Review & Giveaway : Win a Seventh Generation Free & Clear Kit (10 products + Tote Bag!)

Seventh Generation produces some of my favorite "non-toxic" household cleaning items and I'm so thrilled to be sharing their products with you here on the blog today. Having been a long time fan of their laundry detergent, I contacted them about possibly featuring some of their products on the blog they very kindly set me the Free & Clear Starter Kit pictured above! I was wowed at the large selection of products they provided which included:

• Disinfecting Multi-Surface Cleaner (lemongrass & thyme scent)
• Disinfecting Bathroom Cleaner (free & clear scent)
• Disinfecting Wipes - 35 ct. (lemongrass & thyme)
• Liquid Laundry Detergent – 32 oz (free & clear)
• Liquid Fabric Softener – 40 oz (free & clear)
• Dishwashing liquid (free & clear)
• Automatic Dishwasher Detergent Pacs - 20 ct. (free & clear)
• All- Purpose Cleaner (free & clear)
• Glass & Surface Cleaner (free & clear)
• Natural Paper Towels
• Seventh Gen Recycled Re-usable Tote

The Free & Clear line is notable for being free of added scents & dyes... and when Seventh Generation says scent free- they clearly mean it! The cleaning products I sampled left clothes and surfaces nice, clean and refreshed but also scent free. I have some sensitivity to scents (particularly strong ones like perfumes and fabric softeners), so I'm known to get a little bit sneezy at times. I didn't have this problem at all with the Seventh Generation products I sampled as everything removed unpleasant scents but didn't leave a strong "masking" scent behind. These products are wonderful not only for my scent sensitivities, but because they perform wonderfully as well!

In addition to the Free & Clear products the kit contained some lemongrass & thyme products. Megan from Seventh Generation says about these products: "[They have] Thymol scent (from Thyme oil). These are not considered free & clear, but they are great for immune-depressed households or those with small children, hence why I’ve included them here. The scent is essential oil – not synthetic - and dissipates quickly." I found this to be quite true as the lemongrass & thyme scents weren't at all irritating to my nose and seemed to have a slightly aromatherapeutic effect. The scents were very natural and herbal, without any lingering chemical or synthetic smells, basically, they smell like thyme!

I am having a wonderful experience using these products in my household. Having already been a fan of a few Seventh Generation products in the past, the new products I tested certainly lived up to my expectations. Seventh Generation does not test on animals and avoids certain ingredients found in conventional products, they also donate 10% of their profits to non-profit community, environmental, health, and responsible business organizations working for positive change. Seventh Generation also discloses all their ingredients online (please note that not all products may be vegan safe).

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Seventh Generation is generously providing a Free & Clear Starter Kit (all the items mentioned & pictured above) to one lucky reader!

*To enter all you need to do is visit the Seventh Generation website and leave a comment letting me know your favorite Seventh Generation product OR a product of theirs that you'd like to try!

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This giveaway will end on September 5, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST. Open to US readers only. Good luck!

Giveaway winner: sharon

**I was provided with a Seventh Generation Starter Kit free of charge. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post & was not obligated to give a positive review of the product. All opinions expressed here are mine. Others experiences with these products may differ from mine. **