Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Cruelty-free review: Seventh Generation bathroom cleaner works great

"You don't need me for this week's review Mom? That's fine by me."
No bath for Lulu this week.

This week we'll be testing a bathroom cleaner made by Seventh Generation, a cleaning product company that is well known for being environmentally friendly, toxin-free and cruelty-free. I bought this product last week at Target.

"Oh, like you're such a neat freak, human!"
This is my kitty Galadriel's feeding area. And she makes a big mess all the time.

See the food particles? She's a very messy eater.


So on the left is the Seventh Generation, and on the right is the Soft Scrub bathroom cleaner I've been using. The Seventh Generation is much more liquidy than the Soft Scrub, which is foamier.

Both cleaned the spot fine enough, but the Soft Scrub required more elbow grease, and you can see what I had to do to the paper towels I used. Comparatively, the Seventh Generation was much easier to clean with.

Much better!
Two things about the cleaners. While the Soft Scrub often makes my hands feel dry and smell like chemicals post-cleaning, the Seventh Generation did not. However, the Seventh Generation has a very strong citrus lemongrass scent. If you're allergic to plants or certain fragrances (like my mom is), you may want to use gloves. I don't know that my mom could use this with her bare hands.

Seventh Generation bathroom cleaner retails for about $3 a bottle at Target.

Next week, we check out Method cleaners!

12 comments :

  1. I've seen these cleaners but haven't tried them...Good to know it worked so well for you...Do they have one that cuts kitchen grease? Have you tested it? How about oven cleaners?

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  2. Hey Beth and Gizmo!

    I bought a kitchen cleaner called Mrs. Meyer's that everyone seems to like, so I will be trying that soon. I am adept at acquiring kitchen grease, so it shouldn't be hard to do. I will let you know!

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  3. Well that's good to know! Thank you! My bestie swears by Mrs. Meyer's. Let me know what you think.
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  4. Great idea to do the comparison testing! I like Seventh Generation products but am also a big fan of Simple Green. Looking forward to the next installment!

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    1. Thanks! Is Simple Green cruelty-free? I see a lot of people using it, but I can't find it on the lists.

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  5. We use 7th generation laundry detergent. As natural cleaners go I feel like their stuff works pretty good.

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    1. It costs about as much as Tide. If I had to choose between the two, rather go with 7th Generation. I went with Method this time around though. I was intrigued by the teeny tiny bottle!

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  6. I've never seen Seventh Generation here, but I'll look out for it.

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  7. Nice post! You are going to love the Method product it is the only product that I use in our bathroom.

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    1. I bought the glass cleaner. Smells great, but it took a couple of swipes cuz I kept getting streaks.

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  8. This is great! We will definitely keep it in mind the next time we need new cleaners.

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