Kicking the Chemicals: Shower Scrubin’

I’ve been testing some cleaning supplies lately and ordering some ingredients to make a few of my own as well!  I’ve been very pleased with what I’ve used so far, so I thought I would share some of my favorites here with you.

First off, Seventh Generation has a great line of products that I’ve been very pleased with!  And, just recently, Walmart began caring them!  A win-win!  I love that I can buy great products at a great price without driving mile and miles.  As you may know, I drive about 45 minutes to my local Earth Fare where I buy most of our groceries every two weeks.  So, I am so excited that I can purchase some of my green cleaning products at Walmart – which is much closer.  If only they would carry MORE of my favorite organic and natural products…maybe in time.

I must say, I had no doubt that I could find a good, green and chemical free all purpose cleaner, but when it came down to shower cleaner and toilet cleaner, well, let’s just say I was a skeptic.  You know those two places can get really grimy and can be a real pill to clean!

Well, I can check off shower cleaner.  Seventh Generation’s tub and shower cleaner is a real winner!  I have a large tile shower and all I did was spray it all down and walk away.  I left it to stand for several hours (and the smell didn’t take my breath away – that in and of itself was nothing short of wonderful).  Then, I went back and sprayed it all down with the shower head.  I took a scrub brush and scrubbed just the really icky areas like the corners and places where the shaving cream or shampoo had clumped up.  As for the rest of the shower, I didn’t even wipe it, the grime just sprayed off.  It even wiped out the soap scum on the shower door – no scrubbing needed!

Shower cleaner…check.

And as for the all purpose cleaner, well I’m making my own.  I’ll be sharing the recipe with you in the next few days.  But, Seventh Generation makes a terrific one too!  They have a disinfecting multi-surface cleaner that is the first of its kind.  Until now, you couldn’t buy a disinfectant that wasn’t made with harsh chemicals.  Seventh Generation’s disinfecting multi-surface cleaner kills 99.9& of germs and it is an all natural disinfectant made with botanical ingredients and essential oils.

Now, on to find a great toilet bowl cleaner.  More on that later.

Seventh Generation and Walmart challenged me to take a month and share the things I’m doing to make my home greener. That’s a little tough, since making my home green is all I ever aim to do. Still, we can always do more, right? In this series, I’ll share with you some of the new, and old, things I’m doing to make sustainability a priority in my home. You can see what other Walmart Moms are doing, too. Sheena from Sophistishe, Monica from MommyBrain Reports, Jenn from Frugal Upstate and Jennae of Green Your Decor are also participating. Be sure to come back next week for more!

Disclosure: I am a participant in the Walmart Moms program. Seventh Generation has provided me with products. Walmart has provided me with compensation to blog about attempting a more sustainable household for a month. Participation in this program is voluntary. All opinions are my own.