Not A lot of Green to be Green!
I know I hear you saying, ” It’s just too expensive to be green!” The Shaklee Get Clean Starter Kit is about to prove us wrong.
For all the products above you would end up paying $3400 for the same amount in ready to use cleaners. Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about what’s under your sink!
On the left, a bunch of chemicals I can’t pronounce and a well guarded secret stash hidden from my kids.
On the right:
- Non-toxic
- No Fumes
- No Chemicals
- kerosene
- phenol
- sulfuric acid
- ammonia
- formaldehyde
Oh Boy!
I’m cleaning, but what am I leaving behind? It does have me worried. My son has asthma, my daughter eczema and all of us allergies. A combination of different fumes and chemicals just can’t be good.
But Does It Clean?
My stove takes a beating. I tested out my toughest cleaning problem against Shaklee’s Degreaser.
Look how clear the concentrate is! Check out my stove, looks awesome, right?!
Just One Get Clean Kit!
- Outperforms 20 national leading brands.
- Just 1/4 tsp. makes 16 oz. All-Purpose Cleaner..just 3 cents!
- Keep 108 pounds of packing waste from landfills.
- Passing on a Get Clean Kit to a friend is like planting 10 trees! {crazy!}
My one recommendation to Shaklee: include some awesome green cleaning gloves with the kit! 
Safe for You, Your Home, and Your Planet
This is the first time my daughter has gotten anywhere near the cabinet under our kitchen sink! She was happy and so was I! Isn’t that what it’s all about in the end?
GOOD LUCK!
Disclosure:This review and giveaway was made possible by the Shaklee Corporation & Mom Spark Media. Incentives, product and support were provided. Thoughts are my own.
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I discovered that I have a long way to go. I try to be as green, but I admit, I am lazy sometimes about it. I often make my own cleaners from things like vinegar, but I still have some chemical cleaners. I am intrigued by the degreaser. I do not have a hood over my stove, so I deal with a lot of grease on things. I would really like to try it out. Thanks for sharing!
We have alot of cleaners with bad chemicals in them, so we defintely need greener products.
OMG! My Pure Cashmere Softsoap Body Wash contains:
Fragrance(s)/perfume(s) 000000-00-1
Formaldehyde 000050-00-0
Glycerin 000056-81-5
Propylene glycol 000057-55-6
Tetrasodium EDTA 000064-02-8
Formic acid 000064-18-6
Methanol 000067-56-1
Citric acid 000077-92-9
Glycol distearate 000627-83-8
DMDM hydantoin 006440-58-0
Disodium phosphate 007558-79-4
Sodium chloride 007647-14-5
Water 007732-18-5
Laureth-4 009002-92-0
Sodium laureth sulfate 009004-82-4
PEG-150 distearate 009005-08-7
Polyquaternium-7 026590-05-6
Decyl glucoside 041444-55-7
Castoryl maleate 069013-22-5
Keratin, hydrolyzed 069430-36-0
Cocamidopropyl betaine 086438-79-1
Wow, thanks for sharing! Scary right?
We have all kinds of chemicals under our sink that i need to get rid of. With a baby crawling around i hate cleaning with chemicals!
I just want my kids to be safe from chemicals!
i discovered that the only product i use that doesn't appear to have the ability to kill me is my natures miracle cleaner for the pets
Oh no! That's kind of funny though.
I found many checmicals and have tried to go greener but this would help alot
My cleaners have way to much bad stuff
No. I already use green cleaning products.
I don't generally keep cleaner under my sink…but I don't use anything natural {yet} so I probably have it all. *gasp*
Dawn
http://www.cheapisthenewclassy.com
We have a cabinet full of chemicals. It would be wonderful to get rid of them and to save money and go Green in the process.
I found that everything I use to clean is going to kill me….think it's time to get rid of the cleaning chemicals and just stick with vinegar and water!
Definitely lots of chemicals.
All of our cleaners are in the basement and there is a very scary shelf full of bottles containing almost ALL of that yucky stuff! I live with my in-laws and I think it has been accumulating for decades :/
I had to search online for the information for the cleaner I use because the ingredients are not listed on the bottle. LA’s Totally Awesome All Purpose Cleaner ® is a blend of water, surfactant (surface-active) agents, color and scent. Surfactant agents lift grease and oil up off of the surface.
LA’s Totally Awesome All Purpose Cleaner ® is a safe, naturally gentle soap, specially formulated for cleaning a variety of surfaces like floors, furniture, and other household surfaces. And it leaves your home smelling fresh and clean. LA’s Totally Awesome All Purpose Cleaner ® contains no harsh detergents, ammonia, or bleach. SO I guess that is good. I also use vinegar or peroxide to clean.
