With all the new green cleaning products available I have to say I was quite excited to get a sample of the TerraCycle cleaners. I have been using the Natural All Purpose Cleaner and the Natural Window Cleaner for a few weeks now and I have to say…I’m impressed! Now if you knew me you would know I don’t like to clean!! I hate using all those nasty smelling chemicals because they cause my asthma to flare up.
My absolute favorite cleaner was the Natural Window Cleaner. I have a 5 yr old who LOVES leaving his little handprints all over the back sliding class door and the front glass storm door. We are always cleaning these doors and now I have a natural cleaner instead of my normal window cleaner. No ammonia odor and no streaking; what more can a girl ask for? I can once again see out of my windows, at least for the next 20 minutes before he goes and touches them again.
There are 2 more natural cleaners that I want to try; the Bathroom Cleaner and the Drain Maintainer. I have long hair that always clogs up the bathroom sink; especially when mixed with toothpaste and shaving cream. We also have an older home and we haven’t upgraded the bathrooms yet. The shower is the hardest place in the house to get clean. The mildew grows so quick that we have to clean it all the time. The only thing I have found that works easily with no strong smell is hydrogen peroxide; and that still has an odor. So I can’t wait to find these 2 cleaners and give them a try. You can search for a store near you by visiting TerraCycle; their store locator tool is at the top right of their website.
Remember those soda bottles that TerraCycle collects in their Brigades? All their cleaning products are packaged in those used soda bottles. I love upcycling and this is truely upcycling at it’s best. And when you are done with the product you know that you can recycle them easily.

Thanks for the feedback on those cleaning products. I’m obsessed with finding low-smell, all natural cleaners to us in and around my family’s home!
If you’re into natural alternatives, check out the H2O mop. My husband bought it for me. I wrote about it here http://greenergrassnotes.blogspot.com/2008/07/h20-mop.html
Jeanne R.
Greener Grass Notes, Inc.