In today's modern world of medicine, the FDA wont let companies make claims about their products unless they have been tested at great expense and approved as a "drug". Apparently this was not always the case.

"Dr. Mercola's blog", filled us in that in 1918 they were fighting the flu with Arm and Hammer bicarbonate of soda. We have not tried this, but it seems very interesting.

We also like using oil of oregano (not for little ones) and probiotics.

"ABC News", thought 8 products were "must have's" for families on the go and Clean George was number 4. I wonder what was the decider that made Clean George 4 instead of lets say 2 or 3?

Anyway, making the list was great with companies like Reusies (the reusable sandwich bag) and Swiggies (the hands free water bottle- pretty neat).

Clean George made the "Big List", as a Canadian favorite. In excellent company too we might add, alongside Klean Kanteen.

After experiencing the "horrible-ness" of cancer with my dad, I learned alot about the toxic and cancer causing chemicals that are in our products and that we thoughtlessly put on our bodies every single day. Now that I'm a mom, I'm always on the lookout for ingredients and product labels.

I thought it might be an interesting idea to share what I find every so often, to make it a little easier on the mom who's crazy busy or for someone who just doesn't know where to look.

Here are a couple ingredients that are in A LOT of products- even one's that call themselves "natural"...
PEG'S - there are many different types, but all are linked to either cancer or organ toxicity or neurotoxicity.
Phenoxyethanol - linked to organ toxicity, some studies have shown it linked to cancer and Japan has restricted this ingredient.

If you're a Sephora kind of gal, but you want an alternative to all the toxic and cancer causing chemicals in so many of the moisturizing products - Clean George is a great alternative.

We couldn't find an organic hand sanitizer at Sephora, but Sephora shoppers are writing to let us know they love Clean George! Thanks Sephora shoppers! We like you too.

They mentioned that what they love about Clean George is that it moisturizes like crazy, it's not greasy and they like that it is cleaning their hands. What could be better than that? Well... it is completely eco conscious from ingredients to packaging with organic ingredients and no harsh chemicals.

We love when people talk about us! Clean George made an all important "Canadian list", of things you can do to be more eco conscious incase you're overwhelmed and dont know where to begin. We also loved the glass straw suggestion - super cool.

We were sent some "information", that we found interesting about the H1N1 vaccines and how it seems the preservative Thimoserol has "snuck it's way" into the multi dose vials. Also, beware if you have egg allergies because they are grown on eggs apparently. Good to know.

The bloggers also felt like a great natural prevention for the flu was using Clean George. We'd also like to second their comment about building the immune system. Super important!

Our favorite green formula is "Pure Synergy", - the ultimate super food and we love "New Chapter", - All Flora pro biotic. Love them. Love them.

When you're out and about and especially when you are "taking out",
keep Clean George on hand ... literally! Lot's of people are conscious of the extra waste when they get take out food. So, many are saying no to all the extras that end up in their bag. We think this and carrying Clean George when you're eating on the go is a good thing!

Howdy friends,

Some people have asked why Clean George is more expensive than alcohol products-- we think you'll be surprised when you see the math!

First I need to say, alcohol is cheap...cheap, cheap, cheap so anything that has 60% alcohol is going to be a dollar. If you want a product with quality, organic ingredients that keep the environment in mind it will always be more expensive, but Clean George is actually saving you money!

Clean George is a moisturizer and is thicker than a gel or liquid, so you get more "bang for the buck". Our hand purifiers can fit 400 "squirts" (uses) in each tiny bottle and Clean George is sold for $9.99 in most places (that's less than 3 cents per squirt btw). Other products like EO have small bottles that are sold for $2.99 but you would have to use 4 of them to equal the same amount Clean George offers.

Hi friend,

We'd like to share some info we found very interesting- hope it's useful for you too!

The FDA regulates the word "sanitizer" as well as statements about how many germs a product kills. A product can ONLY be called a hand "sanitizer" if it contains alcohol or a number of synthetic antibacterials like Triclosan or benzalkonium chloride (BTW, Thyme oil is not one of the FDA approved options).

So, if you want an alcohol free product, READ your ingredient list on the bottle. If you happen to have a hand sanitizer with only a "patented formula" that does not list what's in that formula.... hmmm, I'd suggest looking up the patent and seeing what's in there. Either it's got to have alcohol or they are mislabeling.