Terrible hippy.

So here I am.  I liked how my unassuming little Norwex cloths cleaned my house.  I knew that if I really wanted to make the switch to using Norwex in my house it would cost me a pretty penny.  Like so many other women, I would rather spend my money on something else.  I am a genuine independent consultant now.  I did it for the discount, sales don't mean much to me.  At heart, I am not a salesperson, in fact I would rather give things away.  I just got my larger order in and I am still in shock at how much free stuff I have accumulated.  I hosted my own "launch party" where I didn't have to push sales because everyone there already used this stuff and just wanted more.  I qualified for the hostess package as well as some other freebies. 

When all was said and done, I bought the laundry detergent, odour eliminator and the prewash spray.  I got everything else for free.
2 Window cloths
3 Enviro cloths
2 Spirisponges
2 Spirinettes
Dish cloth
Car wash mitt
Kid's dusting mitt
Dish washing liquid
Mesh laundry bag
Antibac travel pack
Rubber mop brush
Mop brackets
Optic cloth
Bathroom hand towel
Kitchen scrub cloth

I also signed up for free and got these in my consultant kit:
Large Mop (with wet and dry pads)
Dusting Mitt
Window Cloth
Spirisponge
2 Enviro Cloths

Being somewhat frugal, I am really sure why anyone pays retail when you obviously don't need to.   I have a free trial web page for Norwex products so if anyone wants to know about a product before I have tested it and formed my own opinions about it, you can see what this is about at www.kimberlybennett.norwex.biz

So far, the only products I have actually tested thoroughly are the Enviro Cloth, Window Cloth and Dusting Mitt.  I'll have a writeup soon enough and will try and get some before and after pics.  I regret not having pics of how much dirt that Enviro Cloth picked up because it was disgusting and yet it still cleaned the windows without leaving junk behind.

This is not a miracle cloth.  Some people try to sell the "miracle" but if you use these cloths you are replacing chemicals with a different way of cleaning which often includes a bit of elbow grease.  I feel this is a good trade off, some others may not feel that way. 

An example would be windows.  We all know how to spray window cleaner on and use paper towels to wipe it off.  The water in the window cleaner evaporates leaving the chemicals on the glass and builds up over time.  Now I have done all my windows inside and out and mirrors with one Enviro Cloth and one Window cloth.  I can't even imagine how much paper towel would have been used to do that.  With a wet Enviro Cloth, I cleaned the dirt off the glass and then dried and polished it with the Window Cloth.  The Window cloth dries off the water leaving a streak free finish.    This actually removed the dirt and the chemical build up, leaving the windows more crystal clear than I have ever seen them before.  It was like having brand new glass.  

I guess people call it a miracle because they disregard the science.  I did my research and read the product manual to see how everything works.  I am dorky that way.  The microfiber is unique.  The threads are so small!  1/100th of a human hair.  Every enviro cloth has 2.9 million meters of microfiber.  Think about that.  It's crazy!  One gram of Norwex microfiber spans over 70,000 meters.  Just one gram!  And every tiny thread is embedded with silver.  It's not a coating, it won't wear off.  It is made with silver in it.  The bacteria cannot live on silver, so here this cloth picks up every tiny little germ and kills them ALL!  Oh, all but .01%  and even Lysol leaves that little guy behind.  Another bonus is that germs cannot build up resistance to silver the way they can to chemicals so now we aren't cultivating those cute little Super Bugs.  I love knowing how things work.  


As I sit here ranting and raving about the wonders of ditching chemicals I feel guilty and a fraud.  I was after all a hairdresser for 5 wonderful years before I had my kids.  I am not ready to look into the chemicals of colour.  I haven't even tried.  I am simply not ready to go there.  I sit on my couch with my brand new blonde streaks I put in last night.  My roots are done and my vanity has been fed.   I am not perfect.  I am not so black and white after all.    Little bits at a time I can change, but not all at once.  I justify myself with the fact that if everyone made little changes, the world would be better.  Am I doing my part?  Is this enough?