A lot of things change when you have a baby: 1/ your beauty regime becomes less a process of perfection and more ‘have I brushed my teeth today?’ 2/ when once you enjoyed leisurely 3-course meals, a sandwich inhaled whilst you balance a colicky baby on your knee becomes the norm 3/ a lie-in is anything past 6am. 7am is considered positively narcoleptic… you get the gist. Babies turn your life upside down.
So, whereas before I was head girl of the ‘chuck a bottle of bleach at it’ school of household cleaning, now that our house contains a little person who likes to suck taps during his nightly bath, I’ve had to rethink my approach.
Enter stage left: Method.
I’m ashamed to say I had previously bypassed Method in the cleaning aisle as I had mentally tarred it with the same brush as Ecover. Morally sound but in practice rather ineffectual. A bit like Tofu.
But I can happily hold up my rubber gloves after a once-over in the bathroom with my new haul of Method products – I’m sold, you win. Their non-toxic, plant based formulas are serious dirt-busters (they are evangelical about the ‘green’ chemistry that goes into their formulas). I thought it would be an apt time to give them a whirl as, after four weeks of building work (brick dust, paint, plaster) our new bathroom is finally installed, complete with workman’s boot prints in the bath. The whole room needed a serious deep clean so I thought I’d put Method through its paces:
The bathroom cleaner delivers a fine, clear mist with a fresh eucalyptus and mint scent. No fizzing, foaming or stinging eyes. It lifts all the aforementioned dirt so efficiently I’m left thinking: “What was I using all those superfluous chemicals for?”
The daily shower spray is designed as a preventative approach. You spray it on after your morning ablutions and the patented ‘powergreen technology’ uses naturally sourced surfactants to absorb the dirt rather than leave it loitering on your shower screen and tiles. Err, this is a no-brainer for a fraught, time-poor new mum. Someone is promising to keep my shower clean with little-to-no-input from me. *purchases a caseload*.
Next up is my favourite, the stainless steel spray. It’s consistence is similar to a creamy facial cleanser. Application is a bit unconventional, you put it on with a soft cloth and buff it off. I cleaned the taps first then gave it a whirl and wowzer. Shi-ny. I’d highly recommend it to those in London (or any other hard-water area) who yearn for water-mark free taps/cookers/sinks. The OH has made me include the following picture of the range, that was previously splattered with spaghetti bolognese and is now the shiniest it has even been thanks to him.
If my new-found love of Method wasn’t ardent enough I challenge you to watch their ‘Clean Happy Anthem’ and not a/ grin b/whistle it for the rest of the day. Cleaning products that make you smile? Yep, it’s true.
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Countryfille.com was sent these products by Method to roadtest and was suitably impressed.
Will give these a go as have thought about trying them for a while now. My son has very sensitive skin so looks to be a good option for us. Thanks for posting :-]
Margareet – you should try the laundry detergent, I didn’t have time to blog about it but it’s great for super sensitive skin. My OH can only use two detergents but now we’ve found a third! CF x
I love Method products! Agree they’re in another league to Ecover. Haven’t tried the stainless steel cleaner, will do now, thank you!