Cinderella’s range of cleaning products has a similar philosophy to Method's- both are made from plant based ingredients, are not tested on animals, are non-toxic, smell nice and come in stylish bottles.
The exciting thing about the Cinderella range is that 100% of the product degrades in 28 days and 90% degrades in the first 7 to 10 days. Their whole product range is also antibacterial.
Some of the Cinderella products in the Essentials range are Pineapple & Coconut Floor Cleaner, Coconut Bathroom Cleaner, Mint Multipurpose Spray, Passionfruit Oven & BBQ Cleaner and Pineapple Stain Remover, all at $5.95 each for a 500ml bottle. We've been using the Mint Multipurpose spray- its delicious!
In there Super Fabulous range they have Slap and Tickle Shower Spray and Vodka Window Cleaner, but they’re $15 for 500ml which seems a bit pricey seeing as they don’t use real vodka!
Available at Coles Supermarkets in Australia or through their website [and they post worldwide].
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Ummm, antibacterial is bad (promotes antibactieral resistance ie. helps develop superbugs like MRSA).
However, after an admittedly cursory look at the website, I can't find anything about antibacterial stuff.
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90% of the product degrades in the first 7 to 10 days? I would never be able to use it up that quickly. That's kinda crazy.
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Antibacterial is VERY VERY bad. They don't disclose actual/literal ingredients, so you would have to take their word that it is really 100% plant based. Most companies claim their cleaning products are green and natural, then these sneak in synthetic preservatives.
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Their promotional info is a really strange sort of slang-filled peppy pseudo science that doesn't make it clear exactly what is going on with the products.
"The range is antibacterial due to the effective level of cleaning agents. " I think this means there aren't specific antibacterial agents, like those that have been shown to cause MRSA. However, studies have shown that washing your hands without soap and vigorously rubbing them together will remove or kill a significant number of bacteria. So how anti-bacterial are they? And how likely are they to promote resistance? You can't tell.
"We made them safe for the environment with 100% of the product degrading in 28 days and 90% of the product degrading in 7 - 10 days..." The page for each product indicates that each contains some sort of preservative (possibly natural, possibly synthetic) so I doubt the products degrade in the bottle. I'm guessing the compounds are just more prone to degradation than normal surfactants once they enter the waste-water stream and are highly diluted from the preservatives. It's worth noting that they don't say what these compounds degrade into and how harmful to the environment those compounds may or may not be.
"...and made them safe for people by only using the best plant based surfactants (cleaning agents)." Standard 'everything natural is safe' baloney. Would you let me see you a plant based cleaner containing Urushiol?
"...surfactants (active cleaning agents) are based on glycosides found in plants." See the interesting term here is 'based on.' Methotrexate, for example, is based on the vitamin Folic acid. But it's just different enough that it's a powerful chemotherapy agent with strong side effects. Making chemicals that are based on various naturally occurring compounds is what most synthetic chemistry is. So this doesn't really tell us anything about whether the ingredients are made in a lab or distilled from plant material.
I have nothing personal against this company or it's products. I haven't used them, but they might be very effective, and they probably are less caustic and irritating than ammonia-based products. But the information on the site doesn't really tell you anything about the ingredients. They just imply that they are natural and safe and cool. And they get away with that because people don't really understand the chemistry of cleaning agents.
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Sorry, "Would you let me see you.." should be "would you let me sell you..."
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I've been using some of these products [but not all] for a while, and whilst I do think the 'preservative' listed on the ingredients panel is dubious i've had no reactions to any of the product i've used - the reason thats significant is because i suffer from an accute contact dermatitis as a resault of overexposure to natural irritants and the chemicals commonly used to clean them [its all work related- its a good thing i like my job]. As a result i've become hyper-sensative to most cleaning products, soaps & hand cleaners. If i have a reaction to something my hands will start bleeding within a couple of minutes of contact - extended exposure ends much worse.
I'm beyond caring about the chemistry involved in products, it didnt get me anywhere - i just know this doesnt make my skin bleed.
Meanwhile, if anyone is in a similar boat to me - try a product called Invisible Glove, its available by mail order from Australia and has saved my life - or at least my skin - mybe AT could feature that next.
p.s. lurker2209 - i wouldnt let you sell me anything - you talk too much!!!
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