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I’m always looking for ways to be a little more green around my house (as long as it does not require too much effort…) so I was keen to try out one of the samples of Green Works® (one of our new sponsors) laundry detergent they sent. As promised, it did get my kids’ clothes clean, but it’s made from plant-based cleaning ingredients that don’t leave a harsh chemical residue, are formulated using biodegradable cleaning ingredients, are packaged in recyclable bottles and not tested on animals.
They’ve got Sarah Richardson on board and she’s got some good tips on how to green and clean your laundry, too. Inspired by her, I am going to try to hang more of my laundry to dry—I already have the collapsible drying rack she suggests, so I don’t have any excuses. What are you doing to green your home?
How clean is your laundry? Apparently it’s not easy to tell unless you have revolutionary technology that can detect residue like sweat and body oils that linger on your clothes. Watch this video on the Sunlight.ca site or the one below to see for yourself. It shows that with UV lighting and a special formula that is sprayed onto the laundry, you can detect all of the smelly body oils and fabric residue that’s left on laundry. In other words, your white towels might look white, but they’re not necessarily clean. Gross, I know.
For the record, and in the spirit of editorial transparency, this is not a sponsored post. After learning about this new product, I was a bit suspicious about this ‘scientific method’, so I took some of the Sunlight Deep Clean home and tested it against my worst laundry nightmare of all time—smelly camp towels. It worked. How do I know it worked? Not from a special spray and UV lighting, but my eyes and nose. Years of experience with mildewed towels told me they were clean to look at, but my nose was the most surprised. For the first year, I only had to wash those towels once to get rid of the mildew smell. I’m told that mildew smell is a result of all the oils and buildup left on towels which doesn’t get deep cleaned (pun intended).
I don’t know if I need to use this detergent on all my fine washables, but for the tough stuff (and I have a lot of that with two pre-teen boys), it will be on my shelf.
Wait for more sponsored info on Sunlight Deep Clean in our newsletters coming soon.
What’s your favourite detergent? I would love to know.
