April’s a great month for spring cleaning and with Earth Day on April 22, it’s also a great time to clean green! Gold Canyon’s Homeology^®, a line of plant-based biodegradable cleaning products, is friendly on the environment and little noses too!

Have a crawler at home and need the floors to stay clean daily? Save yourself from having to do heavy duty mopping every day by simply spraying a little Homeology Floor on the floors and running a flat head micro-fiber mop over them to quickly clean up daily dirt and dust. No rinsing required! The fresh smell of lavender eucalyptus sweet orange won’t overpower your home and will be gentle on baby’s nose too.

Speaking of your little one, how about that stinky diaper pail in the nursery? Freshen it up with a little Homeology Mandarin Eucalyptus Clove Cleanse. First, take out the trash, then sprinkle the Cleanse (about 3 shakes) in the base of the pail. Use a damp washcloth to wipe it clean and in minutes you’ll have a sweeter smelling room—at least until the next full diaper pail.

Review of Homeology

My favorite thing about the Homeology line is that they are not full of chemicals. With two cats around the house, they get into everything and lick the strangest things, so I like the fact that there are no poisons on the floors or counters that they lick. I love the fact that these cleaners smell great, due to the aromatherapy scents in them, so I do not have to open the windows and air my place out after cleaning.

Many demonstrators have posted a variety of ways to use these products beyond their original use, but because that is not their design, I will not advocate these, use at your own risk. I know for myself, when my cats are sick and leave presents on the carpet, I clean it up and then spray the All Purpose cleaner on it. I let it set for a few minutes and then wipe it up, and I don’t end up with a stain.

- Sharon

What is your favorite product?

Believe it or not, it isn’t the candles.  I love the Homeology products.  I will tell you right off the bat, I am not a cleaner.  Never have been, never will be.  Wish I was.  The Homeology products are our natural cleaners.  They smell wonderful – no opening your window afterwards to get rid of the chemical smell.  And now that I have two kitties running around my house, I don’t have to worry about what they may lick off the floor.  

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Cleaning Candle Jars

CLEANING
CANDLE JARS

‚ Place your 8 oz, 16 oz, 26 oz, 32 oz or specialty jar in the freezer for 30 minutes.
‚ Remove jar from the freezer & pop out the frozen wax.
‚ When the jar returns to room temp, place the waxy jar on a baking sheet in a cold oven, turn it to 200 degrees. Set your timer for 10 minutes.
‚ After 10 minutes or once your remaining wax is melted, put the melted wax and metal wick holders in a non-melting disposable container. Discard. Use a paper towel to wipe away remaining waxy residue.
‚ While your jar is still warm, pull both labels off.
‚ Using a damp cloth, wipe out the lid and remove label.
‚ Run jar and lid through one cycle in your dishwasher.

The result is a beautifully clean, recyclable jar. Every effort to recycle makes a difference for our environment!

WARNING:
Oven and jars are HOT! This is only a recommendation to clean waxy jars. Gold Canyon Candles is not responsible for any injury that occurs during the process.

Getting the Smell from the Jar Lid

Dear Maven,

How do you get the smell out of the candle lid? I would like to re-use the container as a sugar
container. However, I do not want the sugar to smell like Cinnamon Garland. I have tried many things to get the smell out, including Homeology All Purpose.

Wow—another example of reduce, reuse, recycle. Way to go! Gold Canyon has the most powerful fragrance on the market and with this high quality it’s no wonder you can’t get that smell out. You can though—it just takes a little time.

Take the plastic ring off of the glass and wash them both with very hot soapy water, letting them soak 30 minutes or so. Rinse and allow them to dry. If the plastic ring still has a smell, let it sit in a bowl of baking soda for a week. Wash the plastic ring, let it dry and smell again. If it still has smell left, do another bowl of baking soda for a couple of weeks. That should do it!

I know it sometimes take a little extra work to repurpose something, but it’s all worth it. Plus, who else will have such a beautiful custom-designed diamond cut glass sugar container?

Your partner in going green,
Maven

Is Homeology Anti-bacterial?

Dear Maven,
We are loving all of the new green cleaning products but a couple of questions arise. Is the All Purpose Cleaner anti-bacterial? The kitchen counters are shining, but can I eat off of them?  

No, Homeology products do not claim to be anti-bacterial products. The reason? We love Homeology for what it was intended for—a natural, safe way to clean without harsh chemicals.

To kill germs you can bet there has to be some pretty heavy stuff involved. By law, any product claiming to be an anti-bacterial product must use specific active ingredients. We did not want to use those type of ingredients in Homeology products as they can be much too harsh for everyday use. And harsh is being polite—I’ve used some of these anti-bacterial products and I wish I’d brought a biohazard mask to save me from the fumes.

The only time I would recommend using those harsher chemicals is when cleaning up after you’ve worked with raw meat. (But only in the areas needed and only as needed.) Otherwise, think of Homeology as your main squeeze when it comes to everyday use and for clean-ups from spills.

We have chosen Homeology to be a well-balanced blend of cleaning with minimal chemicals and impact on the environment. Bonus: Homeology smells great, too. And yes, Homeology is non-toxic so you can eat off your counters after you spray them.

Happy Homeology cleaning,

Maven

What is your Favorite Product?

Believe it or not, it isn’t the candles. I love the Homeology products. I will tell you right off the bat, I am not a cleaner. Never have been, never will be. Wish I was. The Homeology products are our natural cleaners. They smell wonderful – no opening your window afterwards to get rid of the chemical smell. And now that I have two kitties running around my house, I don’t have to worry about what they may lick off the floor.

http://www.goldcanyon.com/Inspire/Content/InspireEssentialOilsforNaturalCleaning

How to Clean your Jars Out

Be thrifty, be green. Salvage glass candle jars and make them purposeful again turning them into unique holders or accent pieces. You can use empty jar candles, candle holders or candle accessories containers as places to store supplies in the office; as food containers for candy, spices, flour, sugar or tea bags in the kitchen; as storage for buttons, safety pins or craft items in the spare bedroom; as everyday containers for storing cotton balls, soaps or cotton swabs.

1. Only use this method of cleaning when 1/2” or less of wax remains in a candle jar. Turn oven to 200 degrees, place candle jar on a baking sheet and warm in the oven for 30 minutes or just until wax is liquefied. CAUTION: Candle jars will be hot to the touch.

2. Pour wax into a disposable heat safe container. Use a disposable towel to wipe out any remaining wax in the candle jar.

3. Squeeze Wax Remover into candle jar; wipe clean.

4. Spray candle jar with Gold Canyon’s natural cleaning product, Homeology™ All Purpose, rinse in hot water and dry.