Fresh And Green Toilet Cleaner Eco Product Review

I don’t tend to buy environmentally friendly products from the supermarket, but this caught my eye so I thought ;why not?’. Fresh and Green’s Eco Friendly Toilet Cleaner and Limescale Remover is part of TV chef Antony Worrall Thompson’s range of cleaner products, and there’s quite a range, is derived from natural plant extracts and promises to have used sustainable agricultural practices in making it.

The problem with reviewing toilet cleaner is that if you use a different one regularly and your toilet is clean, all the cleaner you’re reviewing needs to do it keep it clean, rather that get rid of a lot of limescale etc. But as most people are in that situation, where they regularly clean the toilet, then I decided it was fair enough to review it this way.

The cleaner is clear and has a nice citrus-like fragrance which stays around after a couple of flushes but as with all the varieties I’ve tested it tends to disappear after that. Once you squirt it on you can actually just leave it for up to two hours and just flush before using it, but I like to use a toilet brush too. And it worked really well, no problems at all with it, it’s easy to use and left the bowl looking nice and clean – you can’t say much more than that eh?

Fresh And Green Toilet Cleaner is available a supermarkets like Adsa, Budgen and Waitrose, as well as smaller stores like the Co-op and Robert Dyas. Prices vary, but expect to pay around £3.00. For more information you can check out the Fresh and Green website.

Method Wood for Good Wipes Eco Product Review

Out of the growing number of Method products being released, the latest we’ve reviewed at Life Goggles was the Steel for Real wipes. In the same vein come the Method Good for Wood wipes, but for use of wood furniture obviously.

Using the same clever packet as the steel wipes, with it’s pop open ’stay fresh’ lid, it holds about 30 wipes which for the limited amount of wood I have in my flat, that means about a year’s worth of cleaning! Not bad for the price I reckon.

I haven’t tried the spray version of the surface cleaner so they were totally new to me and the first thing that hits you is the smell, it reminded me of holidays for some reason but is in fact almond oil.

Using them is simplicity itself, just take it out of the packet and wipe away. They leave a lovely shine without too much work and as happy as you can be when cleaning, they left me pretty content.

Made from bamboo, the wipes can be put on the compost heap when you’ve used them, and you can’t say that about many cleaning products can you? As usual, a Method product has impressed me again, I always look forward to reviewing its products.

Method Wood for Good Wipes cost £3.50 from most supermarkets and online shops such as Big Green Smile.

Method Steel For Real Wipes Eco Product Review

As regular readers will know, here at Life Goggles we’re big fans of Method products. The latest one we have in for review is Method Steel For Real Wipes for cleaning stainless steel.

The first obvious thing to raise your eyebrows is that these are disposable wipes – not very eco-friendly is it? Will yes and no really. These are made from bamboo and will biodegrade unlike mainstream brand disposable wipes that sit in landfill for millions of years. It’s important that the eco world offer alternatives to mainstream products, people who use wipes will not want to move back to cloths and spray so these are a eco-friendly alternative.

That out the way it was time to test the wipes. But first I had to get into the packet – and for some reson I found it a joy. There’s a little plastc pop up lid that I’ve never seen before. Maybe lots of products have it but the last time I used wipes they had an allegedly resealable sticky cover that doesn’t work. This little plastic lid is genius. Although it doesn’t say whether it’s made from recycled plastic but hopefully people who buy these will recycle this bit.

Right, now to try out the wipes. The smell is exactly the same as the Method Stainless Steel Cleaner spray I reviewed a while ago, which is probably as it’s the same stuff! But using the wipes is a different experience that the spray and cloth. I immediately thought I preferred the spray as that worked brilliantly but I struggled a little with the cloths, but after a while I realised as that’s because I don’t clean my sink and draining board very often so need to use a more abrasive cloth that these disposable ones. These wipes work really well, I just need to use them more regularly than I have been!

I did find I needed to use another cloth after the wipes only after I got one wet. If you’re cleaning your sink I’d advise you to wait until it’s dry before cleaning it as once the wipes are wet it leaves a milky residue on the surface that you need to wipe away. Not a big problem, but something to look out for.

I think these are a really good alternative to buying other disposable wipes, although I might stick to the spray version and a cloth. Or maybe I’l clean more often with these, hmmm.

Method Steel For Real Wipes cost £3.50 from most supermarkets and online shops such as Big Green Smile.

Cath Kidston Kitchen Cleaner Eco Product Review

If you hate cleaning, like me, you should get the job of testing cleaners out. It’s amazing how it focuses you as you wipe the grime away and you start thinking more about the product than the actual cleaning. Try it, it works. In fact, buy this Cath Kidston Kitchen Cleaner from Big Green Smile and let me know if like it – then you’ll be cleaning and reviewing at the same time!

Anyway, part of the Washing Line er line of products, the kitchen cleaner comes in a simple, friendly bottle with an Eco Friendly cloud on the front. The ingredients list reads: aqua, alcohol, alkyl polyglucoside, sodium citrate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, benzophenone-4, parfum and lactic acid. It says it’s non-toxic, biodegradeable, contains no animal products, parabens or sulphates.

