Ever wish you could not only spend less time cleaning, but also clean in a more earth- and kid-friendly way? Well, then this giveaway is for you.
Sometimes I wish that I could just concentrate on my cooking projects and never clean. Sometimes my house looks like I really follow through with that wish (within 24 hours of cleaning it all!). The other day I was mopping and my two year old was pulling out chips and eating them behind me. By the time I was done, I literally had to sweep again. That is the reality of house cleaning with the young children in the house all day!
To compound the problem, since we moved into the city, my housecleaning work has tripled. I am convinced that the air is just “dirtier” here, as griminess quickly falls on nearly dusted shelves, cleaned toilets and cover my hard wood floors. Where I lived before, I could get away with cleaning the whole house thoroughly once a week, and just touch up here and there. I have really needed to figure out a faster, more efficient way to clean; otherwise I would always be behind.
A really good solution has been some of the Norwex cleaning products. They allow me to clean effectively, quickly, and very non-toxically. This has been so important for me during this trying time of being “bone tired”. The very last thing I want is for my housecleaning to be harder then it should be, and by cleaning quickly, I have more energy and time for cooking. They’re a couple of reasons why I can whole-heartedly recommend these products, which I will go through below. But first, I’d like to talk about why you should use all-natural cleaning products.
Living a healthy life-style is so much more than buying good food (though I believe that is vital), but I think that we need a more holistic viewpoint. Getting proper sleep, using natural personal care products, and yes, using natural house cleaning products are all important parts of a healthy lifestyle. I was just reading one story of one family whose child had mysterious health issues. The solution for them was removing all cleaners, candles, and other sources of artificial scents and harsh chemicals from their house. They used one of those plug in house scents, which they discovered especially bothered their child’s breathing.
My doctor not only examines diet and uses medical tests to see what it happening beneath the surface of symptoms but he also hands out information on cosmetics and household cleaners as he understands that a holistic lifestyle is needed for good health. Household cleaners often have carcinogenic, endocrine disrupting, neurotoxin ingredients that could be harmful not only if a child (or adult) had direct skin or internal contact to the product, but some of those chemicals can also be absorbed through the fumes of the cleaner. Some of these toxic ingredients wouldn’t be a problem to be exposed to a couple of times, but over time, since the body may not be able to expel them well, they can accumulate.
The thing is, it is so easy to “green clean”. When I got married I cleaned almost everything with baking soda and vinegar. Doesn’t get much cheaper then that. But I have to say, that Norwex products provide even better results!
So let’s look at the three reasons I like the Norwex products.
1. They are easy to use
I have a confession to make. I actually have an extremely nice steam cleaner that I adore. It’s a Ladybug steam cleaner, and yes, it was very expensive. It uses dry-steam, and is very effective. HOWEVER, it is a little cumbersome to use. When I realized that my wood floor needed to be mopped more than once a week, I was a little overwhelmed. A much more inexpensive mop that is also very effective in cleaning floors is the microfiber mop from Norwex. Because they have so many fibers per inch, they do an excellent job picking up dirt and bacteria. Plus, they are much lighter and easier to use. With no carpet in our downstairs, the Norwex mop has been a lifesaver (or at least a grimy floor saver!). I love a couple of things about it. 1. It is lightweight. 2. It uses only water to clean. 3. It is very sturdy and I expect it to last a long time. 4. I love the design. It was purposely made with a wide mop head so that over stubborn areas, you can simply exert pressure with your foot on the mop. It makes those difficult areas pretty effortless! Design is so important for a mop and I love this mop. Plus, it also has a specific pad for dry dusting the floors, which is great for hardwood flours, especially. It takes a very short amount of time to mop using it.
Look at how much dirt my mop picked up with a quick mop, just four days after mopping previously!
The household Package I tried out has a cloth for windows, an all-purpose cloth and a dusting mitt, all of which work extremely well. Checkout the picture below for how well the glass cloth works! I loooved the dusting mitt. We live in an older house (with some concerns of lead paint), so you want to make sure you really pick up all of the dust and don’t stir it up. These really work well for our specific needs.
2. They are completely non-toxic
These products are completely non-toxic to use in your home, making them not only great for you to use, but also they are wonderful because your kids can safely use them too! Just think about all of the toxins you are eliminating from your home when you switch out conventional house cleaning products for something like the Norwex products.
