-Rating/Reviews – I
look at general reviews online and check rating on ewg.org and/or ewg.org/skindeep
(a website that examines brands/ingredients for toxicity). On the main website
the best rating is an A, on skin deep best rating is 1. Note that it can be complicated to search for things on the main site –
usually I google the brand and “ewg” and see if it comes up. Occasionally a
company/product cannot be found so then I look more closely at the actual ingredients
and reviews both online and people I know.
-Cost – Is it
worth it for what you’re getting? How does it compare to what else is out
there?
-Effectiveness
– Do the products really work? This is sometimes a matter of opinion - some
find certain products to work well that others don’t.
Norwex is not listed on ewg.org – but many of their
products are cloths and don’t have ingredients to review. This is an MLM
company (which is fine just good to know) – I actually considered selling for
them at one point because of how impressed I was by their products, but the
timing wasn’t good for me and I wasn’t sure it was the best long-term fit for
me. (This company actually is more low-risk than most other MLM companies and
you get a good commission, although it has it’s challenges too.) This company
is most know for their microfiber cloths which are embedded with silver. Microfiber
cloths in general are very well-made and designed to pick up dirt and bacteria extremely
well (and this has been studied by outside parties). I’ve seen impressive
demonstrations where the cloth effectively picks up all the bacteria from raw
meat that was on a counter. But the silver that is embedded in Norwex cloths is
what makes them really unique. Silver is naturally anti-bacterial so this
causes the cloths to not just pick up bacteria, but also works to kill it. Now
it does not completely kill it so the cloths do need to be boiled and washed
from time to time. But usually after use you simply rinse and rub it together
which activates the silver to “clean” the cloth. Pretty neat! I will use my
cloths for several weeks before washing them. This also means that you can use their body cloth and take a shower
without using soap! This sounds really bizarre, but I use it and it cleans
me up just as well as soap does! (It’s pretty nice too because occasionally
I’ll take a “cloth bath” and just clean myself off with a cloth!) Another cool
thing about these microfiber cloths is that they naturally exfoliate your skin…
this means that you can also shave without using soap or shave gel! This sounds
really weird too, but it also works…. I do not use soap, gel or anything else
to shave! I wet the body cloth well and rub my leg and then shave. Now of
course you can still cut yourself or get razor burn depending on how careful
you are shaving and the razor you’re using. But as long as I’m careful, I’ve
never gotten razor burn using the cloth alone…. And I’ve used these exclusively
for about 5 years! Think of how much I just saved on soap/shaving cream! AND no
extra products on my skin!
Many are skeptical of these cloths of course…. I
certainly was! To be very honest, I think there isn’t quite enough studies done
on this to really know how well it kills bacteria in the cloths, how long you
can use the cloth for, etc. Again, the cloths DO need to be washed occasionally
(they will start to get stiff and smell). To effectively clean them they should
be boiled in hot water or washed in hot water with ideally Norwex’s own
detergent since it is made for these cloths. (They can be washed and dried
normally but with nothing that would create lint as that would damage them, but
they clean up better if boiled.)
The cloths DO wear out eventually too of course. I had to
thrown away one my body cloths recently as it got holes and it got smelly
really fast – but it was a cloth I’d had and used fairly often for about 5
years! So I consider it to be very worth it!
I currently have
and use Norwex floor duster and mop, duster, cleaning cloth, dish
cloth and scrubber, body cloths, mirror cloth (polishes the mirror after you
wash it with the cleaning cloth), bottle-cleaning brush, & toilet brush. I totally recommend these products! I
have also used their produce wash which is great, but it’s also easy to make
your own. I have some of their laundry detergent but I use it only to clean my
cloths as the price is a little more expensive. They have many other cleaning
and household products, which are all good and pure, but pricewise you can probably
do better elsewhere as well.
If
you are interested in checking out Norwex I have friend who’s a consultant –
you can check out products through her page here: https://www.facebook.com/Melissa-Chipman-Independent-Norwex-Consultant-461459667373672/
Thanks for reading! Check out my other reviews and stay
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