Oy Vey. We have five kids. Including a toddler and an infant. Of COURSE we need a green makeover. I have a straight up bottle of ammonia and bleach on the top of my cupboard that is locked in the laundry room, that also has a door knob cover on it….but cleaners are scary and their smell is obnoxious.
I know that most cleaners contain those chemicals… that Is why I switched to shaklee and other eco friendly cleaners
i found many of those chemicals under my sink and having asthma i know it just aggravates me when i use them. thats why i need a green cleaning makeover
madamerkf at aol dot com
i learned that most of the cleaners under my sink contain most of the chemicals listed above….because of this i need a cleaning makeover
I already use Shaklee cleaners, so I don't have to worry about any of this awful stuff! But I'd love to win some more!
Definitely found hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, chlorine bleach, phthalates and cresol!
i found pthalates and sodium hydroxide!
I found ammonia and chlorine bleach.
I found hydrochloric acid. My home needs a Spring cleaning and I'd like to do it with green products.
ammonia and chlorine bleach, not good to breathe
I need to find products with no harmful ingredients.
It isn't too bad but I definately could use more green cleaning products. Thanks!
Chlorine bleach! I am trying to switch to all green cleaning products and this would really help!
I have almost all of those ingredients. I need to change things up since I have four little children, and i would like to keep harmful things away.
I try to use a lot of green products. I would love to win this kit!
My wife and I have been in the process of replacing our cleaning products for a while. This would allow us to have a fresh start. We are parents to a daughter with Asthma. We have horrible chemicals under our sink…I don't know what we were thinking
haha.. anyone else feel that way?
I looked on several different kinds and none had ingredients listed, one had a number to call. I think that's even scarier!
ammonia!
OMG I found s ammonia, sodium hydroxide, chlorine bleach and phthalates? I've replaced many cleaning items in the house with more natural products but was surprised to find a few still around with HARSH chemicals!!
I FOUND CHLORINE BLEACH AND I NEED TO BE KINDER TO THE ENVIRONMENT
We use a lot of eco-friendly cleaners, but we do still have bleach under our sink!
Bleach is the thing I just haven't managed to get rid of yet. We've gone pretty green with our cleaning products, but I still have that bleach! I know I need to get rid of it; I just need to make myself *do* it.
I found all kinds of ammonia, bleach, chemicals I do not know. I REALLY need a green makeover!
I have lots of cleaners with chlorine bleach in them. I just want to find cleaners that will do the job right without all the harsh, toxic chemicals!
All we use is one all-purpose cleaner because, of chemicals. It is all-natural but, it is almost all gone and doesn’t work for some jobs. I could use a green cleaning makeover.
I know I have a ton of those chemicals in all of the things I use. It's not good because my son has bad asthma. I could sure use a green cleaning makeover to help ensure his lung health!
Clorine bleach and ammonia. Some don't tell you what's in there, just the dangers of using it. I need to go green.
I mostly just clean with water, vinegar and baking soda, so none of that junk in my house!
i found chlorine bleach and sulfuric acid, i need a makeover because i have a baby in my home and we need more natural products
I found several of those and I'd rather not have them there.
My cleaners have tons of chemicals. I am afraid of the long term effects on my kids.
Yuck ammonia and bleach! I know they can create terrible fumes- I'd love more natural cleaners.
Ammonia is in almost everything! Good grief!
Ammonia! I need a green makeover because of the kids in my house.
I found many of the listed chemicals in my cleaners. I have been replacing our old conventional cleaners with natural ones.
Thanks for the chance!
WOW! I have so many chemicals in my cleaners. I really need to win this & throw out my bad stuff!
Acetyl Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chlorides in my cleaning wipes – eek
I actually found many of those in my cleaners under my sink.. aackk..
I would love a green cleaner makeover to help our health and well being in our house. We deal with a variety of chronic health issues and having natural cleaners would be a wonderful help.
I found ammonia in my Lysol. The smell alone is a good clue that I should be using something more natural….
Thanks. I would love to try these.
My cleaner has sodium hydroxide. I could definitely use products that are safe for me and good for the environment.
My cleaners have way to much chlorine bleach. I need to switch to greener things. Thanks so much for the fantastic giveaway!
Reneewalters3@yahoo.com
i discovered to many chemicals to list
My Lysol Wipes have Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl and Ammonium Chlorides.
I had no idea and use these more than anything else all over the house.
I use all natural and organic cleaning products but I have heard great thinks about Shaklee and would love to try them out!
Chlorine bleach and ammonia–yuck!
discovered so many chemicals! for earth day, i should get better cleaning products
I've often worried about the mixing of chemicals (especially accidental mixing of ammonia and bleach, yikes!) and would LOVE the chance to dispose of all chemicals and go eco-friendly! I'm 100% positive my little man would be a lot better off!
