I love to clean! There is something satisfying about accomplishing a task that you can immediately see the results. When I was in nursing school, I wasn’t able to study for a test if I had dishes in the sink or needed to do laundry. In the past year, I have learned about organic and Eco friendly products and I have enjoyed testing them out. When you compare traditional cleaning supplies to organic, do you think organic cleaning supplies are better? In the quest to determine the answer to this question, I decided to poke around the Internet and see what other folks thought. Here are the results:
- Reusable: One of the most attractive qualities about most organic cleaning supplies is they are reusable. I was someone who could shamelessly go through paper towels and napkins like water. When I calculated how must money I wasted by doing that, I started buying reusable paper towels and napkins.
- Safety: We can’t use chemicals in our house because my husband and son are very sensitive to smells, so we have used alternative cleaning solutions for years. I had forgotten how caustic some chemicals which are found in many common household products can be. Do you read the labels of your cleaning products? Do you know what all the names and chemicals do/are?
- Effectiveness: For me, this is probably what I look for above everything because if it doesn’t work, it isn’t that helpful is it? I have found that on average, the organic products I have used performed at least as well, and often better than traditional products. This especially holds true for products that scrub, absorb and retain their shape. I have also found that the items that are made by hand tend to be the products that stand up to the test the best. Toockies is a company that sells very high quality organic products for the home that are handmade by some very strong and beautiful women.
Organic cleaning supplies
I have been using organic cleaning supplies for a few years now. I have found The hand knitted cleaning cloths from Toockies are AWE-some! I also love the story behind the Toockies products and I wanted to share it with you. Toockie, which is the nickname of the owner’s cousin Claudia, hand knitted dishcloths that were of exceptional quality. When the owner of Toockies saw a TV show on women in India who were forced into slavery and prostitution who had no skills to help them escape their plight. By teaching women from Nababpur, India to make the Toockies dishcloth, The Toockie Project has opened a door of opportunity to 210 women so far who would otherwise not have had any hope for change. When you buy the amazing products from Toockies, you are not only helping these courageous women earn a way out of a life of despair, you get some really handy dishcloths! I LOVE these things and I have them in the kitchen, the bathroom and the car and have sent some to my oldest daughter. The dishcloths scrub better than anything I have used, are machine washable and they hold their shape due to their strong knitting. I was also sent the Loving Heart Pot Holder and the Awaken Coasters. The pot holder is nice and thick and works like a charm and the coasters have already had a lot of use in my living room. As part of The Toockie Project, the women who knit the products are taught how to write their name. These names are then written in their handwriting on the packaging of the product. My dishcloths were made by Jomela Bibi. You can buy the Dishcloths, Coasters and Pot Holder as well as other products on the Toockies website. The items sell for $20.99, $15.99, and $11.99 respectively.
One reader will win one set of 6 Dishcloths ($20.99) and one Loving Heart Pot Holder ($11.99)
Shoot! Missed this giveaway, but I have to say I love hand knitted dishcloths they were so well!
The Humming Bird Coasters
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the wash cloths
I like the wash cloths, hers or his, because I really need some new ones.
I like the Humming Bird Coasters -They are 100% Certified Organic Cotton. Thanks for this contest!
6 pack Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton
Love the Square Joy Pot Holder – 100% Certified Organic Cotton
I like the Her Wash Cloths
I like this
I love using organic cleaners because the smell of some cleaners give me headaches.Thank you for the great giveaway! 🙂
Humming Bird Coasters -100% Certified Organic Cotton
I love “Her Wash Cloths – 100% Certified Organic Cotton”
Thanks for the giveaway
I like the 6 pack Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton
the flower trivets
I like the Circulation Gloves – 100% Certified Organic Cotton.
Flower trivets
I absolutely love the circulation gloves!! such a good product.. and need!!
Circulation gloves
The square Joy potholders are lovely.
I would like to try the scrub cloths. Thanks.
I like the scrub clothes.
I like the circulation gloves
The washcloth for her seems nuce.
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Circulation Gloves – 100% Certified Organic Cotton is what I would like to try!
I like the multi-purpose scrub cloth
My favorite is 2 Multi-Purpose Scrub Cloths – 100% Certified Organic Cotton &Jute
Circulation Gloves
I like the Her Wash Cloth.
