Save the World - Buy Ecover!!!

Advantages: Smells lovely, cleans perfectly, economical and ecological. Perfect in every way!
Disadvantages: Only that I took so long to start using it!!!

...I?ve been a big fan of Ecover, their products, and their philosophy for over 5 years now, and feel the greatness of being good to the environment every time I overlook the big brands like Fairy and Domestos to favour these wonderfully ecological products. However, switching my washing powder took me a lot longer and a lot more heartache, though now that I have, it?s hard for me to see why! Being slightly sensitive in skin as well as nature, I?ve always used the same brand of washing powder and fabric softener. Anything else always seemed to bring me out in a rash and so as soon as I was shocking my own laundry products for my own house (instead of relying on mum to keep my socks clean!), it was the brands I?d been brought up on that I chose without really thinking too much about it. In a way, I suppose all these big companies depend...

phoenixgreen 23.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Washing Powder

How Ecover are you?

Advantages: Doesn't harm the environment
Disadvantages: Some people might find it pricey

...People who might have read my previous reviews might have gathered I am trying my best to live a normal healthy life and cause as minimal damage to the environment. I try to pay attention to products and see if their containers can be recycled, if they are genetically modified, if they are tested on animals, if they are fair trade and so on.. We all can agree on the point that since media is bombarding us with the message that global warming is real and is happening, we are (FINALLY) doing something about it... the only question I ask myself is if we might be too late.. THE PRODUCT ************ During one of my rare trips to Waitrose (where I always seem to be able to discover new products) I was very surprised to discover their wide range of enviromentally-friendly cleaning products and especially the Ecover range. As I...

petal99 26.04.2007 (25.04.2007) · Read review
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Review of Ecover Washing Powder

Ecover Stains for the Environment

Advantages: enviromentally friendly, keeps white white, kind to skin
Disadvantages: mostly found only in larger supermarket chains, though available by mail order

...I first came across ecover products in my mother in law's laundry room.We were visiting on holiday and wehad some washing to do. She showed me how to use her wsher and introduced me to Ecover. I was very impressed. My husbands work clothes and the baby's clothes and nappies came out equally clean and unstained using both their washing powder and bleach (which is safe for colorfast garments). She buys hers in bulk from a Fair Trade type company, so when it was time for us to go home, she pressed a box of the bleach in my hand. Now I was not sure just how good the bleach would be on its own. I pondered swapping over to their washing powder from my homemade washing gel, but come the first stain, I decided to give them a go together. presto! Stain gone. Occasionally i get free samples of Persil in the post, and try them out in between...

Shroud 20.02.2003 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Laundry Bleach

Ecover... Where... There On The Stair

Advantages: Environmentally friendly, genuinely kind to hands, excellent cleaning ability.
Disadvantages: Not available everywhere, supermarkets don't allow you to refill.

...dishes efficiently? All of the fine things we've found so far will be pointless if it fails that test. You'll be glad to know that yes, it does clean dishes efficiently. It cuts through grease as well as any other liquid I've used. It copes wonderfully well with most Murphy Dirty Dishes, including such nasties as roasting pans, teacups with tannin stains, and Tupperware containers stained with tomato-based sauces. I find that Ecover cleans as well, if not better, than the emergency bottle of Fairy I bought from our local Spar a few weeks back. And it cleans this well at water temperatures I can put my gloveless hands into. If you tried some of the very early "green" detergents and weren't satisfied with their cleaning power, I'd urge you to give Ecover another go. These second generation products really do compete in efficiency with the multi...

jillmurphy 25.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Washing Up Liquid

Ecover washing up liquid

Advantages: A good quality environmentally friendly product
Disadvantages: maybe a little short on bubbles

...Ecover Washing up liquid comes simply bottled in plain white plastic ,but the packaging goes one step further,the bottle and label are made from polyethylene and the cap is made from polypropylene,both of which are 100 % recyclable. What Ecover say about the product : The liquid is freshly perfumed and made from plant ingredients.It cleans and degreases efficiently and is kind to your skin. The liquid leaves no residue and it is possible to get a refill for your bottle. Refills are available from many health food shops and your bottle will refill over 50 times before it needs replacing. Ecover deliver the washing up liquid to the Health food shops in large drums that are also recyclable. I sent for a free sample of lemon Ecover washing up liquid from HotDealsUK ,like many of us I just love a freebie. I had forgotten all about it...

