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It is important to me that I only clean my home with products that are safe, natural, and green. Conventional cleaners might be effective in cutting through dirt and grime but they do so at the expense of our health and the environment. While many might use cleaning products like Windex or 409 with very little prior thought or concern….I actually like to know what I am spraying all over my home. These cleaners contain many chemicals that can be toxic, reactive, corrosive, or flammable. There is also the potential that they can cause serious health issues and environmental damage. Technological advances allow us to do things faster, easier and more efficient than ever before but those advances and products have to be safe!
Remember my story awhile back about how my son reacted to chemicals in toilet cleaner? All he did was sit down at a toilet that had toilet cleaning chemicals in it and I ended up calling 911. I don’t want my children to be exposed to harmful chemicals day in day out and I get hives at the drop of a hat so I avoid conventional cleaners all together.
Usually this means I make my own with simple and natural ingredients like baking soda, vinegar, pure castile soap, vegetable oil, lemons. etc. They work so well and they are so easy to make I usually won’t bother with buying any of the green cleaners on the market. I have tried many of them and they just don’t live up to the hype or they won’t disclose their ingredients like a certain company that Oprah endorses…ahem.
That said though, I was REALLY impressed with the BabyGanics line of cleaners. So much so that a few of these products are going to have a permanent home in my cleaning cabinet. These products are specifically formulated for the safety of children, pets and growing families, and they are environmentally safe. The BabyGanics line of cleaners is:
And a big plus for mommy…they work! Below I have given my thoughts on each of the BabyGanics products. I tried the unscented and the lavender scent versions alike.
BabyGanics All Purpose Household Cleaner - You just can’t beat and all purpose cleaner that cleans a multitude of surfaces through out the house. Instead of petroleum-based ingredients, or added dyes that are common triggers for respiratory and skin irritation, BabyGanics created an all-natural cleaning blend that is based upon natural soybean and palm kernel oils. I used it on kitchen and bathroom counters, on my stove and range, on my hardwood dining table, on walls decorated with crayon, and probably dozens of other places. I LOVE this cleaner and the lavender scented version is scrumptious. I am not big on fragrance so my kids noticed the yummy scent immediately and they liked it.
BabyGanics Tub & Tile Cleaner - Normally I use baking soda and vinegar to clean my tubs and showers. It works well but it I have to admit that the BabyGanics tub and tile cleaner is more more simple and just as effective. And of course it has none of the harsh chemicals and harsh acids in conventional tub cleaners that can be corrosive and toxic. The BabyGanics version is a special formula that is based upon a naturally derived urea salt which provides tremendously effective cleaning without the negative corrosive aspects many other products can leave behind. I used it extensively in my home recently and it works pretty darn good. I have been keeping a bottle in the shower to do a quick clean-up every week…otherwise it might be a once a month job in my house. 
BabyGanics Glass and Surface Cleaner - This product contains a unique, naturally derived biodegradable surfactant system that eliminates the need for solvents, glycol ethers and ammonia. I usually use a vinegar and water solution but I have to admit the BabyGanic glass cleaner is less streaky. It did a good job getting my car windows clean too and they were pretty grimy from all the salt spray on the roads this winter. I will likely just stick to plain old vinegar and water for indoor jobs but if you don’t like to make your cleaners or you hate the smell of vinegar this could be what you are looking for. I might keep some of this on hand for outdoor windows on my home and car.
BabyGanics Floor Cleaner Concentrate - This was my favorite BabyGanics product and I think it deserves a permanent place in my home cleaning repertoire. Its unique formula includes a combination of all-natural soybean and palm kernel oils and it is designed for use on tiles, laminates, and hard floors. I used it on the tile in my bathrooms, the linoleum in my kitchen and hall, the
stone in my dining and foyer areas, the wood laminate in my family room, and get this…my carpet! When I was reading the back of the bottle I was super surprised to see a mention that it could also be used on carpet in addition to hard floor surfaces. So I diluted it according to the instructions and put it in my carpet cleaner and I cleaned some carpet in the bedrooms and in my kids play room. In the playroom the white carpet was starting to look gray and it had some stains from strawberry smoothie. The BabyGanics floor cleaner worked wonders. In fact I think it is one of the best carpet cleaners I have ever used. I have always tried to use soap nuts for my carpet but I find that harsh chemical cleaners are the only ones that can usually lift stains. Well not anymore…I will be using BabyGanics exclusively. Woot! I was very pleased. 
So overall I REALLY like these cleaning products. They are safe and natural and they work good…a winning combo. I know I will definitely be keeping some of the All Purpose Cleaner and the Floor Cleaner on hand in my own home.
[tags]BabyGanics, organic, natural cleaning, green cleaning[/tags]
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Thanks for the heads up on all these new products and I love the reviews. Saves us from wasting money. I too make my own basic cleaners, love adding different essential oils to mix them up from time to time, like a brand new product! I would love to win this because then it saves me some time of making my own for a bit!
Thanks again!
