Clean like a Mother

by Ashley on February 7, 2013

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This post is sponsored by Method, but all opinions expressed are my own. (And P.S. There’s a coupon below!)

It’s sort of funny, but I well-remember the first time I saw Method products on the shelf. I was in a Target and the packaging caught my eye. I’m a sucker for simple, attractive packaging, and I think I have some sort of delusion that if I buy beautiful cleaning products, I’ll start to enjoy the process of cleaning.

For the most part, I got away with just owning said products, but having a baby (and now a puppy) has changed that. Alas, cleaning (or at least wiping) has become a routine part of the day.

Of course, when we first had Hudson, it meant even more new, attractive cleaning products I was secretly loathe to use (e.g. free-and-clear detergent so that I might actually, gulp, do laundry). But those Method products came in handy: they’re made from naturally derived, biodegradable ingredients that are non-toxic, so I feel better about using them around our little one. In fact, you can find a health + environmental summary for each of their ingredients on their site.

So, when Method asked me to join their “Clean like a Mother” campaign, I happily got on board. The euphemism actually fit. Screen Shot 2013-02-06 at 11.38.24 PM

When you purchase Method’s all-purpose cleaner through Methodhome.com, use the coupon code APCBLOG at the checkout to receive $1.00 off your online order.

Method is in business to change business. Their challenge is to make sure that every product they send out into the world is a little agent of environmental change, using safe and sustainable materials, manufactured responsibly. And that also means no animal testing.

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Lucy February 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm

They are “greenwashing” company
Check their score on ewg.org website
http://www.ewg.org/guides/search?utf8=✓&q=Method&x=0&y=0&page=1&per_page=15
I would not recommend them, especially around kids.

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Ashley February 26, 2013 at 2:36 pm

Lucy, I reached out to Method for a reply. Here’s their response: http://methodhome.com/in-the-spirit-of-transparency/

Thank you for the comment!

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May February 7, 2013 at 5:08 pm

http://inhabitat.com/is-it-green-method-home-products/
Not trying to start a debate here, but…from what I’ve read on the Internet, the company is green.
Reading the Method website ingredients (as I do read labels) versus the ewg.org review, there’s confusion.

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Eme February 8, 2013 at 4:16 am

Hi Ashley,
I could have written this post (except for the puppy and the fact that I clean obsessively ). I also bought method because of the clean , attractive packaging . It helped that I was a new mom and worried about toxic material in our home.
Sadly, I’m in Germany so method isn’t available here but I still reuse an old method hand wash container in my guest bath….everyone thinks it’s some posh , limited edition stuff.
Sigh….I miss Target !!!

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Ashley February 8, 2013 at 3:49 pm

That’s so funny, Eme! They were recently acquired by a larger company from, I believe, Belgium… so maybe they’ll come to Germany soon!

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Rachel February 8, 2013 at 11:32 am

I love Method products too! Especially the condensed laundry detergent. So easy, lasts forever!

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Jessica February 22, 2013 at 5:04 pm

Any product that I can use to clean with kids and a dog underfoot is a good one in my book.

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