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Mrs. Meyer’s makes “Clean Day” aromatherapeutic household cleaners. All products are cruelty-free, and have never been tested on animals. There are no solvents, no petroleum distillates, no bleach, no phosphates and no ingredients that could cause harsh fumes. Most of their products have a near neutral pH that makes them safe for skin contact.
Their products are also environmentally friendly. All of their liquid cleaning products are biodegradable, and the powdered products break down into “non-harmful decomposition products.”
They are middle of the road, in my opinion, as far as being “natural” goes. Here is what they have to say: We use naturally derived ingredients whenever possible from corn, sugar cane, coconut and palm. When we cannot find a plant-derived ingredient that performs to our rigorous standards, we use ingredients from the world of safe synthetics. These are materials with a long history of safety and efficacy in use for people and the environment they live in. At Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day, we do our best every day to make our formulations as natural as possible without compromising freshness, and performance.
The all purpose cleaner is to be diluted 1/4 cup to 1 gallon of water. You can also use 4 Tablespoons to a half bottle of water to make a refill for the countertop spray. The MSRP of a 32 oz concentrated bottle is $7.99.
I went off in hunt of an empty spray bottle and came home with a bottle of countertop spray!
A 32 oz, empty Rubbermaid bottle (the only one I could find other than travel size/personal care bottles) was $3.99 and out of stock. The 16 oz bottle of countertop spray was also $3.99! Easy choice.
The countertop spray is basically the all purpose cleaner, with an additional vegetable protein extract added to remove odors.
The spray is safe for all non-porous surfaces, so I suppose I technically should not be using it on my counters.
Don’t tell the granite police on me, m’kay? I think they look great!
The liquid hand soap is 12.5 ounces with an MSRP of $3.99.
It does contain sodium laureth sulfate.
I think the pump blends in nicely with my kitchen!
The soap foamed nicely, though it didn’t make big, giant bubbles. It rinsed off cleanly and easily in our soft water, something I can’t say about other soaps. Initially I thought the scent was a bit strong for my sensitive sniffer, but it mellowed out shortly after I washed my hands. The scent sticks around, but it doesn’t stay terribly strong.
I also received the dish soap in the lemon verbena scent.
I really don’t hand wash a lot of dishes. Mostly things that don’t fit in the dishwasher, can’t go in the dishwasher, or things that can’t wait for the dishwasher to be full. I washed the cake saver thingie that my son’s Birthday cake was in; it had some pretty caked on, greasy buttercream icing and fondant on it.
Just a little squirt.
Nice and clean. Rinsed easily. The lemon verbena scent actually reminds me of lemon dish soap. Hard to describe, but it is much milder and more earthy smelling then the fresh, citrusy “kitchen lemon” type scent.
Mrs. Meyers has so many more products. I smelled the Baby Blossom scent at a store and it smells heavenly! They have geranium, lavender and basil scents in all sorts of household products. I’d love to try the automatic dish packs, window spray or toilet bowl cleaner. Scrubbing toilets is bad enough; having to smell the stinky cleaner just adds insult to injury. I’d rather smell geraniums!
Interested? Find Mrs. Meyer’s products at a store near you, or shop online.
Thank you to Mrs. Meyer’s for providing the review and giveaway products. Though I was given products at no charge for review purposes, all opinions are genuine and my own. Your opinions may vary.
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Cloth Diapers Giveaway Made in the USA One Size Diapers Pocket Diapers Review Snap Closure WAHM made
Preston’s Pants One Size Pocket Diaper Review & Giveaway CLOSED
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Preston’s Pants makes perfect size and one-size pocket diapers (my favorite, as you know by now!) You can get solids, prints and even embroidered designs. They come in breathable fleece, PUL, cotton prints with hidden PUL and minky.
I am of course grateful for any review diaper I receive, since I’m evaluating the fit and function, not the cuteness. I do have to admit that I was very excited when I opened the package and saw the cute cow print I had spotted on the Preston’s Pants website!
The perforated poly mailer made it that much faster to get to that fluff! I much prefer this type of mailer to the kind that requires digging out the scissors and cutting carefully.
The package came with printed care instructions. I really appreciate this, since each manufacturer/diaper maker has their own instructions. Some are pre-washed, some aren’t, some suggest line drying, some machine drying. It makes it nice and simple to see it right there with the new diaper.
The sheet also had warranty info. Yep, Colleen has an official warranty! Most WAHMs would stand behind their product if you complained, but I like that it’s official. I am leery of being a “complainer” but for some reason if the product were under warranty, I would feel less awkward about the complaint. No complaints here though!
The diaper has a care tag sewn into the pocket, and this was on the reverse. It made me laugh because cloth is an obsession! Something I didn’t know when I started out.
The snaps were evenly applied and the stitching seemed fairly even and consistent.
The diaper came with a microfiber insert and a doubler. I believe the doubler is organic cotton. They are used by stuffing them in the pocket opening, not laid on top, I just did that for the picture! My diaper has a microfleece inner, which is my preference. Preston’s Pants can also be purchased with a bamboo inner.
Here’s the diaper on the small rise setting.
Stretched:
The large rise setting:
Stretched:
The medium setting is about the same as the medium setting on a Flip.
I usually like to try diapers out a bit before I use them for a nap or car ride, but I put this diaper to the test right away. I stuffed it with the doubler and put it on my son as we were riding to the airport to pick up my husband.
Looks like he should be saying “Howdy Pardner!”
I got a good fit, and the snap configuration was very simple. Easy to put on a baby on the move.
My son wore the diaper for more than four hours with no leaking or wicking! Preston’s Pants can definitely give the “big name” pocket diapers a run for their money. The one-size pockets start at $19.95 for solid PUL; prints and embroidery are more. I love supporting WAHMs!
Want your own Preston’s Pants pocket diaper? Buy one. Or, win it. Colleen at Preston’s Pants is offering a one-size pocket diaper to a lucky blog reader (Colleen picks the color.)
Preston’s Pants generously provided a diaper for me to review however, the free item did not influence my review. All opinions are my own. Results may vary, blah blah.
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Congratulations to Helen! I emailed you!
I want to thank BabyKicks again for providing the diapers for the review and giveaway. Don’t forget to check out BabyKicks on Facebook and BabyKicks on Twitter!
I’m hoping to have the next diaper review/giveaway posted on Wednesday and another a few days later!
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Maria wants to live in a world where cloth diapers are the norm and moms can make parenting choices without judgement. When she’s not chasing her 18, 14 and 11-year old kids around, you might find her checking out the latest gadgets, organizing something (again) or exercising in the fresh air. 
