Friday, August 13, 2010

 

I was recently offered a chance to review a new cleaning product for pet owners and I jumped at the chance. With two little pugs, chances of having a mess on the floor, couch, bed or car to clean up is pretty darn good.

 

When I first received it, I kind of felt bad because I didn't have the opportunity to use the product and therefore, write a review on it. The marketing people kept sending me little pokes "hope we didn't miss it..." but I couldn't write anything until I had a chance to really test the product out. Well, two weeks ago - that certainly changed.

  

They sent me the Clean+Green Carpet and Upholstery for Dogs.Here is what their website says about it:

 

CLEAN+GREEN® dog urine stain and odor remover is made from organic and biodegradable ingredients and packaged so you can recycle the container. You now have an environmentally friendly, natural carpet cleaning and upholstery cleaning solution for urine removal, odor removal and stain removal.

 

Clean+Green dog urine stain remover and odor remover will positively work to remove any dog urine stain, dog urine odor, dog smell and dog feces, vomit and any other dog accident.
You can now have an eco friendly home for your dog, and recycle our product packaging to protect the environment - clean green and use our effective, non toxic, organic odor and stain remover!
 

CLEAN+GREEN, your eco-friendly aerosol, green pet cleaning, pet odor remover and pet stain remover product:
•Works Instantly and Easily
•All Natural Ingredients
•Powerful and Effective
•Safe for Pets, People and the Planet

 

The first time I got to use it was when MeiMei threw up. I thought that there was good coverage of the area I needed to spray and unlike most times when the dogs can smell their "accidents" in the carpet, even after we used an "odor-eliminator", there didn't seem to be any after-smell that the dogs could catch of whif of.

  

The days following that first test, I got to use it a lot more. Both dogs got sick and Miko also started randomly peeing in the house (we got her urine checked, no infection - some crystals but mostly it seems it was all behavioural) so there were quite a few times when I could test it out. But the real comparison was when Jerry used our "old" cleaner on a puke spot and I noticed that the dogs kept going back to the spot and could obviously tell that "someone" had gotten sick there. The overall impression of the product was that it was gentle (didn't stain the carpet), eliminated odor and was easy to use. There wasn't any residue left over and you really didn't need to use a lot of it to clean it up right.

 

Another test came a few days after the puking had stopped. We had bought them girls some Antler treats to chew on and sometimes they can get a little bloody. MeiMei had chose to NOT chew hers on the rug we have on the floor for this purpose, but wanted to chew it on the carpet and there was a big, fresh blood stain in the middle of the hallway! So I tried the CLEAN+GREEN carpet cleaner on the blood and WHAMO - like it was never even there!

 

So, my over all impression - I like it!! I even hope to start carrying it at the Pawhaus soon!

And even better - today is declared FRAGRANCE FREE DAY!! Check out the details here.

If you want to try out the CLEAN+GREEN products, SeaYu is offering a $5.00 coupon for you to print and take to the nearest retail locatation - http://www.odorandstainremover.com/store/coupon/coupon.html

Try it today!

http://mypugsblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/pet-cleaning-product-for-review.html?spref=tw

August 11, 2010
By Paris and John

This Friday, August 13, 2010 will be an unlucky day for chemical fragrance! We’ve just received word that Clean+Green by SeaYu has founded Fragrance Free Day (#fragrancefreeday), a social media event by which people are asked to tell the world via their social networks that they’ll go “fragrance free” for one day.

How do the fragrances in your cleaners impact your pets?  Animals have faster metabolisms and smaller lungs than humans, so not only are they processing harmful chemicals used in the home more quickly, they are also breathing them in at a faster rate. Because animals are closer to the ground, they are more often in direct contact with these harmful substances making Fragrance Free Day of special importance for pet owners.

We’ll be following along and asking questions during Fragrance Free Day’s live Twitter event. Hosted by Clean + Green and featuring SeaYu’s CEO Quincy Yu, organic chemist Dr. Stephen Ziman and veterinarian holistic pet health expert Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM.