3. They are worth the extra cost.
Before I agreed to test out these products, I asked Katie, the Norwex consultant I am working with, about the cost of the products. While reasonable in comparison to say, steam cleaners, they were a little more expensive then some other microfiber brands. This is what she had to say, ““Norwex is unlike any other microfiber on the market. In order to be called ” micro fiber ” each fiber of a cloth is 1/6th the size of a human hair, (like taking a hair and splitting it in 6) Those fibers tend to still be too large, and on a microscopic level they just push the dirt and germs around. Norwex microfiber is 1/100th of a human hair, and the fiber is so small that it grabs the dirt & germs and removes them from the surface. To demonstrate how well they work, in my home parties, I take raw chicken and rub it all over the counter tops. I have test strips that are used in the restaurant industry to test for protein and bacteria and I test the chicken surface and, of course, it shows bacteria, and then I wipe the area just using water and our cloth, and test the area again, and the test has always come back clean. As added protection, all of our antibac clothes have silver woven throughout the cloth, so that the germs that the cloth picks up don’t breed and make your rag stink. The silver does not allow the single celled organism to exchange oxygen outside of the cell membrane (in other words they die before breeding.) There is a long history of using silver for this purpose (colloidal silver). Our polishing clothes will shine a mirror or window better than Windex. Another demonstration I do in my home parties, is to take butter and rub it on a mirror and then try to take it off with paper towels and Windex, it leaves it a streaky mess, then I take our enviro cloth and our polishing cloth and wipe it clean in seconds and it’s perfect.”
Look at the right window pane in comparison to the left. It took maybe 10 seconds at most to clean that window pane despite how filthy it was! It was pretty amazing.
Finally, I wanted to mention that the Norwex spokeswoman I am linking to, Katie, is a regular reader here. I am not charging her for this giveaway because I both love and believe in the products she is selling, but I also am glad to support women in their business ventures. I was very happy to both try out her products, and run this giveaway with her. I think these products are well worth buying, and I’ve love for you to support her home business as well.
So, this is what Katie is giving away to our readers. She is giving away….
1. One Household Package: This includes the dusting mitt, that window cloth and the enviro cloth. These three clothes will help you with many of your household chores. This package is worth $46.99
2. One Kid’s Package: Because it’s both safe, and good for your kids to be involved in the household chores! Having their own set of cloths will help them feel involved. This package is worth $79.99
One lucky person gets both of these! To enter, leave a comment below saying why you’d like to win. If you have already bought my new cookbook, Ladled: Nourishing Soups for All Seasons, and sent me your receipt, you get an extra entry for each book you’ve bought for this giveaway. (If you buy my new cookbook before this contest is over, simply send me an email at kimi (Dot)Harris(at)gmail(dot)com with your amazon receipt and I will add you to the list for this giveaway and for more giveaways in the upcoming weeks!) This contest is over on November 9th, midnight. You must live in the US to enter this contest, or be willing to pay for shipping if you win. If you have any questions about these products for Katie, please email her at kpretot(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
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Sharla
I’m very sensitive to cleaning products and also to dust. I thought it was normal to sneeze and wheeze after dusting with microfiber cloths! And now with a baby in the house I am avoiding harsh chemicals and switching to natural products. Never heard of Norwex before but I am very intrigued!! I definitely need help with cleaning and this is a great giveaway!
Rebekah Mingus
I would love to win some Norwex cleaning products. They are so expensive that I have not been able to buy what I want.
Karen Denison
Norwex products are the best!
Amanda B
I love Norwex and don’t have a distributor. These products have made my cleaning so much easier and I recommend them to anyone!
Katie
I don’t already have a distributor, I would be happy to help you with any of your Norwex needs!
Cara Manuel
Here in NYC theree is lots of dirt,grime and germs, especially after hurricane Sandy! Would love to give Norwex a try! Thanks
Andrea
In my eyes you are a cleaning goddess! I need to get my act together. Maybe these products will help!
Rebekah
I’d love to win these products! My very busy 14 mo. old boy loves to follow me around and “help” while I clean.
Rosemind
A friend gave me a set of 3 kitchen clothes for my birthday. I love them! One was completely destroyed by fire while cleaning it, so I’m down to two. My husband and I live in an attic with our 4 children, and have our kitchen in a separate building… We need all the dusting and cleaning help we can get! 🙂
Rosemind
sorry! *cloths*
Lisa
Love to try these, I’ve been experimenting for years with green cleaners that are not always effective. Thanks!
peggy otten
I’m a nurse who works in a hospital always worrying about what germs I’m bringing home but also worried about the chemicals and carcinogens in cleaning products. I live an otherwise healthy lifestyle and would like to make how I clean safe and healthy. I would love to try these products.
Trezlen
I want these products because I want to reduce my carbon footprint.
Patricia
I would love to try these….especially the window cloth. I’ve used environmentally safe products for a while, but the window cleaning products leave a little to be desired. Norwex products sound miraculous, using only water. Count me in!
Ellen
Our dust is horrendous, heavy, and greasy. This would make me and allergic hubby sooo happy!
Alexis
I’ve been wanting to add more to my collection, including the kids pack for my girls! This would be awesome!
DKW
I had 2 Norwex cloths and one disappeared so I would love to win this package! Thanks for the giveaway!
