February 29, 2008 | Reviews, Broom Hugged, Cleaning products
We wrote a post about GreenWorks when it was first released, and most of our readers commented that they love it. We did have one complaint about the All-purpose cleaner, but the reader didn’t tell us how she used it or why she was disappointed. The word on the street is that it’s an awesome product - people seem to love it.
So, as promised I bought a bottle of it. And isn’t it pretty? I chose the Natural Dilutable cleaner, since that makes most sense to me. It’s a concentrated cleaner that you can dilute for different purposes - put some in a spray bottle mixed with water and you have all-purpose. A little bit in a mop bucket makes a great floor cleaner that doesn’t need a rinse. The bonus there is that you aren’t paying for the water to be added and packaged and shipped.
I used mine full-strength though, in the shower. Honestly? It worked better than some of the more harsh cleaners I’ve used in the past. In fact, it did a better job on my shower with less work than CLR used to do. (And that stuff is just death waiting at the door). Clorox GreenWorks has a light, airy scent that doesn’t linger too long. It bubbles and lathers nicely, which was a bit of a surprise to me. There aren’t many eco-friendly bubblers out there. But somehow they’ve manufactured this to act like a conventional cleaner.
Here comes confession time… (Mom, stop reading here, lest your head may explode!) I went ages without cleaning my toilet. Gross, I know. But I do that periodically to test new products. How do they handle a nasty job? Clorox GreenWorks passed the test, but not without a fair amount of scrubbing and 2 applications of the product. Still, a little bit of the product went a long way, and my gross toilet bowl is squeaky clean (surprising, considering how long it had been…).
I’ve used other natural products that worked significantly better on my toilet (even when it’s in bad shape) or on my shower. For instance, Shaklee H2 and Scour Off do an awesome job in my shower. Barefoot Home Essentials does great on the toilet. And my home-made vinegar - water - essential oils - borax cleaner outdid Clorox on the toilet bowl. But all in all, Clorox Green Works has my seal of approval. As far as something you can find in your typical supermarket, Clorox GreenWorks did an impressive job. I’d have to say it far exceeds other conventional-cleaners-gone-green.
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Beth Vaughn says:
I’m sure the products work great and I’m happy that a large company is making natural cleaning products. However, I still can’t bring myself to support a company that still makes toxic cleaners.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:45 amCoco says:
Me Two.
February 29th, 2008 at 12:04 pmMarpesia says:
Me Three.
March 4th, 2008 at 6:34 pmmudlark says:
I can understand where you guys are coming from. I prefer to stick with the brands that have proven their commitment to all-natural, and preferably that are either small, family-owned or at least have strong social responsibility programs. And therefore I’d never make the switch from high quality green products to something like Clorox for my general cleaning needs.
However, there are plenty of people out there, many of them reading this blog, who are at least nominally convinced that green products don’t clean as well as others. Clorox GreenWorks does the double duty of cleaning well, being a ‘trusted brand’ to those new to the green lifestyle, and so may make the transition to green cleaning more appealing to a wider audience. And for that I’m grateful. I would consider it a product geared more towards the newly green or exploratory green consumer as opposed to the truly green advocate.
March 4th, 2008 at 9:22 pmCara says:
Green works does not disinfect.All you are doing is spreading the germs all over
March 5th, 2008 at 11:03 pmmudlark says:
Thanks for pointing that out, Cara. You’re absolutely right, and we mentioned that in our first post about GreenWorks. At the same time, most people would be surprised to know how many of the cleaners they depend on don’t disinfect.
Check out our post about disinfectants to find some solutions for your disinfecting needs.
March 6th, 2008 at 7:47 amcyndy says:
I like the way it cleans. But am I the only one that think is smells funny?? Like old mop water with pine?? I am going to quit using it because of the smell.
May 7th, 2008 at 3:12 pmYvonne says:
I just tried it today for the first time and hate it. I used about 1/4 cup in half a bucket of water. It created so many suds that I had to get on my hands and knees with a towel and dry off the (vinyl) floor. It looked like I’d gotten some dish soap and just rubbed it on the floor. I’ll try it again with only one capful but if makes that much of a soapy mess again I’m going back to my old brand.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:26 am