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This is such a great review,thanks for the help finding these.These would be a great addition to our trying to go green household! I’m pretty cautious when I clean,as I worry alot about what is left behind.My older set of twins mouth everything still at 3.5yrs.They have lead poisoning,so I try to be aware of what is around them.Thanks for the chance in this great give away
Donna E
Thank you for your excellent blog, I just discovered it a week ago, and I’m hooked! I would love to try these new products, too! I usually make my own with baking soda and vinegar. I am very interested, Tiffany, in knowing how you use your pure castile soap, vegetable oil, and lemons? Do you use vegetable oil for/in furniture polish? Would you mind sharing? Thank you so much
i would love a chance to try these cleaners! i’m trying to phase out all of our older, chemical-laden cleaning products, and these sound great! thanks so much.
I am very interested in anything that is safe to use around two very sensitive kids and works! I would really love to try these products.
Would love a chance to win and try something new. I have a 9-mo-old son and am looking for safer ways to clean that don’t involve serious elbow grease and yucky vinegar smell!! Thanks for the post and the chance to win!
I have been wanting to make the better less toxic cleaners for some time.
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I usually rely on my huge box of baking soda to clean everything since most natural-type cleaners don’t really work. I’d love to try this stuff though! Thanks for the review!
Woohoo! Same with me – I use another ‘all natural’ brand of household cleaners; and I hate to admit, some pretty nasty chemicals to clean our shower. Id love to try something natural though – as long as it WORKS! I have yet to find something that easily cleans soapscum and hardwater stains.
Mmm… this is an interesting discussion!
I have to say that I do make my own (with vinegar) but honestly it is not as effective. To scrub down our last rental, my husband (oh what a confession) bought a bottle of ‘power cleaner’ (don’t even dare to mention its name), and from time to time we resort to this for heavy duty cleaning, as part of me want to let it go into the world in bits rather than throwing it down the drain in one shot.
So, I am interested in the products you describe. Even though it’s against my policy to put product promos in my Carnivals, I’ll consider including this one. If I leave it out because there are too many posts already, then please resubmit an article for my next carnival, as I’d like to support this blog.
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I just found this wonderful site today (showed up as a link for Klean Kanteen sippy bottles). Thanks for the hands-on review; I’m not sure if my local natural foods store will carry this line, so I’ll ask if they’ll stock it (or is this an online product only?)
I’d love to try them!
Do you have any suggestions for a safe automatic dishwasher detergent? I’ve tried 7th generation and wasn’t that happy with it. Dishes weren’t as clean as I was use to and every thing looked cloudy. Thanks for any ideas.
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[...] the cookies, Tiffany Washko brags about a wonderful product line she’s discovered in her post Organic and Natural Home Cleaning Products! posted at Natural Family Living Blog. Ah, a clean home without that nasty indoor air [...]
I started reading your blog a few months ago because I’m always looking for products that are natural. It seems the older I get the more noxious and foul smelling cleaning products seem to me. Thank you for the review. I would love to give these a try.
Can the BabyOrganics Carpet cleaner be put in a “regular” steam cleaner? I have a Bissell carpet cleaner — it is something you would buy at Best Buy or Sears….not a “steam cleaner” like the Ladybug…Thanks Melanie
i like the way how eco-friendly tools are victoriously coming out of the market.
^ that’s because our world’s now naturally inclined and conscious.
^ well that’s good news.
Love your site:) I also am always running into the problem of products not listing their ingredients:(Can you recommend a good, natural, safe hairspray that actually will list all the ingredients?
Good article. I, too, have broke out in hives due to certain cleaners. I had no idea how harmful these cleaners are and I’m sure there’s a lot of others who have no clue of the dangerous chemicals they are inhaling from them.
Glad to see that moms are liking our products. We have launced our new blog and we’re hoping you can join us there too. You can also become friends with us on FaceBook and Twitter.
The blog is here:
http://blog.babyganics.com/
check out the babyganics blogsite
http://blog.babyganics.com/
they give out reviews and tips there =)
As a parent I research all the products I use in my home. I came across BabyGanics by accident and used them in my home for a little while when they were given to me at my baby shower. As an Organics advocate I felt the need to do my research on this company.
I find that their tongue and cheek take on All natural Products to be quite phony in playing up to the Green Generation. After reading two very different reasons of how the company got started I quickly realized that the original story from Founder Kevin Schwartz of that his dog became sick from the cleaning products that were used in his home (New York Times Feb 15th 2007 Article) had quickly changed after Investor Keith Gerber purchased part of the company in the effort to feed off of the growing Green Market. The current story by keith Gerber who joined as an investor in 2008 (not founder as projected to the public as stated below in the http://www.libn.com article on May 1, 2009) Shame on you for taking advantage of Mothers and Families who take their Green lives quite seriously.
“In an effort to develop cleaning products that were pet-friendly, “I realized that the issue is so much bigger – that people, especially small children and babies, are susceptible to reactions to harsh chemicals,” he said. “My wife and I were thinking about starting a family, and Keith was a father. We didn’t want our kids to be crawling around on a floor or taking a bath in a tub that had been cleaned with products that could be harmful.” Keith Gerber