Thursday, March 31, 2016

Some of My Favorite Things


There are some things that I have found that I love so I wanted to share them with you. It's fun to find things that make keeping a home clean and tidy easier and more efficient, plus not being full of toxic chemicals! I also have two natural body products that I love.

 The first thing I want to tell you about is my Norwex cloth. Oh, how I love this! Instead of washing counters down to get the junk off with a sponge, then spraying them with a solution and finally, wiping it down with a cloth to dry, I simply use my Norwex cloth. As soon as I am done washing my dishes, I get my Norwex cloth off of the oven handle where it always hangs to dry out, get it wet in hot water, squeeze out the water, then wipe everything down; my counter tops, my stove top, toaster, refrigerator handles, the inside of the frig when needed, and anything else that needs to be cleaned. I rinse it out with hot water and hang it over my oven handle to dry for the next time. I have been a homemaker for many, many years and this is by far the best microfiber cloth I have ever used. It glides easily across the counter leaving barely any water behind it, no streaking, and perfectly clean! It even will clean up raw chicken juice and after rinsing the cloth in hot water, the juice will be gone and the cloth clean. {It has been tested for this!} 

 The Norwex EnviroCloth is used in the same way but in the bathrooms and elsewhere; no sprays, no paper towels, no cloths to have to clean. It truly is amazing; they have a special type of silver in them that causes them to clean so amazingly efficiently. If they smell at all, you just throw them in the washing machine with no bleach or softener. I have been using mine for several weeks now and it still has no smell to it! I also have their mop system which is by far the best mop system I have ever used! I have all wood floors and it makes cleaning them a breeze! {It's best to order these things from a person who sells them since this is how the Norwex Company works. I bought mine from Amber and I loved her! She responds quickly and gets the order out right away. If you have any questions, you can email her at amber.safehaven@gmail.com. I'm not doing this to "win" anything from her for free. I am sharing this because it is truly amazing!}


The second thing I love is my Scrub Daddy. I used to use those Scotch brand yellow sponges with the green backs but love this one so much more. It's biodegradable over time and non-toxic. It's rough in cold water and softens in hot water. It's easy to clean inside bottles and glasses. When you're finished, you simply rinse it off in hot water and set it on your sink to dry. It doesn't get grimy and ugly. {Amazon and Target sell them.}

Next, I love my Scrub Buds from Amway. I have been using these for years. They are so much better than the SOS pads because they are made of stainless steel and never rust so they last a long, long time. They scrub my pans beautifully and make them shiny and clean. They are great to scrub clean stove top burners and toaster ovens too! Anything that is difficult to get off, I will use my Scrub Buds.


I also love organic coconut oil. I put a tablespoon of it on my yam and it makes it yummy. Coconut oil is so good for you. It's good for your brain, your skin, kills bacteria and virus', stabilizes hormones and all sorts of good things for your body. It also keeps the body well-oiled and is great for female issues! 

I also love Jane Iredale makeup. I am very careful what I put on and in my body since it all affects my health. I finally found this makeup a while ago and absolutely love it. I bought it in a store the first time so I could figure out what colors looked best on me. {My naturopath had recommended this makeup and said all the naturopaths in the office use it.} I only buy the powdered foundation, the blush, the rose spritz so it stays on all day long, and the eyebrow pencil. I buy it when there's a sale.  It's very light and natural looking.

These are a few of my favorite things that I use every single day. 
What are some of the things you use every day and love?

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
James 1:17

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Where can you buy Jane Iredale makeup? I've never heard of it before! Is it found at department stores or drugstores?
2 replies · active 469 weeks ago
I bought it at a store near me. Here is how you find a store in the USA: https://janeiredale.com/us/en/where-to-shop.htm

Here is where you go to find one out of the USA: https://janeiredale.com/us/en/contact-us/internat...

You should definitely buy it in a store the first time to get the right colors but after that, I buy it when it is on sale. It last all day long and is the best makeup I have every used!
Thank you!
I have recently found your blog and enjoy reading it everyday. You have been very inspiring to me.thank you.
1 reply · active 469 weeks ago
Thank you, Michelle, for your encouraging words to me and you're very welcome!
Thanks for sharing Lori! My very favorite natural make up is Cowgirl Dirt. They have samples that you can buy for $.99 each, which I was super excited about. It helped me to pick out my best colors and not waste money on makeup that didn't look good or didn't work for me. You can check out Cowgirl Dirt- www.cowgirldirt.com. (and now my little girls love playing with my left over samples!)

I also love magic erasers. They don't have any chemicals in them. They are just sponges that are amazing at getting stuff clean really easily. I have a white kitchen sink that came with some special cleaner. The cleaner didn't work at getting the grime of well, but I tried the magic eraser and my white sink looked just like new again. Love magic erasers!

After reading your post, I want to check out the Norwex cleaning cloths! Those look really neat.
1 reply · active 469 weeks ago
Are you sure the magic erasers don't have an toxic chemical, Mrs. W? I thought they did. I use Bar Keepers Friend for my porcelain kitchen sink and it works great without any toxic chemicals. Thank for sharing about the makeup you use. Maybe others would like to check that out as well. Yes, the cloths are great!
LOVE Norwex!! I've used their products for 6 years, and I haven't had to replace anything. I love the enviro cloth, window cloth (to clean windows with just water and NO streaks), body cloth (to wash my face with just water...it even took away my husbands acne), cleaning paste, dryer balls, superior dry mop, wet mop and spirosponge. I use most of them daily!! I sold it for a year, which allowed me to get tons of products free.
1 reply · active 469 weeks ago
Wow, Brit! Now I will have to try the window cloth and the body cloth someday. I'd love to just wash my face with just water. The few things I have tried from them have been amazing! Thank you for sharing.
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Daniele from Quebec · 469 weeks ago

Hi Lori !

Thanks for that post! If you have time, could you tell me how coconut oil helps for female issues? Because I have some, and I would be glad to get rid of them, haha : ) !!

Have a great week-end !
1 reply · active 468 weeks ago
Can you email me, Daniele, and I will let you know! It's a bit private. laalex2@aol.com

Thank you!
Getting started with Norwex products, what do you recommend are the "must-haves" for each of the types of cloths?
1 reply · active 468 weeks ago
Hi Rachel! I'm Amber that's mentioned above so I thought I would chime in and answer your question. I personally think the best place to start is the Household package, http://www.norwex.biz/PublicStore/stores/amberric.... This contains the envirocloth (that can clean almost any surface of your home with just water), the window cloth (you would use it to shine your surfaces after using the enviro and also to clean mirrors and windows with just water and streak-free) and the dusting mitt (uses static energy to dust so it picks up a ton more and doesn't just move around the dust).
The other product that is really popular is the kitchen cloth, http://www.norwex.biz/PublicStore/stores/amberric.... I would say it's actually my customers' favorite product. It has the same baclock that cleans like the envirocloth, but it has more grooves so it picks up crumbs and is really heavy duty for kitchen messes.
I know Lori also mentioned the mop above and it is also really popular if you wanted to go a little deeper into Norwex. It cleans great and again with just water!
Feel free to email me if you have any more questions, amber.safehaven@gmail.com. I sell these products because I love them and love having fewer chemicals in my house. Thanks for your interest!
Hi Lori! Are you an affiliate marketer for these products? If not, I think you should refer these and get paid.

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