After months and months of neglecting it, even pretending that the mess didn’t exist – I decided to clean the car. This is one of those chores that I would soon rather hire someone to do than have to do myself. The mister is the one who drives the car most often – since we only have one, I choose walking or biking over taking the car. Any how, it was a mess, but at $150 for a professional car cleaning and detailing job, and the fact that they probably weren’t going to use eco-friendly products, I thought, buck up and get cleaning.
Once I cleaned out all of the garbage and removed Eben’s car seat, I was horrified. How did the car get so bad, (I swear we don’t drive it that often) there was something that may have been yogurt at one time stuck to the seat under Eben’s car seat and underneath the drivers side seat was a large melted mound of what could only have at one time been malted chocolate balls. There was also a fair amount of dog drool everywhere. Yes, we have two drooling dogs that love to travel with us. I thought again to myself, run! Instead, I vacuumed up everything that I could and was left with stained floors and seats. I hope you don’t think we are complete slobs, I promise my house is immaculate. Ha!
That is when I remembered that I had received two bottles of Clean + Green in the mail. A bottle of Auto Odor Eliminator Cleaner and Stain Remover and another bottle of Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner Odor Eliminator and Stain Remover from SeaYu. I grabbed the can of Auto Cleaner and began to read the directions and ingredients. I was immediately taken in by what I read, it said “Quick and easy, works on contact. Just spray – no need to soak, scrub or rinse.” I thought to myself, what!? Mo scrubbing? Rubbish, of course I would have to scrub? Then I read the ingredients: cane sugar derivatives, botanical extracts, hydrated cellulose, purified water and non-flammable and eco-friendly propellant. Another, what!? I am going to clean my car with sugar, plants and water? I thought, this will never work. The bottle also states that the product is safe, environmentally responsible, non-toxic, non-flammable, non-corrosive, non-carcinogenic and 100% biodegradable, not to mention that the bottle is recyclable and costs only $8.99 for a large 16 oz. can. I thought, what have I got to lose. I sprayed and walked away.
I went to work putting away all of the toys, books, papers, pens, underwear (yes, there were underwear in the car, I know – I have no idea how that one happened) and many other items that didn’t belong in the car. I went back to investigate with my steam cleaner in hand because I was very skeptical. To my amazement, it worked. I couldn’t believe it, there weren’t even water stains. I was really, really glad that I took before and after pictures because I don’t think even I would believe it later on. You can see the before pic
here and the after
here.
Using Sea-Yu’s products saved me a ton of time, I didn’t have to steam clean the upholstery and floors, and when I do steam clean it usually leaves water marks, (which Clean + Green did not.) There was no odor, (the car didn’t have a VOC smell) , it was just SIMPLY clean.
After browsing Sea-Yu’s website, I found that they also have a lot of other great products for dogs, cats and small animals. They have products that clean concrete, carpet, wood floors, furniture, your car, the litter box and even your dog (if he/she happens to get sprayed by a skunk.) The best part, all of the products are safe to use around your pets and your children. I am definitely a fan of Sea-Yu Clean + Green and will be stocking up on their products.
Do you have a mess of a car like mine? Say it isn’t so, well if you do or maybe you have another area of your home that could use some Clean + Green, enter to win a this HUGE giveaway. ONE of my lovely (and in much need of some good green cleaners) readers will win a set of
SIX (your choice)
Clean + Green Products. (A $55 Retail Value)
How to Enter
2. Visit Clean + Green by Sea-Yu and leave me a comment telling me which SIX products you will choose if you win.
Additional Entries
1 for each thing that you do, please leave a separate comment for each
Rules for Entry
- Please leave a way for me to contact you if you win.
- Contest ends August August 14th @ 12am EST. Winner will be chosen at random using a random number generator and will be announced the following day. (I will announce the winner, if I do not hear from you within 72 business hours, I will pick another winner.)
- You must leave a comment telling me which item you love in order to qualify.
Good Luck
!
*UPDATE: WINNER:: #17 Priscilla. Congratulations!
Do you need a last minute recipe for a fab Thanksgiving dessert? My organic pumpkin cheesecake is easy to make and if you start now, it will be ready for dessert after your Thanksgiving feast. 
To make the filling::
Spread out evenly and place oven for 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours. It is super yummy served with homemade vanilla icecream.
