Cleaning up in style

Clean your entire house without dirtying the environment.

by Collin Dunn

Orange you glad I don't harm the environment?
method specializes in biodegradable, non-toxic, non-hazardous and cruelty-free cleaning products. They don't look like typical cleaning products, so they can be left on the kitchen counter or bathroom sink and are never far out of reach. They don't smell like typical cleaning products, so after using method, your house has a bouquet of French lavender or rosemary mint, rather than olfactory-harming ammonia or bleach. method's instruments of mass purification run the gamut, from blue sky glass cleaner to daily shower spray to kitchen food surface cleaner. Perhaps the best part, though, is that all ingredients in method are naturally derived and 100% biodegradable: the enviro-positive list includes Chinese ginger and chamomile essential oils. Everything method produces contains no phosphates, solvents, or other polluting agents. So how does method
Using method won't make you blue.
depurate the dirtiest debris? method cleans using an absorption process rather than reactive one. Many chemically-based household cleaners react with and degrade the dirt and surrounding surfaces, including your hands. Ewww. The cleansing agents in method, on the other hand (no pun intended), bond to the dirt and lift it away, so using method is like using a really good-smelling vacuum to spruce up anything in your house. method uses what they call the "cocktail approach," which means there are multiple active ingredients in each product, not that you should enjoy it shaken, not stirred (get it? Bond to the dirt -- shaken, not stirred? Nevermind). Each active ingredient targets a different kind of dirt, soil, smudge, or tarnish, eliminating the need for more than one resident cleaner for each area of the house. So breathe easy, ditch your yellow rubber gloves, and smile as you make your house sparkle without staining the environment.

Need more info about method? Click here to check out their website.

check out these 10 tips for sustainably stylish living:

1. Buy less stuff
2. Buy better stuff
3. Get the full story
4. Take a hike
5. Buy second-hand
6. Find your cause connection
7. Dis disposable
8. Go local
9. Eat your vegetables
10. Inspire a friend

For a complete explanation, take a look at Sean Schmidt's article, Saving the World in Style, here in sass magazine.