Sarah Marie
oooooh boy. I’ve been wanting a set of Norwex cloths but just have one for now. just haven’t been able to cough up the cash for the whole set yet! if I won the giveaway, I’d use them to safely and efficiently clean my home without the use of harsh detergents and chemicals. I’m expecting my first child in February, and it’s really become much more of a priority now than ever. I’m pretty good at mixing up my own “cleaners” but sometimes get lazy, or sometimes the solutions aren’t as effective as I’d like, or sometimes they just plain stink! but the Norwex? would be a remedy for all of that. plus, totally reusable.
Axon Parker
Wow! My mom has been telling me about Norwex recently – she is sold on them. It would be wonderful to win!
Rajae
I’ve been eyeing these for years now! I would LOVE to get these!!!
bunkie
i would like to try these Norwex cloths, as i’ve heard a lot of ‘good’ about them!
Heather
I have heard of Norwex years before via Urban Homemaker, but there is just no way we could ever afford this. I clean only with baking soda, vinegar, hydrogen peroxide, salt, and borax (have for years), but it would be so nice to even do away with these as cleaners. Also, because we’re often making food-stuffs for others, it would be nice to have the Norwex system behind our hygiene efforts.
Megan Mattinson
I have four kids and homeschool, so any cleaning products that save me time AND are healthy would be AMAZING!! Thanks for the giveaway Kimi and Katie!
Lynda
Could there possibly be a reason NOT to want this?? 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway.
ANDREA
I’d love to win the household package! I still have a few toxic cleaners that need to go and this would help a lot!
Beth
I would love to try these! They fit in great with removing all harsh chemicals from my home, especially since my almost 2 year old daughter is battling asthma.
Tania Berg
We have many allergies and are very sensitive to toxic chemicals. We would love to clean with these! We have four children and home school, so cleaning happens all the time here! Thank you!
LINDA
I would be very happy to win this wonderful “Norwex ” pkg. & am willing to pay shipping to Canada. I have a few clothes & they are an excellent product .Thanks for giving us a chance to win such an excellent prize
Kathy T
Between the dust of the country and allergies, these look like they would be great to clean up. Would love to try them!
Carol
Trying to clean up my act, literally and in the sense of what I use to clean with–trying to lighten the footprint so to speak. These look like great products. I identified with your statement of rather spending time cooking than cleaning–amen to that!
Brenda
I love the sound of these. Having the silver in them to stop the bacteria sounds awesome!
Laurie
I made the switch to green cleaners last year, but I thought all microfiber cloths were the same until now. Can’t wait to try these!!!
Lauren @ Empowered Sustenance
I would love to try these! I’m super sensitive to cleaners so I’ve been experimenting with making my own. These sound great!
Elizabeth
Being a busy senior who recovered from unexpected emergency surgery that saved my life four years ago I do everything I can to assist in restoring and improving my health. Gluten free diet, whole foods, exercise, non toxic environment. Norwex products have been on my wish list for a long time. They seem to be what every household needs.
Laelle Martin
Thanks for this opportunity! I already clean mostly with baking soda and vinegar, with the occasional “natural” cleaning product. Have been hearing a lot about Norwex lately and can’t wait to give it a try!
Rachel Franco
I have would love to expand my natural cleaning efforts–especially with another baby on the way. I have heard great things about Norwex!
Jennifer Cox
I would like to win the Norwex package as I use some Enjo fibers currently…it would be nice to compare the cleaning of each product.
Kristin
I have heard about these and would really like to get some but money is a little tight. I would love to win them and be clean and green!
melissa
My kiddo loves to help me clean and I would love to win these natural cleaning kits to help us out and keep our home toxic free 🙂
Chloe
Oo! I’d love this! My daughter would too! She is only 15 months, but helps me clean everything-using the washcloth to wipe up any mess she sees. She just might be a clean freak like her mama. 😉
Nicole
I’ve been looking for something to replace our chlorox mop set!
katherine d.
i want to win because the toxins in normal cleaners terrify me – and i worry about their side effects on my fertility
katherinedibello (at) gmail (dot) com
Natasha
We would love to try the window cloth, because windows are one of those things that I love to clean so clear you don’t think it is there! And we do all natural cleaning here so it would be a great addition to our routine.
Sarah Gollner
I would love the dusting Mit!
Katie
I’ve been looking for good cleaning products. I use vinegar and baking soda as well but I still see streaks when I use it on counters or floors. Glad to hear about this product because I want to only use non toxic products- especially with a baby on the way!
Miriam
I would love to try them. They sound amazing!
Shaina
I love any product that is safe and non toxic…and involves the kiddo’s! Would love to try this stuff!!
cheri duzanica
I’d love to try these products, I have to be careful of what I use to clean due to asthma. I’m also can’t wait to try “Ladled”, Kimi, it’s just right for this time of year.
Karen
I love the idea of getting my kids involved in cleaning, especially when no harsh chemicals would need to be involved!
Becky
Would love to win this as I’m pretty chemical sensitive.
Nichole
I’d love to try these products!