Sarahjh1 11.11.2008 · Read review
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Up Up and Ecover

Advantages: Kind to everything
Disadvantages: Not as 'smelly' as other chemically enhanced brands

...Ok, so what now? I have a vegetable box scheme, recycle almost all my household waste, compost, shop ethically; i.e. boycott Tesco and take all my mini breaks in the UK. What more could I possibly do to be greener? There are a few things that I needed to work on, namely finding alternative cleaning and washing products. I'll admit I've been reluctant to change from Surf washing powder and my Co-op own brand softener as I do like the smell not to mention the price! But this was before I read up about the toxins and chemicals that go into these products. This was enough for me to change to Ecover quick smart. Ecover is the obvious choice for anyone wanting to live a more sustainable way of life, this sustainability should be promoted throughout the country, by our government, not just for people who are willing to pay a little more...

JunePixie 13.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Morning Fresh Fabric Softener

They've got it Ecovered

Advantages: Environmentally friendly but effective cleaning
Disadvantages: I now have to do some washing up

...and citrus smell which is light and yet does not linger on your crockery. As far as I can see it does what it claims to with the minimum of fuss. According to the information on the back of the bottle it says: ?Cleans and degreases efficiently using the power of nature. Kind to your hands thanks to plant based ingredients Not based on petrochemical ingredients No residue of unnecessary chemicals left on your dishes ? To test this I did arrange a pan test (merely to satisfy my husband that this product does actually work and I wasn?t jumping on the environmentalist bandwagon) with the remainder of our well known branded washing up liquid versus the Ecover. Using two dirty saucepans from the night before I put the Ecover in the dirtier of the two and the well known brand in the other. We then put some very hot water in each pan...

Suzela 14.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Washing Up Liquid

Ecover might look bland but it's an impressive "green" cleaner

Advantages: Cleans effectively and is kind to the environment
Disadvantages: Probably not antibacterial, doesn't disinfect

...The Belgium based company Ecover has existed since the late 1970s and has developed a range of cleaning products (these include body cleansers such hand wash, laundry products and household cleaners such as squirty kitchen sprays and this multi-surface cleaner for what the bottle describes as "hard washable surfaces"), all with the intention that they can be used without harming the environment. To this end, four of the six highlighted features listed on the multi-surface cleaner bottle tell the buyer that the product has a plant based fragrance, is based on plant and mineral ingredients, will quickly and completely biodegrade and will have the minimum impact on aquatic life. (I presume this to mean that, when you pour the dirty water down the drain, the ingredients won't harm the sealife when the waste water makes it back to the ocean...

KateHurst 09.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Multi-Surface Cleaner

Ecover clean and green

Advantages: Works well and is kinder to the environment
Disadvantages: None

...Ecover Ecological Washing Up Liquid has been available for many years. However, the Ecover for company has not been content to rest on its laurels. No, they have researched and worked on (for over 20 years, mind!) not only expanding their range of green, eco-friendly products, but on also improving the quality of the products they already make. The first thing you will notice is that there is no absolutely unnecessary garish colouring in the Ecover Ecological Washing Up Liquid. It is virtually transparent. The second thing that you notice is the smell. It has a distinct but perfectly natural aroma of citrus fruits. According to the label it also contains camomile and marigold. Why? Extracts of these plants are said to help heal wounds in skin, so that might be part of the reason. Thirdly thing you will notice? According to my...

Martinscholes 19.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Ecover Washing Up Liquid

Ecover Yourself Up.

Advantages: Thumbs up for Enviroment, Cleaning ability and your Hands.
Disadvantages: Still not always available.

...Now let's be honest, is anyone actually bothered what brand/flavour etc. of washing up liquid we use to wash our dishes? Well, come to think of it, yes I am , and in that case I'm sure some of you are too. Call me snobby, but I don't like it when I run out and the only bottle left in my corner shop is 'Morning Fresh'. So, what do I use? Well for years I used Traditional Fairy Liquid, until I came across Ecover. I had been looking for an alternative because funnily enough, considering the 'Hands so Soft' advert, my hands were always so dry. ~~~About Ecover~~~ Ecover is all about helping the enviroment by way of using natural plant and mineral ingredients to enable us safe and effective cleaning. They have spent over 20 years researching the development of their products. The United Nations recognised Ecover...

kimp123 21.09.2005 · Read review
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