As you would imagine, you simply spray it onto the surface and wipe away. I initially tried it on my stainless steel sink and while it didn’t work as well as Method’s stainless steel cleaner, it did quite a nice job. And on the usual work surfaces it did as good a job as any other cleaner I’ve used – eco-friendly or not.

The nozzle is quite good and helps cleaning as you can choose it to either spray or stream the cleaner out depending on what job you’re doing and amount of cleaner you need. Maybe a lot of cleaners have them and this is the first time I’ve realised, but it’s quite useful.

Another way it stands out from other eco cleaners is the smell. Most have a neutral or citrus scent, but this is ‘cotton fresh’ which actually rather pleasant and was a nice surprise as I wasn’t expecting it.

It’s good a big name like Cath Kidston has gone down the eco route with its line of cleaners and you’ll be happy with the result. The Washing Line Kitchen Cleaner cost £3.95 for 750ml from Big Green Smile.

Method Wood For Good Eco Product Review

Having moved into a new house with entirely wooden floors, I am new to the area of floor cleaners. After reading extensively online as to what is good, and what is bad, frequency, type of cleaning cloth and so on I settled on Method Wood for Good.

It comes in a couple of different, er, “flavors” I think, but the almond one is the one I chose and it smells lovely. So much, people walk into your house after you’ve cleaned with it and ask you what the nice smell is. The bottle is an easy “shower spray” bottle so simply spray onto the floor and clean with a mop. They recommend the Method omop but some reviews say it breaks too easy, so I simply use another microfiber mop.

It contains baking soda as the main ingredient, plus some natural mineral alkalinity builder, non-toxic solvent, biodegradable surfactant, fragrance oil blend, preservative system (?), color and purified water. Whatever it contains it works like a dream on my floors, and is apparently safe for people, pets and the environment.

Also available as a furniture polish (don’t get them confused as that’s not safe for floors), and as easy handy wipes, Method Wood For Good is an excellent choice. I could only find it in a six-pack online at Amazon
for $35.67, but one bottle should cost you around $6 or $7 in stores.

EcoDiscoveries AirZyme Odor Eliminator Product Review

EcoDiscoveries (“Safe has an effective side”) AirZyme fragrance free spray eliminates odor and protects indoor air quality. I have previously tested their tub & tile spray and their bathroom spray so have a good idea how good their products are.

I’ve never really likes some of those famous brands of odor remover, especially when you read things about Febreeze like this. So AirZyme claims not to harm the environment by using only water and a proprietary blend of enzymes and surfactants. Of course that can hide a few things, but if they like their other products then EcoDiscoveries don’t seem to be hiding anything as usual it is non-toxic, biodegradable, chlorine-free, petroleum-free, ammonia-free, phosphate-free, acid-free, caustic-free, fragrance-free, dye-free, Hypoallergenic and has not been tested on animals.

As we don’t have any pets (yet), no children, we don’t smoke and the house smells mainly of fresh paint, there was only really the bin/trash can to test it on, and it seemed to work great. It smells neutral, and isn’t sticky. one thing I would ask for is a better nozzle, it either seems to have jet stream or fire hose settings, no fine mist that I would have preferred.

Other EcoDiscoveries products include Moldzyme penetrates to remove mold at the source, eliminating stains and odors; Multizyme, the only safe and effective multipurpose solution on the market (apparently!); Glass for ammonia free, fragrance free, and streak free windows and mirrors; Kitchen is safe around food and family; Nursery is especially effective, gentle, innovative, and odorless.

EcoDiscoveries MoldZyme Eco Product Review

Previously we’ve looked at EcoDiscoveries tub & tile cleaner, bathroom cleaner, and AirZyme odor eliminator, so just a quick post today about their flagship MoldZyme product.

Claiming to be is the only safe and effective solution for mold and mildew is a bold claim, one I can’t personally verify, but it works well. Plant-derived enzymes penetrates to remove mold at the source, eliminating stains and odors. Containing water and a proprietary blend of enzymes and surfactants, MoldZyme can be used on concrete, brick, vinyl and aluminum siding, sheet rock, plastic, leather and carpet.

Like the AirZyme I wish it had a finer nozzle control, the fine mist still comes out like there’s a fire somewhere and I’m the only one with a hose. MoldZyme is safe for people, pets, plants, children, and the environment as the formula is non-hazardous, non-toxic, and non-flammable. As usual it is non-toxic, biodegradable, chlorine-free, petroleum-free, ammonia-free, phosphate-free, acid-free, caustic-free, fragrance-free, dye-free, Hypoallergenic and has not been tested on animals.

Besides those already mentioned, other EcoDiscoveries products include Multizyme, the only safe and effective multipurpose solution on the market (apparently!); Glass for ammonia free, fragrance free, and streak free windows and mirrors; Kitchen is safe around food and family; Nursery is especially effective, gentle, innovative, and odorless.

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