Hi, My Name is Kate

 Spring cleaning just in time.  I have 2 dogs and lots of dog air that float

airborne into every nook and cranny!  Yikes, it drives me mad.  So now that it's warm out I am on a mission to groom my two lovelies and rid them of some unwanted winter hair.  

At home grooming saves me money and allows me to test out Eco-Me natural dog products.  The flea spray, which I mixed up months ago, maybe even last summer, is still going strong and smells amazing.  By mixing vinegar, water and Eco-Me Dog Blend essential oils I have a quick natural flea treatment.  The smell is wonderful:  a hint of lavender, lemongrass softens the citronella, which works great to fight little buggers.

After raking through my lab Samon and mix who-knows-what Lady, I remove all the extra hair, combo again and spray down with this light flea repellant.  I like to work it into the hair and bit.  Then they get a treat (of course) and lay out for a bit of sunbathing!  Ah the life of a dog.  

What's left behind could stuff a pillow, make a good birds nest or just go into compost or trash.... Can you compost dog hair?  Anyone know?

Okay now we are ready for spring!  

Hi, My Name is Bill

Hey, It's Bill.  Just getting started with blogging here.

It's been a crazy year for me personally and all the work at Eco-Me.  I've been really excited about the launch of my All Purpose Cleaner for Eco-Me.  This is the best selling item in the Eco-Me Home Kits and everyone is always begging for the premix version.  So I'm happy to be apart of a team that can meet our customers needs and bring new products to the market that fill a void.

Void?  Yep!  Although there are a lot of natural cleaners on the market such as Seventh Generation, Ecover, Method (Free & Clear products), Planet, and many more NON OF THEM REDUCE BACTERIA!  Really!!!!!!!  

Bill by Eco-Me's All Purpose Cleaner is vinegar based and reduces up to 98% bacteria, removes odors and dirt.  This is basic stuff people and worth noting, vinegar is the key to natural cleaning!

They are all mostly soap-based cleaners and many of them include a long laundry list of chemicals, maybe safer than the old bleach and 409 standbys, but still chemicals and these days the chemical database is overflowing and there is no checks and balances to test the true results of repetitive use and exposure to them.  Even more disheartening is that there is no government or mandated outside regulatory group that cleaning products or personal care products need to answer to.  Yes, REALLY!!!!!  So it's up to the manufacturer selling the product to deem it safe.  We're at their mercy, trust is a big deal.

So how is Eco-Me different and especially Bill by Eco-Me, the new All Purpose pre-mixed cleaning product we recently launched?  We use pure ingredients.  Simple house hold stuff like vinegar and water plus pure plant essential oils, the kind that act as natural antiseptics and antibacterials (tea tree, lavender, lemongrass, rosemary).  My wife says it smells amazing, like a spa, not like salad dressing which is great because I am a meat a potatoes kind of guy!

I'll be checking in every few days to share some insider tips from Eco-Me and my own daily happenings such as the new compost system I am rigging at home.  

Stay tuned!

Meet our Family

The holidays are upon us and like most folks Eco-Me is visiting with family; although our family is a bit unconventional, we still gather for the holidays.  

The rest of the year everyone is off busy working, blogging, living green and striving to put Eco-Me products into the hands of your family.

Sharing our knowledge and love for good health and safe cleaning is our main goal.  We choose to live purely with an educated view of the products we use in our daily lives, our new tag line states it best:  "pure genius, live smart!"

We encourage everyone this holiday season and as we move into the new year to join our growing family and eco-community as we explore greener and healthier lifestyles. 

In the next few blog posts you will meet Bill, Kate and Emily.  They are part of the Eco-Me Family and have lots of great insight and fun tips to share.  Their daily blogs will surely inspire good conversation, tips for life and health and general good fun.

Thank you for taking the time to join us this holiday season for our family reunion.  

From everyone at Eco-Me, we wish you a happy holiday and healthy new year ahead!