Monday, July 27, 2015

'Honest' Co. Haul

On my path to creating a healthier & cleaner home I purchased a few home cleaning products from the 'Honest' company. All the hype and buzz better be worth the charge just to get it shipped to Canada. Snarl. International charge of approx $15USD again, snarl. 
Good thing well.ca will be carrying their products as of August 2015. 
I did not participate in the 'bundle' as i have heard mixed reviews. Im not convinced its worth it. 
Most likely i will only be reordering the products i enjoy and maybe trying a few new on the well.ca website. 

I decided to do a separate post just for these products (other family friendly favourites to come) No i am not endorsed by the honest company (but how nice would that be), these opinions are my own and i purchased product on my own accord, because its darn cute, healthier for my home and who doesn't like Jessica Alba???

First impressions are running high, or maybe that's the clean marketing.
When looking for cleaning products that were more natural without all the harsh chemicals I was drawn to the honest company for their mission and passion for healthy families.
I'm 'honestly' suprised how satisfied I am so far....
I purchased the following a items from the honest company website
  • Multi Surface Cleaner
  • Dish soap
  • Shampoo & Body wash
  • Detangler
  • Organic Breath Easy Chest Rub
  • Kids toothpaste
  • Healing balm
  • Dish scrubber & Container

I was delighted to receive my brown box from the honest company-about a week after ordering. Opening the box was a lovely experience, just like Christmas!
I had thought about ordering products for quite some time and now that they ship to Canada I decided to splurge and treat myself  sweet new cleaning products!! What a sad lottery I have won.

The beautiful bright marketing and typography welcoming me to a new brand experience (I just eat that stuff up) Below are impressions of the products thus far...

Multi Surface Cleaner $5.95USD
Im happy with this purchase at the price. Great fresh grapefruit scent cant be beat and I was suprised at the large container
(26fl. oz) I do know it's easy to make your own cleaning sprays but I always struggle with the scents and appreciate this one a lot! 
Scent lasts just long enough and the construction of the sprayer and bottle seems of good quality. Bonus is it looks pretty on my counter (like all the honest products)

Dish Soap $3.95USD
This one I struggled with as I read multiple reviews that it was just alright and not all that 'green'
I took a chance as the value seemed great with the price/volume ratio (26.5 fl.oz) also I'm always willing to give lemon-verbena (y) scents a chance. 
It is a runnier consistency than my usual 'Dawn' but it smells amaze balls and it cleans surprisingly well even on breakfast bacon pans. I can see that I will go through it more quickly than other soaps but that's ok-it also says it can be used as a floor cleaner with a shot in a bucket of hot water. I haven't tried that yet but I will. I love multi purpose functionality.

Honest Shampoo & Body Wash $9.95USD 
This is probably the most popular item i have seen from the honest company. Its sweet vanilla orange scent is delightful and clean. I bought this specifically for my little and i must say, his hair is uber soft after use, doesn't irritate hiss eyes and cleans well. win, win, win

Conditioning Detangler $5.95USD
if you have a child with hair, you know. Detangler is a must! in my home but with this product, im not sure if its combining it with the shampoo but it works amazingly well; very quick and efficient.  Other detanglers i have used typically had to sit for a few minutes once applied and then try to comb it through- but this is great! i think its a decent value as you don't need to use much for a child's head. I will be repurchasing.

Breath Easy Rub $9.95USD
This product was timed perfectly as my little had some summer sniffles th week it arrived. I feel more comfortable using it than a 'vicks'. The container was quite small but the blend of essential oils it seems quite concentrated leaving you to use less. I appreciate that this product has a lavender scent to it as well as a eucalyptus. Very soothing and a new staple in my medicine box.

Kids Toothpaste $3.95USD for 2 pack 
This one is weird, its a strawberry flavour for kids and i purchased the 2 pack small sizes. I tried it first and i gotta say it tastes weird like artificial sweetener, that said- my little loves it.
Im glad it came in these small sizes, one is great for his overnight bag and the other is small enough to use in the next few months and move on to another 'natural' toothpaste. Any suggestions, please let me know!

Honest Healing Balm $12.95USD
I have yet to use this and the instructions were a little vague on my packaging, website is better..I was looking for a 'polysporn' type of product safer and more natural, i can only assume that is what this is... it feels a little greasy and i think they could have made it smell a little nicer, its pretty blah and haven't had anything major to try it on yet but i am intending to use it for scrapes, bruises and bug bites.. anyone else have any experience with this product?

'Suds Up' Bamboo scrubber & Ceramic suds maker $12.95USD
I bought this cause its cute, and looks like it makes cleaning fun. but in reality it makes it messier.
Its a typical cute little bamboo dish scrubber and it rests in this ceramic dish with a little platform that rests in a spring, so ideally you add some dish soap and water to the dish and press the scrubbby down to make bubbles and wash your dishes with more fun! well...you need to be a little heavy on the 'sudsing' so it splashes around the counter.. maybe i haven't figured it out yet, but im not giving up, its cute and pretty and fun. And it was $12.95



Overall, im pretty happy with most purchases, if you want to check out the website, heres a link.. 

happy and healthy cleaning to all on this fresh week!!!

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