Shaklee Review and Giveaway

Two weeks ago, Elizabeth contacted me to see if I wanted to offer a Shaklee giveaway to one of my lucky readers. I told her that I would appreciate if she sent me a sample first to try out the product before offering it to my readers. Before I received the sample, I did some internet research on Shaklee. I wanted to make sure that the company wasn’t a scam and basically check up on the products before offering them to my readers. What I found was that it is a Multi-level marketing company in which part of the profits come from signing on new distributors. What I also found is that the Shaklee products are supposed to be environmentally friendly and chemical-free.  There are many people who use Shaklee products and love them. A few celebrities that endorse them are: Oprah and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Being the ultimate pessimist when it comes to product claims and celebrity endorsements, I still wasn’t satisfied. I proceeded to do some more research and found that Shaklee has been around for 50 years and puts a lot of research into each product. With that information under my belt I was willing to give their products a try.

Elizabeth’s package arrived a few days later and I opened it up to find a teeny tiny sample of Basic H2. At first, I thought, REALLY?! She couldn’t have sent me any more?

But then I read the directions:

"Inside this tiny capsule is enough power to make a whole bottle of all-purpose super cleaner and another whole bottle of glass cleaner..."

Come on. Seriously?! Again, I was skeptical, how could that tiny vial make two bottles of cleaner? But, I gave it a try. I mixed up the one bottle of glass cleaner (2 drops to 16 oz. water). Then eye-balled a little more than 1/4 tsp. into 26 oz. of water to make a bottle of all-purpose cleaner.

My assistant, just think of him as a mini Vanna White. Wait, he kind of looks like Billy Mays (the Oxi-clean guy) doesn't he?!.

Now, you should know that while I was downstairs mixing my Shaklee potions, my boys were being suspiciously quiet upstairs. So, I headed up to see what those {umm-yeah}…sweet  little angels were up to. I should have known better!

Toothpaste smeared on the vanity top

Water splashed all over the mirror.

This was the perfect opportunity to try out my newly mixed Basic H2 concoctions. “Let’s see if you can handle this mess, Shaklee!”

First I sprayed the glass and let it sit for a minute while I sprayed down the sink and vanity top.

Then I went back to the mirror and was thoroughly amazed that the glass cleaner (remember only 2 drops and 16 oz. of water) worked on the smeared toothpaste and who knows what else. And the most perfect sound was emitted from my rag as it swiped the mirror. A very loud squeaky sound. It truly was squeaky clean!

Next I wiped off the vanity top and sink. Truth be told, I had to spray and wipe the goopey toothpaste trails twice, but they came clean.

And it cleaned everything else in the bathroom, spic and span.

Later that week Elizabeth emailed me to ask if I received the Basic H2 and how I liked it. I told her I thought they worked great, but I was missing my old cleaner’s lemony scent. Here was her reply:

“I am glad the cleaners worked well. If you are missing the “clean” scent, why not try adding a drop or two of essential oils to the cleaning mix like I do? If you really think about it.. CLEAN doesn’t have any smell.. right? haha There are Basic H products with regular scent. The one I sent you is fragrance free.”

Well, she has a point there doesn’t she? But, I couldn’t go fragrance-free (after all I do have two stinky boys and a dog ;-D), so I added a few drops of essential Lavendar oil to the all-purpose cleaner and have been happily spraying calming lavender all week!

• Basic H2® Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate, 16 oz.
• (1)Basic H2® Wipes (35 count)
• Germ Off Wipes (35 count)
• Scour Off
• MeasuringSpoon
• Dropper Pipette
• Spray Bottles (3-pack)

Okay, now that all my alarm bells have been silenced, I’m off to order a bottle of the Basic H2 cleaner, some Scour Off (which Sarah, aka Thrifty Decor Chick, really likes) and some of those cute spray bottles.

Rules to Enter the Giveaway:

• What about you? Can you find a Shaklee product that you’d use from Elizabeth’s Shaklee site? Or do you already use a Shaklee product that you love? Please leave me a comment and tell me more about it to enter to win.
• Then for an additional chances to win, tweet about this giveaway (and leave a comment that you did.)
• And mention the giveaway on Facebook (and leave a comment again.)

A winner will be picked with the always eager assistance of Random.org at midnight on Saturday, April 2nd.

Disclosure: This post was an unpaid product review, however in full disclosure, I wanted to tell you that Elizabeth purchased advertising for three months and paid to have a product giveaway on my blog. BUT, I can honestly say (and sleep well at night) that the review was my honest opinion about the Shaklee Basic H2 product and I was not swayed by her payment for advertising, etc. You should know that If I don’t like a product, I will not write a review. Plus, I will offer to return any money that has been paid towards advertising,etc. Fair enough? I hope you also realize, that I value my readers’ time and intelligence, and I would never intentionally steer you wrong. If you would like to be bored by more information about product reviews and advertising, you can read more HERE.

Okay, so feel free to go slam me in the comment section (and then you will be entered to win the giveaway, HA!)

Coming up this week…I’ve gone Forkin’ crazy and am using flatware in all my projects!