Tag: cleaning products

French Soaps – La Corvette Home Cleaning Heroes

eco friendly, Family Life, Home, Home & Garden, Spring

Disclaimer – We received this item for the purpose of this review but all words and opinions are our own.

Cleaning is one of those jobs that you either love or hate! I like my home to be clean, but I don’t have a strict cleaning regime and if there’s something more interesting to do then it’s more than likely that the cleaning will get pushed down my job list! I like my cleaning products to have a pleasant scent and I don’t really like using products that contain harmful chemicals, so I was really pleased when a parcel containing La Corvette Home Cleaning Heroes arrived from French Soaps. Made with up to 99.5% naturally derived ingredients, these traditional cleaning products gave me the motivation I needed to finally make a belated start on my spring cleaning!

If like me you haven’t heard of French Soaps before, they are a UK company who were established in 2012. Based in North Yorkshire they specialise in traditional soap products such as Savon de Marseille, Aleppo soap and Provençal vegetable-oil soaps produced using established soapmaking methods. These soaps belong to long traditions of practical soapmaking where plant oils are transformed into durable soaps used for washing, laundry and household cleaning. Their appeal lies in their simplicity: reliable soap made from straightforward ingredients which are designed for everyday use. The company aims to make these traditional soaps more widely available in the United Kingdom while preserving the heritage behind them.

La Corvette Home Cleaning Heroes bundle is a great introduction to La Corvette’s home cleaning range. Made using 99% natural ingredients with herb extracts these products deliver impressive results with little effort – now that’s my sort of cleaning!!

The set contains

Lavender Vinegar Spray – as the name suggests this natural spray is enriched with organic lavender and smells wonderful. The vinegar spray is a real multi purpose product that will descale, clean and shine everything from kettles, shower cubicles and bathroom fittings. All you need to do is spray straight on to surfaces and wipe – no need to rinse making cleaning a quick and easy job.

Sage Glass Cleaning Spray – enriched with organic sage this glass cleaner is so easy to use. A quick spray on windows, mirrors and glass tables, wipe it off and a quick polish with a dry cloth is all I need for sparkling clean mirrors and windows. I normally hate cleaning the shower doors but this spray cuts through the grime and my shower doors have never looked cleaner.  

Thyme Degreasing Spray – The Thyme Degreasing spray is a another multipurpose  product that dissolves grease and adds shine to all washable surfaces. It’s perfect for cleaning worksurfaces and sinks in the kitchen and bathroom. I was really impressed at how easily it removed the build of soap and grime in the bathroom, leaving everything fresh and sparkly clean.

Olive Black Liquid Soap Spray – this is my favourite of all the products as it can be used in so many different ways. Indoors, it cleans, degreases and shines all types of surfaces: worktops, sinks, cookers etc and it’s also a great product for gardeners as it can be used for protecting and cleaning plants. To clean plants and tackle common garden pests simply mix 5 large spoons with 1 litre of hot water, leave for a few minutes and then spray or wipe the leaves with it. It’s a much better way of getting rid of insects, spiders and aphids. It’s also good at cleaning garden furniture and garden tools too. The real test of it’s cleaning ability came when I used it on the cooker after one of my sons had been frying chicken – and like all teenagers didn’t think to wipe the cooker clean afterwards! A couple of sprays and a quick wipe later, the greasy marks were gone, leaving my cooker looking clean again.

Traditional Mop cloth – made from recycled textile material the traditional fibre mop cloth is perfect for cleaning floors.

Overall I have been really impressed with the La Corvette Home Cleaning Heroes bundle. The products effectively remove dirt and grime from everything from bathroom taps, kitchen worksurfaces, shower screens and more.  While slightly more expensive than the everyday supermarket cleaning products they are much kinder to both the environment and skin making them well worth considering for anyone looking for a more natural approach to household cleaning.

RRP £35

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Vamoosh Laundry Cleaning for Pets

Family Life, Home, Home & Garden, kitchen appliances, Spring

Disclaimer – We have received this item for free or on a loan basis for the purpose of this review/feature but all words and opinions are our own.

