Make the Switch - The Honest Company

If you have been reading my blog for awhile or if you check out my About Me section you probably already know that I am a chemical engineer by degree. If you are new here {Welcome!} or did not know that bit of my past, well that can be your “learn something new about Cheryl” tip for the week! ;-) I am a chemical engineer and I worked in plants where I used and saw first hand how chemicals affect our bodies and our environment. Chemicals used in the correct way can yield excellent products and solutions to our everyday needs. While working in the process plants, we had intensive safety procedures set in place to keep us employees and the environment safe from these chemicals. Masks were worn, personal protective gear, policies, rules, etc. all in place to keep us and our sewers safe from these chemicals.

Let me ask you this: When you are spraying your cleaning chemicals all around your house, what are your safety measures?

Now that I am a mom, I view chemicals and safety in a whole new light. What I use around my home not only is absorbed by my little guys but what I use around my home will affect the world that I leave for them when they grow. You don’t even need to be a parent to have concern for safety and the environment.

That is why I was so happy and excited to test out some household products from The Honest Co. I’m sure you have all heard about this company co-founded by Jessica Alba. They wanted eco-friendly, non-toxic cleaning options to the chemical filled ones that were readily available on store shelves!

I couldn’t agree more. However, {yes however is just a fancy ways to say BUT} I want them to work. Like really work. Like clean my grime AND be safe! Is that so much to ask for? The Honest Co. answered. No, It’s not to much to ask for! Come learn what I love about these products!

I am giving my opinions on the dishwasher pods, the multi-surface cleaner and the floor cleaner! I got this adorable box of goodies in the mail and I got to work. We will start out easy: The Dishwasher pods. Work great! Dishes clean, no soap everywhere, I even have sort of hard water. Love them. They are easy and made of eco-friendly ingredients so I don’t have to worry about flushing a bunch of chemicals down the drain! Love them!

Next up, the floor cleaner. A to the Awesome! I have laminate hard wood floors (fake hardwood floors) and they are the SHINY finish! YUCK. They show everything. EVERY-THING! With 2 boys and a dog it’s a mother’s worst night mare. I was skeptical about the floor cleaner in all honesty! Per the directions, I sprayed it on, and the went over with a dry mop (or lint free cloth but this momma was not getting down to clean the floors with a cloth!) It was AMAZING! It cleaned up all the drip marks, paw prints, sticky spots and footprints from wet shoes! Even better: It left ZERO streaks on my floor the way other cleaners do (making me get down with a cloth to clean…grrrr!) Even better better: The smell was amazing! Didn’t smell like cleaners, it had a fresh aroma. The bottle says ‘citrus rosemary’. I am calling this a WIN!

Last but definitely not least was the multi-surface cleaner. I’m just going to start out honest here: I will never use another multi-surface cleaner again! Stay with me while I try to truncate my cleaning experience with this bottle that now deserves a spot at my dinner table, because he is part of the family now! Here we go: Started with the back door (window door), it cut through the dog nose prints and slimy little boy prints with EASE and did not leave ONE. SINGLE. STREAK. on my window! Next it cleaned up the area around the handle of the door and that spot on the wall that my kids use as leverage to open the said door. Moms of boys you know what I am talking about. The brown ring around your door handles and the perfect little “hand area” on the wall beside it. GONE! So I have gone from window to painted door to painted wall. All glorious now! Next I moved to the entry way mirror. Clean. No Streaks. Then the true test, the front storm door and glass side windows of my front door. Clean and clean with full sunshine beaming in…no streaks. Cooktop: Clean. Greasy area behind cooktop: Clean. Countertops: Clean. Booster seat at the table: Clean {seriously this should be called magic} Light switch: Clean. Here I am going to town in my house and I never once had to open a window to ventilate the fumes, or clear my sons from the bathroom while I was cleaning or make sure I cleaned up after the cleaner! By the way the smell of this bottle is white grapefruit! {The aromas are not strong. They are subtle and delicious!}

It. Is. Awesome.

They all pass my test with flying colors and they make me feel HAPPY that I am not spreading chemicals all over my home and dumping them down the sewers when I clean and I am still able to do just that…CLEAN! Seriously couldn’t be more thrilled with what was in my box!

I urge you to make the switch! You will not be sorry!

To get started you can sign up for emails from The Honest Co and then to help you get an idea of the products you can sign up for a Free Diaper Trial or a Free Cleaning Trial! Free of charge, just pick up the shipping!

Get $10 off a $40 purchase at The Honest Company using code Pollinate10off40.
(Limited to first-time customers and one use per customer. Expires April 26, 2013.)

Not only are the products I tried great, but the company is as well! Honest is a Certified B Corporation. Which means they are dedicated to making a profound social difference, safeguarding people and the planet, and making efforts to a be better business. It’s like earning a LEED or Fair Trade certification, but for a business. They are very proud to be an active member of the B Corp community of like-minded organizations, because they believe that together, they can make it better. Their goal is to provide customers with products they need and love (and exceptional service). This means that their ear is always to the ground – they love to hear from their community ad take feedback. They are active on social media and they want to hear what you have to say! It is these honest discussions with their customers that inspire them to expand their offerings in current and new product categories!

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