Enviro Cloth Saves the Day!

I have a really bad habit of not screwing the cap back on items!  It drives my husband crazy.  The toothpaste, cap not screwed on.  The orange juice cap, don't shake it, the top is limey not screwed on tight.  It's a flaw of mine, and I have accepted it.  Well, I accepted it until Blistex and hand lotion met the bottom of cute little Marc Jacobs (for Target) pouch and left hard white gunk!  That is the picture on the left had side.  I was going to throw the pouch away, I got it on sale and I didn't that that this would ever come out.  As I walked to the trash can, I saw my enviro cloth sitting sweetly on my counter.  I got the crazy idea to try to take out the stain with the Norwex cloth.  What is the worst that could happen?  Check out my results below, on the right side.  The white all came out.  You can briefly see where the stain had once been if you look closely, but that is to be expected with a stain that sat for almost a year.

This system worked great on my vinyl Burberry purse as well.  Unfortunately, the stains weren't dark enough to show up in pictures.  It removed all of the day to day dirt that gets on our purses.  I tried the bottom out first just in case the enviro cloth wasn't safe for the material of the purse.

February Hosting Specials

It's time to release the hosting specials for February!  Click here to schedule your party now!  Don't think you have time to host a party in your house?  I have launched a number of internet parties with great results.  Your guests can learn about the products and shop from their couches while wearing sweats….or pajamas!  

Tip of the Day

Jewelry Cleaning

Do you want your diamond earrings or wedding ring to sparkle?  Simply put your jewelry in a glass with warm water and a pinch of UPP (Ultra Power Plus Laundry Detergent).  Your diamonds will absolutely sparkle.  How easy is that?!?!?  Just don't forget to them in the glass!

The Truth About Cleaning Wipes

Lesson of the Day:

READ THE LABEL & FINE PRINT

Until recently, I was still using cleaning wipes for some of my bathroom cleaning.  I would purchase whichever wipes were on sale….Lysol, Clorox, or Up & Up and use them for cleaning the toilet seat and the outside of the bowl.  I had been told by another Norwex independent consultant that the actual instructions on the these wipes were worth reading again.  So tonight, I did just that.  Here is where the shock sets in!  There is no way that these wipes can clean anything!  

Here is what you will actually find on the back of the container:

'"To Clean:  Use fresh wipe on surface.  Repeat for stubborn stains.  To Disinfect:  Pre-clean surface.  Use enough fresh wipes to thoroughly wet surface.  Surface must remain remain wet for the entire contact time.  Allow to remain wet for 10 minutes.  Allow surface to air dry.  Toss dirty wipe away.  Rinse all food contact surfaces and toys with water after use.  Not intended for person hygiene.  Not recommended for unfinished wood, unwaxed vinyl, or marble surfaces."

WHAT?!?!  I thought that these wipes were supposed to be the quick fix for cleaning.  Here are just a few of the many things that went through my mind while I was reading this aloud to my husband.

1. Why am I pre-cleaning the surface before I am cleaning the surface?  I thought that I bought the wipes to use for cleaning.  
2. How am I supposed to keep the surface wet for 10 minutes?  Have you used these wipes?  The surface dries in about 45 seconds!  Should I fill a spray bottle with water and stand in the kitchen and the bathrooms spraying all of the surfaces for 10 minutes?  That seems like a good use of time!
3. How is this product allowed to say that is kills 99.9% of viruses and bacteria?
4. Why have I been using this product on the toilet?  That is the item in the house with the most germs!
5. Why do I have to wipe off my counter tops after they dry?  

I can tell one thing for sure, I cannot keep up with all of these steps!  I am going to stick to the directions for my Norwex enviro cloth!  Wet, ring, fold, use, and repeat!!  Weird, I don't have any questions for that label :)

Diana Bensen's Norwex Party

I am so excited that one of my close friends is hosting a Norwex party during mop month!  Diana is going to love using the mop set in her new house! 

Shop Diana's party now!!

Don't let mop month pass you by, contact me to set up a party.  You can host a party in your home, or I can set up a party online!  Check out the new Norwex 2014 catalog.

Save $$

Save Money, Buy in a Set!!

I will admit my intentions with this post....buy Norwex sets!  As a Norwex independent sales consultant I am so excited to let a little secret slip........  Coming in the new 2014 Catalog, your favorite Norwex products are bundled in a number of different was so that you can buy  products and save $$.  In the past, Norwex has done a great job at bundling customer favorites and start up kits to help customers get the products that they need in the most affordable way.  You can tell immediately in the 2014 catalog that Norwex has really paid attention to what their customers like to buy.  There are a number of different packages that range from a few products (like the enviro cloth and the window cloth) to a great many products (the scrubby corner cloth, window cloth, enviro cloth, and cleaning paste), and I have just scratched the surface!  

Stay tuned, I am really excited for what is coming!  Shop now!

Hitting the Gym!

I have been trying to get into the right mind set for my New Year's resolution by hitting the gym before the New Year.  That way I won't be deterred when all of the other resolution gym goers show up for the first time on January 1!  

I have been taking a body cloth with me to the gym for a few years to wipe off sweat, but I have become more diligent about it in the last year.  I used to hit the gym in the condo building that I lived in, but I now belong to LA Fitness with my husband.  I will admit that the St. Louis Park LA Fitness is the cleanest of the brand, but I know there are quite a few more bodies sweating there than at my old gym!

I don't like the feeling of touching the mats and equipment and then touching my face.  Before hitting the gym floor, I wet my body cloth in the sink of the locker room and ring it out.  Using the damp cloth is a great to keep sweat off my face and chest.  I am a pretty heavy I like the added bonus that it is cleaning my face while I work out so I don't have to fear any workout back heads.  When the cloth is damp, it stays cool and refreshing.  Today I realized just how lucky I am to have Norwex cloths to take to the gym.  While I was on the mats, I could smell something that smelled like stinky feet......not the weirdest this to smell in a gym.  There was a guy working out in the same area as me, and he threw his gym towel down on the mat next to me.  HOLY MOLY, it smelled horrible!  You would have thought that it had never been washed.  This was the fourth time in the last six days that I had used the same body cloth at the gym, and it still has at least 2 or 3 days left in it!

Norwex Body Pack (Item 309042)