Spring time, and now’s the perfect time to do a proper deep clean, as well as start new habits. Vamoosh sent us some products from their range which help owners of pets as well as cleaning the appliances.  I received the Vamoosh Washing Machine Cleaner in Pink Grapefruit fragrance, Vamoosh Pet Hair Dissolver and Vamoosh Hair Shield Fabric Conditioner.

I started with the Vamoosh Washing Machine Cleaner, not just so that I had a clean washing machine to compare the products with, but because my washer dryer wasn’t drying properly, I needed to clean it properly. To do a deep clean, you use a whole packet of the Washing Machine Cleaner on the hottest, longest wash and let Vamoosh do its magic. It dissolves hair (both human and pet!) but also anything else caught in the mechanics which is organic. This could be fluff, dirt and trapped fibres.  After the washing machine clean, I took out the filter and it was almost 100% clean of fibres and hair, and my washing machine was back to doing what it does best!

The Vamoosh Pet Hair Dissolver works especially well on pet beds and clothing.  Where fur hair gets entwined in the knit of fabrics, it can be difficult to remove and a build up over time compromises the quality of the material.  Vamoosh Pet Hair Dissolver works by breaking down the pet hairs and releasing them from the fibres, and also helps with clothes that are covered in human hair, and as a human with long hair, I need this!  The Vamoosh Pet Hair Dissolver worked on my jumpers that had pilling too, reducing the matting that happens naturally with wear over time.

Lastly, the Vamoosh Hair Shield Fabric Conditioner was the most surprising.  I used it in conjunction with the Vamoosh Pet Hair Dissolver as a normal fabric conditioner. It did the job of conditioning clothes, by my jumper came out of the washing machine with visibly less pilling and no knots of hairs on the surface.  I could see that the fluffy fabrics had been ‘tamed’ and looked neater than usual.  I’ve only used the conditioner once on this jumper, but I’m looking forward to using it in the future to see if it can bring some life back to some of my old clothes!

Vamoosh products available in supermarkets and online at:

www.vamooshcleans.com

Vamoosh Hair Shield Fabric Conditioner £6.99: https://vamooshcleans.com/products/vamoosh-hair-shield-fabric-conditioner

Vamoosh Washing Machine Cleaner £9.99: https://vamooshcleans.com/products/washing-machine-cleaner-pink-grapefruit-for-deep-cleaning-washing-machines

Vamoosh Pet Hair Dissolver £14.99: https://vamooshcleans.com/products/vamoosh-6-sachets

Seep Plastic Free Cleaning Cloths

eco friendly, Family Life, Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, Home, Home & Garden, REUSABLE, Sustainable, Valentine's Day Gifts

Disclaimer – We received this item free for the purpose of this review/feature but all words and opinions are our own.

Granny always knew about cleaning. When I was little, there were so many different cleaning cloths, just in her kitchen that I could never keep up.  As time went on though, all her cleaning equipment as well as the cleaning products in my parent’s house whilst growing up were plastic, non-recyclable and not good for the environment.  We’ve come full circle though, with cleaning products now becoming more environmentally friendly and from companies other than the big corporations.

Seep (Sustainable, Everyday, Essential Products) is the only B-Corp certified cleaning product company which means they can be proven to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.  They have an extensive and ever-increasing range of products too, and these Valentines Eco All-Purpose Sponge Cloths are one of their latest innovations.

The pack of 2 cloths are zero plastic and long lasting, made from sustainable wood pulp. That also means they are compostable!  Each cloth measures around 15 centimetres square and is spongey to the touch.  They soak up loads of water and are easily rung out.  You can add them to the washing machine to give them a longer life but they dry really quickly on the side of the sink or over the tap. They’re hardwearing too, but when they are at the end of their life, they can be compostable. Just cut them up and add them to your compost or food waste bin.

Each of the designs is suitable for Valentines, but they can be used by anyone!  If you’re like me and don’t particularly relish the thought of cleaning products as a Valentines present, then any of the Seep products can be used as part of a bigger present, or a hamper for your Mum, Nan or a friend at Valentines. I think the best use of these Valentines Eco All-Purpose cloths is to use them as a date marker – start using them on 14 February and you can easily tell how long they last before you need to buy new ones.

Available from £4.95 for 2