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Something we absolutely love is hearing from our customers.     We work very hard to get the best possible cleaning products in your hands that are both safe for you and your family and the environment.    Below are just a couple of the latest reviews for our all natural dish soap called Dish It Out.   It has quickly become one of our most popular products that we sell and for good reason!   Check out a couple of the reviews below:

So far, this is the only dish liquid to receive the highest rating from the Environmental Working Group regarding toxicity. This is important to me as I wash (and soak) my granddaughter's baby bottles (and all the parts), spoons, dinnerware, and toys on a daily basis. It works well for the dishes I wash by hand, but I have to mention I always rinse my dishes, so I'm not sure how well this product works on grimy dishes that have been sitting. I'm guessing because this product doesn't contain any of the toxic ingredients that major brands do, it's the reason for it not being as thick as those other brands, but you get used to it. Because it's not the cheapest dish liquid out there, I use it strictly for dishes and use another soap to wash my hands at the kitchen sink. This truly saves from buying it so often.

I am chemically sensitive so I really appreciate your unscented products. My first introduction was with Dish It Out, unscented of course. I am always looking for effective unscented products and really like Dish It Out. Dishes truly rinse clean and drain to a shine. It removes coffee and tea stains and possibly even helps with milk stone (still experimenting with that). I was impressed when I wiped my ceramic stove top with my dish cloth rung out from my dish water and stains that I would have had to scrub off wiped easily away. Also I was delighted to have the shine return to my flatware - nice to be eating with clean utensils.

Thank you for unscented products that give superior results. Believe me when I say I have tried a lot of other products and found them lacking.

Comments about better life DISH IT OUT:

I found out this product through EWG's Cleaning Database --confirming that it's non toxic. I use it for my 2 year old daughter's dishes as well as ours. We're very happy with it. Hope the production will continue. It wasn't easy to find.

Posted by Tyler Shearburn on May 22, 2013 0 Comments

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• Even the Kitchen Sink
• what-EVER!

[Below is a post from Laura Stude who previously did not use Better Life products, tried the products and fell in love with them and now works with our team to manage social media.]    

I used to purposefully bypass green cleaning products on supermarket shelves. I’m only 27, but like many of us, I was raised with the understanding that the more foul-smelling the chemical, the deeper the clean. I accepted that as fact and carried on, generally ignoring the Mr. Yucky stickers and the recommendations to wear gloves while using the stuff. I figured if they sold it (and as long as I didn’t drink it), I was out of harm’s way.

Boy, was I wrong.

An unfortunate incident involving altitude sickness, my cat and my mom’s white, wool rug had me buddying up with every single toxic cleaning product I could find in my parents’ house. When none of that worked, I rented a steam cleaner and paid the extra for the recommended cleaning solution.

I really needed them to watch my cat for a few weeks…eviction after 2 days was not an option.

After multiple days fighting the stain, I couldn’t do it anymore. And not because the stain was gone (it wasn’t), but because I felt physically ill from the chemicals I had been inhaling. At one point, I had a pair of pajama pants wrapped them around my nose and mouth like a burqa, hoping to retain at least a few of the last brain cells that were left. The fact that I had to resort to that to simply clean is absurd.

That was the day I swore off harsh chemical cleaners for life.

If you’re like the “old” me and find yourself saying, “green cleaning products don’t work as well,” I urge you to give them a shot. Yes, they’re generally a tad more expensive but so are medical bills for asthma and cancer treatments. And seeing as how there is now a LARGER stain on my mom’s carpet, it’s clear that the harsh chemicals aren’t exactly true to their claims. So what do you have to lose?

If you’re still a skeptic, I recommend starting slowly. Try some whatEVER! or Even The Kitchen Sink. These are great all-around products that are safe, all-natural and healthy for people, pets and the planet.

Leave a comment and tell us what converted you to green cleaning or why you’re interested in it if you’re not doing it already. We’ll randomly select someone and send them a bottle of whatEVER! and EKTS!

Full disclosure: Laura now works for Better Life as the social media manager

Posted by Guest Blogger on May 02, 2013 7 Comments

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• Cool Calm Collected
• family
• Go Forth and Conquer
• hawaii
• natural lotion
• natural soap
• No Regrets
• travel tips
• Work It. Own It.

Our co-founders, Tim and Nancy, are enjoying quality family time on the sunny islands of Hawaii, catching up on sand castle building and getting some much needed vitamin D. Always doing their part to be as eco-friendly as possible, Tim shared some of his tips on traveling green.

• We always bring Better Life soap and lotion with us wherever we go. This keeps us from using the throw-away bottles at the hotel and avoiding the proliferation of what are usually highly fragranced, petro-chemical based products. Better Life soap can be used for shower gel, shampoo and hands. We also use small reusable plastic containers for smaller sizes of any products that we want to bring with us, such as conditioner.
• We use compression bags to pack things like socks and underwear. This not only saves space (and the cost associated with checking additional bags), it also saves space on the plane.
  
• We try to eat healthy when traveling. A lot of times this means going to the grocery store vs. going out to restaurants for each meal. Unfortunately this can increase the potential to waste food, especially on shorter trips. In most cases the housekeeping department is happy to take a half loaf of bread or whatever might be left over. This allows us to buy healthy options for the family without feeling guilty about wasting unused items.   
• When going somewhere for an extended stay, we plan out our meals and grocery list prior to leaving. When we arrive at our destination, a stop at the supermarket is one of the first things that we do. By planning ahead of time, we eliminate waste of unused food, the fuel needed to go back and forth to the store, and we save a ton of time and stress by knowing we have most everything we need for the entire stay.

Posted by Guest Blogger on January 28, 2013 0 Comments