it on overnight.. well, I actually left it on two nights in a row because I didn't have time to wipe it off the next morning.. but like I said, it just keeps brightening! :) Once I left it on overnight, I wiped it off with a sponge and all of the caulking was drastically whiter... I am regretting that I didn't take before and after photos, sorry!

Toilet Bowl - To clean the toilet, I use a scoop of the Nature Bright, I spray the entire bowl and outside with Basic G germicide and then add a few drops of concentrated Basic H2. You can brush it around or just let it soak overnight. In the morning, brush and flush! I sometimes add a tiny bit of Nature Bright and Basic H2 the next morning before cleaning the toilet, but usually it's not necessary.

Laundry - I threw in a half a scoop in with my daughter's clothes and whites for easy stain removal without having to pre-treat. If you have really tough stains, you can soak the item first then wash.

There are so many uses for Nature Bright! You can even use it outside on your patio furniture! For a full usage guide, send me an email, i'd be happy to send it to you!

Here is a friend's blog post photo of her kitchen sink before and after Nature Bright:

http://scrappy77.blogspot.com/2011/02/shaklee-before-and-after-pictures.html

For more information on Nature Bright, see my website: http://embraceyourlife.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=00305

Want to save over $13,500 by changing the way you clean?

I have the simplest way for you to save over $13,500 by switching to Shaklee's Basic H2 concentrated cleaner!

Yes, you read that right! Talk about money savings, I don't know how it gets better than that! I am so passionate about this one little 16 oz. bottle of cleaner that I had to post about this famous product one more time! You will never go back to traditional cleaners after you try this, guaranteed! Most Basic H2 customers say their bottle lasts about 2 years! I'm going on 18 months and not even half way through the bottle! I love love love this and promise that you will be amazed at how it works on everything!

SHOW ME HOW I SAVE:

You will save over $13,500 in window cleaner! One 16 oz. bottle of Basic H2 is equal to over 5,824 26 oz. bottles of windex. Every time you fill up your window and mirror spray bottle, it costs you less than one cent!

One 16 oz. bottle of Basic H2 is equal to 48 gallons of toxic-free super cleaner.

You would have to spend over $12,000 to get the same amount of clean as one 16 oz. bottle of Basic H2. You would spend:
   -Nearly $482 for the equivalent amount of all-purpose cleaner
   -$12,250 for the equivalent amount of window cleaner
   -$144 for the equivalent amount of degreaser

See my Basic H2 review here.
Learn more about Basic H2 and product details here.

Strawberry Stains Are No Match for Nature Bright!

So I was definitely in search of something to remove strawberry stains on my upholstered rocking chair after my daughter secretly snatched a strawberry off of the kitchen counter and made her way to the rocking chair!

I had already used Nature Bright to remove stains on the carpet, in clothes, to brighten just about anything including my toilet bowl!! So I figured this would probably be my best bet.

What is Nature Bright?

A Powerful Stain Remover 
Removes stubborn stains on surfaces like carpet, upholstery, kitchen, and bath surfaces and effectively cleans outdoor patio furniture.

Tackles the toughest organic stains and will effectively remove wine, grape

juice, blood, perspiration, grass, grease, food stains, coffee, mold and mildew

stains, and much more.


Removes soil stains 13% better than OxiClean^® Versatile Stain Remover Powder, and is comparable to Clorox 2^® Stain Fighter when used as a laundry additive durin6g soaking and washing. Comparable to OxiClean Versatile on overall soil removal when used as a laundry booster.*

Here is what Nature Bright can do!

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See my Shaklee website for more info on Nature Bright!

Did you know?

Chlorine is the chemical most frequently involved in household poisonings and is a

potent environmental pollutant. Chlorine is a part of a class of chemical

compounds that may cause reproductive, endocrine, and immune system disorders.

Chlorine should never be mixed with ammonia. This mixture can generate toxic

chloramine gas. Products that contain ammonia include some all-purpose and

bathroom cleaners, dishwashing detergents, and metal polishes. Chlorine also

degrades natural and synthetic fibers.

Get Clean products do not contain chlorine or other hazardous ingredients.

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More Amazing Cleaning Before & Afters!

Since my recent post about the Get Clean Scour Off, i've been trying to think of impossible jobs to use it on to see what happens. I took the Scour Off outside and tested it on my husband's poor bike that has been outside for two years uncovered, wet, and quite sad. My poor husband who custom designed the bike figured it was ruined and so we've just left it outside. I know, don't know what the logic is there??

I used a scrub sponge and the magical Scour Off and it's like new! I could not believe two years of rust, like built on rust, never coming off, rust, came off so easily! If I were you, I wouldn't believe it. How could anything take off rust like this? So I took a little video when I started to clean. A neighbor started talking to me outside so I had to stop filming, sorry! Please don't mind my daughter making funny faces, that wasn't planned, I promise. :) Don't forget, this scouring paste is non-toxic and made with cherry pits.

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This is AFTER the Scour Off, but as you can see, I only cleaned the front two bars, as compared to the rusty two back bars.

I should have samples of Scour Off soon! It's the best!

http://embraceyourlife.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=00430