My Greasy Jeans Story

Berries are in Season!

I was just in the backyard picking wild blackberries - Yes!!! Berries are in season! Strawberries . . . . . Cherries . . . Farmer's Markets are in full swing. Want a tip to really clean and preserve all that fresh produce you are bringing into you house? It's a product called "Fresh Wash". Oh my word, you wouldn't believe all the gunk that comes off those grapes, and blueberries, and lettuce! This Fresh Wash doesn't have ANY CHEMICALS in it, whatsoever (all natural ingredients: Orange extract, water, ascorbic acid, Yucca schidigera, citric acid) so it is entirely safe. When you rinse it off you are simply washing away the icky stuff from your produce.

And I can't believe how much longer it stays fresh! The other day I filled a bowel with water, sprayed about 8 sprays of Fresh Wash into it, and dipped a bunch of red grapes into it. I had picked them off the stems (they never last as long when you do that) so didn't expect them to last very long. Maybe it's my imagination, but it seemed like they tasted better (I've heard it enhances the taste. I believe it's true.)

But the amazing thing is, they lasted, (unrefrigerated!), for several days! I was very surprised.

Also, in the past we have had horrible outbreaks of fruit flies in the summertime. I discovered that they come in to the house as larvae on the fruit we buy. They hatch rather quickly once you come home and the problems begin. Since I have been using Fresh Wash we have NOT had one fruit fly in our home!!!!!!!!

I will not bring any fresh produce into our house without cleaning them with Fresh Wash first.

Cleaning a very dirty oven!

Recently I had tremendous success cleaning one extremely dirty oven, with my bare hands, using the Norwex Oven and Grill Cleaner. There were no nasty fumes or caustic chemicals. The enzymes in the Cleaner simply dissolved the burned-on gunk.

To start, I warmed up the oven slightly and turned it off. I sprayed on the Oven Cleaner, let it set for 5 minutes, and then wiped it clean with my Spirisponge and Enviro Cloth. I never had to scrub. On the particularly caked-on areas I repeated the procedure. That's all there was to it!

I took pictures as I went along. Seeing is believing, right? You can see what it looked like to start (yuck!) and when I was finished. You'll notice the window is so clean you can see right through it to the floor beneath.

Is this cool or what?

Mildew Smell in Bathroom Drain

We've had an ongoing problem with a mildew smell in our bathroom drain ever since it was installed about seven years ago. It would also drain slowly - a real bugger. I decided to try the Norwex Drain Care. The label says it uses all natural microbes and enzymes and doesn't contain any poisons, acids, solvents or caustics!! Plus, it doesn't create heat or fumes!

I put a scoop of the powder (using my bare hands, I might add) in the drain and dribbled about 4 ounces of warm water over it. It foamed up a pretty blue. I understand the foam goes up, down sideways, whichever way the gook in the pipes goes.

We left it in there for about two hours and then ran the water from the faucet. The water ran freely, no longer clogged, and the mildewy smell went away!

I really love this stuff because I've learned that it continues right down the drain, putting the good bacteria into my septic system. That's really important since we recently spent a LOT of money installing an entirely new system and it's important to keep that good bacteria in there to protect our investment by maintaining it properly. Plus, it's safe on whatever type of pipes we have - even PVC!

That's my Norwex Drain Care Story. What's yours?