Seventh Generation Energy Smart Dishwasher Detergent Test

Product testing is awesome. What's even better is when the products that you're testing are in line with your philosophies about health and the environment. I have been a part of Seventh Generations's Generation Good for a few months now and have not been disappointed by one thing I have been asked to test, which is not something I can say about all of my other product testing opportunities. Here's a pin I made of the product I was able to test for free this time around:

Seventh Generation's new Energy Smart automatic dishwasher detergent uses a plant-based formula designed for high performance cleaning whether in cold or warm water settings, and without phosphates or chlorine.

Some fun facts about Seventh Gen's Energy Smart Automatic Dishwasher Gel:

- Formulated for high performance cleaning in low energy settings.

- Plant-based gel formula

- Formulated to clean even tough loads without phosphates, chlorine or synthetic fragrances

- No harsh fumes

- Septic-safe

Writing a review for @SeventhGen's Energy Smart Automatic Dishwasher Detergent. Up on the blog soon! #gotitfree

A photo posted by Victoria (@lsgtorie) on Sep 20, 2015 at 8:22pm PDT

Well I gave this stuff a month of testing, versus my usual dish washing detergent and this is what I found:

This product smells great. It's not an overpowering, so-far-up-your-nostrils-it's-in-your-brain scent, but it's clean and fresh smelling.

There is way less residue left on my dishes than with my regular detergent. I have hard water. It's just something I deal with all throughout my home, but I've been resigned for awhile to the fact that my dishes would never be totally clean. Well, I am so pleased to say that I was wrong! This has probably been the cleanest my dishes have ever been. I've used detergents with bleach, other natural detergents, powder detergents, individual "pak"-type detergents, rinse aids, you name it! This was the best (and least toxic) by far.

It is not messy! The gross thing about those wrapped detergent "paks" is that sometimes, some of the pack gets left behind in the detergent cup. I've also had it make the dispenser get stuck, and therefore not release the detergent AT ALL (extra disappointing and frustrating. Waste of water and detergent)! This gel formula is easy to pour, and stays in the cup until it's needed.

My dishwasher is not a new one. Admittedly, I have no idea how old it is, because it came with our condo when we bought it two years ago, but it looked old, even then. Even though my dishwasher may be on it's last leg, this detergent has helped it be effective, even though it's days are numbered.

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A photo posted by Victoria (@lsgtorie) on Sep 26, 2015 at 7:48pm PDT

All in all, I am impressed with the effectiveness of this product. Green or not, this is one of the best dish washing detergents that I've ever tried and I highly recommend it!

Generation Good and Seventh Generation's Healthy Home Baby Party!

Hey everyone! Long time no blog! I've had a super busy-but-fun summer and I have lots to share with you all over the next few days. I've got back to school coming up and of course, there will be pinning involved! Something that I've been into for awhile now is product sampling. There are lots of different websites that offer to send you complimentary products, either trial or full size, in exchange for some reviews and buzz about their products, usually through social media. If you have young kids at home, I want to share with you a great opportunity to sample a whole big box of goodies with your friends that have little kids, too!


Generation Good is giving parents the opportunity to host a Health Baby Home Party for free! Seventh Generation's Healthy Baby Home Parties are fun and informative for you and your guests, and together you will create a healthy environment for your families! They will send you a big box of goodies, both full-sized and sample-sized, as well as coupons and information on how to keep your home and family toxin-free.

The Healthy Baby Home Party kit contains educational information from non-profit partner Healthy Child Healthy World, a fun party game to help you share tips, and products and coupons from Seventh Generation, bobble, Zarbee's Naturals, and other brands. Hosts and guests will also be invited to join Seventh Generation in asking our U.S. Senators to reform chemical policy.

"How do I sign up", you say?

• Sign up at generationgood.net to join the Generation Good community first.
• Accept the Healthy Baby Home Party Application offer on your Generation Good dashboard and complete the application.
• Applicants will be notified in mid August on whether or not they have been selected to host a party via an email to the email address assigned to their Generation Good member profile.
• All selected applicants will then be asked to confirm their participation by accepting the Healthy Baby Home Party Mission and confirming their shipping address before they are sent the Healthy Baby Home Party Kit. 
• Full terms and conditions are available within Generation Good in the "Healthy Baby Home Party Application" offer.

This is a great opportunity for you to get some really cool stuff for your little one and to spread the love to your friends and family, too! The party doesn't stop there though! Once you're in Generation Good, you'll occasionally get opportunities to sample other products from Seventh Generation, sometimes before the products even hit the shelves! 

If We Can Get Monsters Out of Closets, Bring Toys Back to Life, and Heal Scrapes with a Kiss, We Can Get Toxins Out of Our Kids.