I discovered I had products with Amonia!
ptavernie at yahoo dot com
twitted this today
They all had either bleach or a form of acid which is just crazy! I have two little cats that get into everything it can't be good for them… or my husband and I; we need a change!
Would love to enter, but there are times where being from Canada has it downfalls
Stopping by as part of the Earth Day Hop, if you have a chance stop by to enter the giveaway I am hosting as well http://www.littlemisskate.ca/2012/04/hip-look-at-…
Thank you for bringing this to my attention I need a makeover badly
I've already gotten the bleach and ammonia out, but there are some yucky chemicals in there, I know! I'd love to rid my home of all of these yuckies! Thanks for the giveaway!
We do have quite a few products that have nasty chemicals in them! I would like to change that!
I would like to change out all my products for green products!
most of mine have ammonia
i need a makeover because my puppy likes to lick everything
I found sodium hydroxide. We recently adopted a dog, so I would like to start using ‘green’ cleaning products.
Ammonia–yes indeed. I always figure that if it smells super clean then it is. We are trying to go with green cleaners because we have pets a child.
I found ammonia and bleach; definitely need a green cleaning supply makeover !!
I tend to use a lot of harsh cleaners, all containing sulfates, dye and perfumes- I've always wanted to clean with greener products and would love to win this!
Methylchloroisothiazolinone – yikes!
I didn't have any because I am pretty careful about what I bring into my house, but I can definitely use many of those products, especially the Disinfecting Wipes
twitted starter kit today
I found quite a few of those chemicals on the products under my sink including comet. I could definitely use the green makeover.
Dana Beeman / danabeeman(at)gmail(dot)com
I found chlorine bleach, sulfamic acid, and ammonia. I read that chlorine bleach may cause birth defects, so since we're trying soon, that's why I need a green makeover.
I found ammonia & chlorine bleach, among many others. I don't like using that stuff around my familye. We could use a "green" cleaning supply makeover!
I found chlorine bleach and amonia. We try to use more and more green cleaning products since our LO was born. It doesn't make sense to expose her (or us) to so many harsh chemicals. We could definitely use a starter kit of eco-friendly cleaning products. It's good for us and for the Earth!
I've been cleaning with straight ammonia for years. But even diluted, it burns my nose. Maybe I should have taken that as a clue? I totally need a cleaning make-over.
My husband and I try to use natural products as much as possible. baking soda and vinegar are just great!!
I have more than i care to share. I am disgusted by this. I really need to be more conscious of what I am buying
Our muti purpose cleaner has ammonia in it.
I really want to get rid of strong smelling and dangerous chemicals!
I have ammonia and bleach that i use to clean with. I would love to have eco friendly products because they are safer for my family and pets.
I found ammonia
I have about half and half natural cleaners and chemical laden ones. Yikes! I'd love to make it all natural
We have a lot of bad chemicals, we need a green makeover because my hands are feeling the effect of not being green.
I found ammonia in my glass cleaner.
We use mostly vinegar and water but I'd love to add some pre-made stuff to tackle some of the bigger jobs!
I love green products but I admit I have Lysol cleaner in the Closet.
yes. my sister actually uses some green supplies, her friends introduced her. we have dogs at home, don't want the chemicals to harm them.
Found sulfuric acid in some cleaners
We have some green cleaning products but I still have ones with all those chemicals too. When something is really dirty or we're dealing with a sickness I impulsively grab the strong stuff. I really should switch to all green.
My dishwashing detergent had about half those things and then I realized my food goes on those plates. Definitely need acleaning makeover
I only had one cleaning product in the kitchen. It had a couple ammonia compounds but none of the others in your list. Thanks for the giveaway.
I found all of them we dont have any green products. We dont have kids but we do have pets
I found alot of those ingredients in our cleaners. We need to go green with a baby in the house!
jhofo120 at yahoo dot com
I definitely found bleach that was just under the sink but I do also have another area of cleaners who now what is out there. I do also have some green cleaners, I need more though.
There are so many ingredients I cannot pronounce let alone spell. Its scary. If it stings or burns the skin, I know I shouldn't have it. But I DO want to be able to get my house CLEAN!
worst thing in the house is bleach
I have chlorine bleach.
I found bleach and ammonia! Some of the products that I bought because they were suppose to be less harmful even had bad stuff!! I have two little boys
I don't want them coming into contact with this stuff
bleach and ammonia….It would be better to be safe
Yikes, found some chemicals such as ammonia and bleach.
Ugh. I know our current cleaning products are not great for the environment or for us. This would be an awesome giveaway to win for my home!
my cleaners were very toxic. I need to make a change for my baby.
Yep, I did! Scary stuff. Would definitely be healthier to find some new cleaners!
I found bleach.