How to Join In: Anyone with questions on the safety of products they’re using for personal care can Tweet them with the hashtag #fragrancefreeday on Friday, August 13 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST and have their question answered by one of the experts through SeaYu’s Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/seayu).

For More Information: Learn more about the event over on Facebook, too, on the Clean + Green blog.

http://www.dogtipper.com/blog/2010/08/join-fragrance-free-day-twitter-party.html#comments

This Friday, August 13^th will be unlucky for chemical fragrances! Here’s some pet information about pet health that I bet you never knew…(unless you’re a DVM!

Clean+Green by SeaYu has founded Fragrance Free Day (#fragrancefreeday), a social media event which asks people to tell the world via their social networks that they’ll go “fragrance free” for one day.

Now here’s the pet health and pet information part I referenced:

** Animals have faster metabolisms & smaller lungs than humans, so not only are they processing harmful chemicals used in the home more quickly, they are also breathing them in at a faster rate. Because animals are closer to the ground, they are more often in direct contact with these harmful substances making Fragrance Free Day of special importance for pet owners everywhere.

Fragrance Free Day gives concerned consumers, pet owners, pet lovers and animal advocates a chance to spread awareness of the dangers associated  with fragrance/chemicals in personal care and household cleaning products — two things we need to be seriously aware of as pet lovers and pet owners.

This awareness campaign comes at a time when, according to a recent report by ABC News,

“Congress and the cosmetics industry are both calling for tighter regulation of the chemicals used in cosmetics and other personal care productsdue to concerns over possible carcinogens and other toxic ingredients.”

As part of the event, the company will:

- Host a live Q&A on Twitter, featuring SeaYu’s CEO Quincy Yu, organic chemist Dr. Stephen Ziman and veterinarian holistic pet health expert Dr. Carol Osborne, DVM.

-Anyone with questions on the safety of products they’re using for personal care can Tweet them with the hashtag #fragrancefreeday on Friday, August 13 from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST and have their question answered by one of the experts through SeaYu’s Twitter account.

- There is also a press release you can read for more information and details here.

- And you can check out the event page on Facebook.

Here’s the blog post the company wrote about this novel and inventive idea:

Panel of Experts Available for Questions on Fragrance Free Day – August 13th

And here’s the snippet from the post that totally intrigued me:

“What started the idea of Fragrance Free Day?  Several studies have been published and we are spreading the word.  The report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and Environmental Working Group, “Not So Sexy, the Health Risks of Secret Chemicals in Fragrances,” found 14 secret chemicals not listed on the labels that are associated with hormone disruption and allergic reactions, and many substances that have not been assessed for safety in personal care products. The study also notes that numerous other products used daily, such as shampoos, lotions, bath products, cleaning sprays, air fresheners and laundry & dish-washing detergents also contain strongly scented, volatile ingredients that are hidden behind the word “fragrance.”

WHOAAAAA….

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Clean & Green, obviously an animal charity supporter, says right on it’s site:

We’re committed to making sure that all of our products are non-toxic, non-carcinogenic and recyclable.

 

So it only makes sense that this eco-friendly pet product producer be behind a concept uncovering the TRUTH about certain chemicals, but uses 21st century technology – social media – to get the word out! Kudos to them AND SeaYu!

Now… let’s all do something for out pets’ health. Your cat or dog’s health could honestly be effected by chemicals in not only household cleaning products, but also something most of us never knew — fragrances and perfumes/colognes. (This is a new concept for me – I had no idea my perfumes sprays – which I use religiously – could harm my cat’s and dog’s health.)

** So definitely get ready for some more pet health information that just might surprise you and/or teach you something you did not know about pet health! **

DON’T FORGET TO SPREAD THE WORD ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 13th. TELL YOUR CO-SOCIAL NETWORKERS THAT IT’S FRAGRANCE-FREE FRIDAY! Let’s get Pets in the news – FRONT-PAGE!

http://thoughtsfurpaws.com/