(ENDED) Seventh Generation – Spring Cleaning with your family’s health in mind GIVEAWAY

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED AND COMMENTS ARE CLOSED

The winner is:
#34 Erica G.

Spring is upon us…well technically it is but you wouldn’t know it around here. It’s cold and can you believe it actually snowed this past weekend? And we’re in Indiana not Alaska!

In any case, with Spring Cleaning on many people’s minds Seventh Generation is encouraging parents to do a little “under the sink” makeover by taking a close look at the products they have under their sink and being aware of the dangers many of these products pose to their family’s health and to the environment.

I am not one of those people who gets overly freaky about germs unless your sticky gooey contaminated kid is licking my kid’s face or something, then I might flip out, but in general I’m not a freak about it. What I am a freak about is old food and eating surfaces. Since my daughter is 18 months old, she still eats pretty much completely with her hands. And forget giving her a plate unless you want it to fly across the room and into the wall. So she eats directly off the table or her high chair tray and I like to make sure the surface is clean before I put her food down.

With that, though, I also am concerned about which product I use to clean it with. I mean, I’m essentially cleaning her plate with it so I don’t like to use anything with potentially dangerous ingredients. Seventh Generation did a study and found that only 32% of Americans bother to look at the back label of a cleaning product to determine if the cleaner contains ingredients that are harmful to their family’s health.

Seventh Generation products are non-toxic and their whole mission revolves around being environmentally responsible.

From the website:

Seventh Generation brand-name products include: non-chlorine bleached, 100% recycled paper towels, bathroom and facial tissues, and napkins; non-toxic, phosphate-free cleaning, dish and laundry products; plastic trash bags made from recycled plastic; chlorine-free baby diapers, training pants, and baby wipes; and chlorine-free feminine care products, including organic cotton tampons.

When I told them that my biggest concern was keeping Abby’s high chair clean yet doing it with a safe product, Seventh Generation sent me some of their Spray Cleaner to try. It is non-toxic, has no fumes, is hypo-allergenic and has no phosphates and I feel so comfortable using it. It smells natural, not chemical, does not leave a residue and I can feel confident that Abby’s tray is not only clean for her to eat off it, it is SAFE for her to eat off as well.

Seventh Generation has a wide range of natural products and they want to give one lucky What’s That Smell? reader a first-hand look at some of them!

How to enter (main mandatory entry):

• Visit the WebMD Health eHome site sponsored by Seventh Generation and take a look around. Then come back here and tell us something you learned about how to make your home more healthy for your family

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• Subscribe to our feed by RSS reader or email – 1 EXTRA
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About Kim

Kim is the Owner, Editor and main contributor at What's That Smell? As a wife and stay-at-home mother of two, she enjoys sharing anecdotes and photographs from her life, and telling the world all (well almost all) of her embarrassing stories. You can also find her at TopMomBlogger.com giving advice and tips on how to monetize and generally improve your blog.

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   I subscribe in google reader.

   Posted by Betty C | May 7, 2009, 7:22 pm
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   I learned a lot about mold. It is important to dry water damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth. If mold is a problem in your home, clean up the mold and get rid of the excess water or moisture.

   Posted by Betty C | May 7, 2009, 7:17 pm
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   I learned to have more fresh foods rather than canned because of the toxins.

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   A dishwasher that is energy star rated uses less water that hand washing :)

   Posted by Gianna | May 7, 2009, 2:48 pm
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