Kevin and Tim were interviewed by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on an article discussing the next steps the FTC may take to address the abundance of greenwashing currently in the marketplace. The article as well as a picture of Tim and Kevin was featured on the front page of the business section on 5/16.
Next time you are at the newsstand, pick up the March/April issue of Cooking with Paula Deen
Thanks to our friends at ecosumo for making this happen. They have a great selection of eco-friendly items, and some really fun gifts……including a certain line of fantastic cleaning products
Check them out at www.ecosumo.com for your Spring Cleaning and Earth Day needs.
With the recent concern about Swine Flu, we are continually asked this question: Does BETTER LIFE disinfect?
Well, technically we are not a disinfectant and can’t call ourselves that. However, we did a scientific test to see just how well BETTER LIFE performs against chemical disinfectants. The results will amaze you!. You can view the video below, but before you watch, you might want to read the background info under the video window
There are a wide variety of commonly used disinfectants that range from alcohols, peroxides, and bleach, to all kinds of stuff that even we can hardly pronounce. One thing that they all have in common is that they contain chemicals that are designed to kill the germs that they come in contact with.
There are two problems with most chemical disinfectants:
1. Disinfectants contain chemicals that can actually spread vapors in the air and leave residues on the surfaces they are used on. The labels tell you to not use the products around food, children, pets, etc. Hard to believe that you have to actually introduce potentially toxic materials into your home to ‘clean’ it, but that is what you are doing.
2. Disinfectants take time. Depending on the disinfectant, it is required to remain on the surface anywhere from 15 seconds and up to several MINUTES! Check out the label, next time you pick up a bottle. You’ll be surprised, we know we were. Is that the way you really clean? We don’t. Most of us clean by spraying and wiping. When using this method with a conventional disinfectant, the germs are not being killed and a nasty and harmful chemical residue is being left behind.
We believe in getting rid of these germs, we just believe there is a better way to do it. We decided to do some testing. Our founder Kevin Tibbs is a scientist. He picked up a piece of equipment that is designed to test bacterial levels. It is the kind of equipment that is used to instantly test surfaces in hospital operating rooms and other areas where testing for really clean is really critical.
You can watch the video below to see what happened, but let’s just say BETTER LIFE can make your home safer than you ever imagined. Not only did we eliminate more bacterial contamination than the conventional disinfectant, but we did it without leaving behind the toxic chemical residues.
How do we do that, you ask?
BETTER LIFE uses powerful natural surfactants. We don’t have to kill bacteria. We simply REMOVE it – and as you are about to see, we remove it better and faster than chemical disinfectants can kill it.
The bottom line for you is a truly clean surface that without the toxic vapors and chemical residues.
Safer for your home, your kids, your pets and the environment.
If your family and friends are concerned with disinfecting, please share this with them.
Also remember to check out the ultimate in green cleaning the BETTER LIFE starter kit
Below is a link to an interview with our co-founder Tim Barklage that aired on the local evening news in St. Louis. This is a great piece, nice work Tim!
Last night, BETTER LIFE was named the WINNER of the St. Louis Business Journal’s Heroes of the Planet awards. We took the award in the sustainable products category!
WOW! What an incredible honor. Seriously…..WOW! Needless to say we are humbled. For those of you who took the time to write in your heart-felt nominations, we cannot thank you enough!
You can find the full story in this weeks STL Business Journal and online if you are a subscriber to American City Business Journals. If not the link will take you to a preview of the story. Hopefully the full version will be available in the coming weeks.
Below is a link to a news segment that was shot on the 10/18, with a great local program. I thought it turned out really nice. If you have a chance to give it a rating, by clicking on the star icon in the video window, we would certainly appreciate it!
Click here to be redirected to the story and video.
