What is in your Clorox Wipes?

I have been doing Norwex parties now for about 3 months. When giving my cleaning demonstrations I often hear people say that they are addicted to cleaning with Clorox Wipes because they are so easy. You grab one, wipe everything down, and you toss it in the garbage. You feel as though you have disinfected your bathroom in just minutes. But what, besides less money in your pocket, are you actually getting with your Clorox Wipes?

According to Clorox's Material Safety Data Sheet there are several warnings that you should be aware of when using Clorox Wipes. They include wearing safety goggles and rubber gloves with use. They also recommend that you don't inhale the vapors as it may cause irritation. Just TRY to do that while cleaning a small room like a bathroom. Also, it recommends that the wipes don't come into contact with food. Although the wipes may not actually come in contact with food, the residue that they leave behind will.

Why all the precautions? Well, two of the chemicals that they use to kill all that bacteria are dimethyl benzyl ammonia chloride & dimethyl ethyl benzyl ammonia chloride, more commonly known as pesticides. If that isn't scary enough for you then consider this. There is an additional warning on Clorox's safety data sheet that states that the wipes should not come into contact with sodium hypochlorite because it can release formaldehyde gases. What is sodium hyporchlorite? It's fancy for bleach. So, yeah. If your Clorox wipes happen to come into contact with bleach (say in your bathroom) you can expose yourself and your family to formaldehyde gases which have been proven to cause cancer. 


So much for "cleaning" your surfaces. 


"But products have to be regulated to be sold in the store, right?" Sort of. Household cleaners are regulated by the Consumer Chemicals and Containers Regulations. Which means container labels are required to provide hazard symbols like "poison" and "flammable." They also have to give information about first aid treatments for those ingredients. But there's no requirement to list other chemicals that could cause long-term health effects and no warnings that say anything like "may cause respiratory problems." 

So don't be lulled into a false sense of security. Just because something is available in a store for use, doesn't mean that it is a safe product for your family. You can unknowingly be causing harm.  

My recommendation for replacing Clorox Wipes would be the Norwex Enviro Cloth. With the Enviro Cloth and water you can disinfect whatever surface you are cleaning. And you don't have to worry about what you are leaving behind. Not to mention all the money that can be saved from not purchasing a disposable cleaner. 


If you are interested in more information about reducing chemicals in your cleaning visit: www.SpeersNorwex.com.

Testimonial Monday!

I am always receiving great testimonials on the products that Norwex offers. Reading these not only reaffirms that I am offering incredible, one-of-a-kind products to people, but the testimonials can also shed light on new ways to use your Norwex products. I am learning very quickly how versatile these products are. So here are a couple stories for your reading pleasure.

 Enviro Cloth

 

I keep one [Enviro Cloth] with me at all times, at least the travel size. It wipes deodorant off black shirts, erases coffee from white shirts, cleans my kids up after a meal when we are out, cleans the table we sit at before a meal at a restaurant, the shopping cart, high chair etc when we are out. My daughter spills and says "get the Norwex"! We were staying in a condo in Florida and my kids spilled juice, chocolate milk... the list goes on... and each time we were able to get the messes out of the carpet and couch with the Enviro!. My dad also became a huge fan on the vacation - especially after he spilled wine all over the tan carpet!  I got it out without a problem. It's funny because he now tells everyone about "Norwicks" as he calls it.   I have never been able to get my west facing windows clean and now I can do it with water and in so much less time and frustration. I always paid to have them done because I couldn't get them streak free!"  --Christie, South Dakota

I was totally not interested the Norwex products that my sister was so enthusiastic about. We were all home for Thanksgiving and I listened to her tell about Norwex and thought...yeah, that is neat, but I would rather spend my money on something a little more exciting, like shoes.  Well, my sister gave me an Enviro cloth to try. Not long after we were home from Thanksgiving, my son decided to color  on his little light tan suede chair with a GREEN SPARKLEY INK PEN!  ARRRRRHHHHGGGGGG!  So I thought...if Norwex is all that let's see what it will do with this ink.  Would you believe it took every bit of the GREEN SPARKLEY INK out of that chair?  I was so impressed... now I am selling Norwex!   Who would have thought it!  =)  Now I'm off to buy a new pair of shoes!  =)  --Lisa, Kentucky

I have gotten Taco Soup out of a white shirt with the Enviro Cloth, green ink out of a suede couch, many carpet spots.. and of course the butter on the mirror. I have also gotten spit up out of a baby outfit that had been washed many times. I like to tell how I use the Enviro cloth from kitchen counter to bathroom. Cleaning the oven and seeing it all black and rinsing it out, and watching the cloth come clean by just scrubbing it against itself under water... it still amazes me!   --Connie, Iowa

There is NOTHING BETTER than the enviro cloth for removing dog slime from your patio door.  Then just follow it up with the window cloth and have a sparkling shine.  The whole process can be done in seconds, inside and out.  -- Rita, Colorado
 

So, as you can see from just a handful of testimonials, there are endless ways to use your Enviro Cloth. It is the staple product of Norwex and by far one of my favorites. 

What is your favorite thing about your Enviro Cloth?