CleanVia CV-1000 has been a well-kept secret in Portland, Oregon for too long.
CleanVia is an all-natural, vegetable based cleaner that started life as a food-safe industrial cleaner. We use it all over the home and got so enthusiastic about it that we gave it for holiday gifts one year, which, in retrospect, carried perhaps not quite the right message.
Nonetheless, anyone who uses it becomes a convert: finally, a green cleaner that actually cleans! The key to success is getting the dilution right... tips and applications after the jump.
If you've used this product, we want to know if you love it as much as we do.
And it's not just us... apparently, someone at Google loves CleanVia, too:
CleanVia is made from vegetable oil and is food safe. In fact, a drop in a sinkful of water will help to cleanse pesticide residue off produce; a quick spritz gets that wax off those not-so-organic but oh-so-beautiful apples we all fall victim to buying every now and then. We've also seen CleanVia used behind the butcher counter at New Seasons, a local grocery store, in Portland. If it works there, chances are it will work in your home.
• Mix very weak -- less than a capful in a 32 oz spray bottle -- and replace Windex or other glass cleaners.
• Mix weak -- a capful or two in the spray bottle -- and replace Fantastik or Formula 409.
• A little stronger works well on bathroom fixtures and greasy stovetops.
• Full strength dissolves the gunk inside the range hood.
Cost is around $20 for one gallon of concentrate, which seems downright cheap when you realize that it makes over 500 bottles of all-purpose cleaner. Available for purchase in store at Environmental Building Supplies in Portland, Ore., or buy online at www.cleanvia.com.
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Comments (12)
Where can I find Clean Via in Boise, Idaho?
If it's made from vegetable oil, does it not leave any kind of greasy residue behind?
That's my question too!
Has anyone used this? I would like to know how it compares to other natural cleaners like Sals Suds by Dr. Bronner.
I use CleanVia all around the house. Recently, I did a side by side test between CleanVia and the "leading brand" shower-cleaner. CleanVia did a much better job and did not create fumes.
Does anyone know how it compares to Dr. Bronner's? This seems cheaper than Dr. Bronner's which I use by the gallon for just about everything...
I am slightly sensitive to chemicals, not at all sensitive to this product. It cleaned years of hand prints off of 90 year-old doors in an apartment I recently moved into. Other products I've compared it to are: Mrs.Meyer's, Bi-O-Kleen, and Citrisolve (which I was very loyal to.) There is no greasy feel afterward, in fact things feel better afterward. Or so say my feet on my newly cleaned kitchen floor.
greenlight, I find the smells of Citrisolve and Mrs. Meyer's too disturbing to use - I must be super-sensitive to the fumes. Do you think the scent of the CleanVia will be less noxious than those?
yes, less disturbing. hardly any smell to my telling, but you may be more sensitive. Brad, who developed it, did so because other green cleaners he was using smelled too "loud"
CleanVia can be ordered by calling 1 888 436 2532.
This month the special is 1 gallon of concentrate, 3 spray bottles and free shipping (domestic) for $29.00.
We really appreciate all your comments and interest!
This stuff is amazing! I use it to get tough stains off clothing, clean day to day, and it even got silicone residue off of glass!
CleanVia can be ordered by calling 503.288.0000, or visiting Ecohaus in Portland OR, Seattle, Washington, or San Francisco, CA. Thanks for all the great feedback. We feel pretty blessed to contribute to a healthy planet in this way. Happy Cleaning! ;)