My favorite is the circulation gloves.
I like the 6 Pack MultiPurpose Scrub Cloths.
I like the cotton mulri-scrub cloths.
Sun Trivets – 100% Certified Organic Jute
I like Circulation Gloves – 100% Certified Organic Cotton
The circulation gloves!
Sun Trivets – 100% Certified Organic Jute
I like the square joy cotton pot holders
The 3 pack Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton.
6 pack of cloths
My favourite is the Circulation Gloves
i like the her washcloths
I really like the circulation glove
Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton
the multi-purpose scrub cloths
I like the organic cotton scrub cloths the best!
Loving Heart Pot Holder
The circulation gloves!
Square Joy Pot Holder – 100% Certified Organic Cotton…love them.
the sun trivets
Circulation Gloves look good 🙂
The Humming Bird Coasters -100% Certified Organic Cotton are beautiful!
my favorite product is the Her Wash Cloths – 100% Certified Organic Cotton
Circulation Gloves
I like the “Her Wash Clothes”
Her Wash Cloths – 100% Certified Organic Cotton is one of my favorites.
Circulation Gloves
I like the Sun Trivets
I really like the Square Joy Pot Holder – 100% Certified Organic Cotton
The her washcloth sounds like it would be a lovely addition to my shower routine!
The circulation gloves would come in handy this summer after long days working in the yard.
multi purpose scrub cloths
the potholder
I like the multiple purpose cloths
multi-purpose scrub cloths
I like the Flower Trivets – 100% Certified Organic Jute.
I like the his & her washcloths.
I would love to try their scrub clothes for in the kitchen 🙂
I like the Humming Bird Coasters.
The awaken coasters !
I really like the 3 pack Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton
The dishcloths are my favorite, just because mine are so ratty I could really use some new ones.
like the 6 pack Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton
Loving Heart Pot Holder
multi purpose scrub cloths
I like the square joy pot holders
6 pack Multi-purpose Scrub Cloths-Organic Cotton are great!
I like the “Her washcloths”
I like the Flower trivets and the Loving Heart Pot holders, my pot holders are in terrible shape and yet they are still usable…but I would like more…LOL
the multipurpose cloths
his and hers washclothes
I think it is the His Wash Cloths – 100% Certified Organic Cotton. I appreciate that they are
hand knit 100% organic cotton. The thick tire tread trim, and a bumpy surface for increased grip and scrubbing power, They remind me of fishermans cable knit sweater.
I like the his and hers washclothes
My favorite is the multi purpose scrub cloths.
i like her wash cloths
Circulation Gloves
I like their circulation gloves
Her Wash Cloths – 100% Certified Organic Cotton
I loved the circulation gloves. They would be great to warm up my hands and feet (which always feel cold) in the winter time.
I like the dish cloths, because I really need some new ones here at home.
I like the multi purpose scrub cloths
I like the Awaken Organic Coasters.
It’s hard to choose but I think I like the Circulation Gloves the best. Thanks for the review and giveaway.
I like the 2 Multi-Purpose Scrub Cloths. They all look so pretty.
I like the Circulation gloves for the bath.
i like the Her Wash Cloths
I’d like to give the Circulation Gloves a try. Sounds like a good concept.
I love their pot holders 🙂
Circulation Gloves – 100% Certified Organic Cotton
I read the web. I am filled with gratitude. Everyday is a blessing and I am thankful That my struggles have been overcome. I really thought the Circulation Gloves – 100% Certified Organic Cotton were nice.
Her Wash Clothes look great
My favorite product is the Her Wash Cloths
I love the Circulation Gloves that are made of 100% Certified Organic Cotton!
I like the Circulation Gloves
My favorite product – ;
Since I was already at the website looking for my favorite product, I looked around quite a bit. Did anyone look at the section where it lists the women who are doing the knitting, and they said why they’re working? That’s absolutely pitiful–the vast majority of them said because if they didn’t work, they didn’t eat. Many of them were also saving for their weddings. One even had a drug addicted husband. That’s so, so sad. I ordered a six pack of the all purpose scrub cloths! The video showing how they’re made is very interesting, too. 🙂
I like the Sun Trivets.