Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Shark Steam Mop & Sol-U-Mel by Melaleuca

This Shark Steam Mop

+ this green cleaning product


= sparkling clean, disinfected floors!



As part of our green cleaning at school, we purchased a steam mop made by Shark. As much as we loved whisking around our Swiffer and cleaning like little fairies, we were using a chemical cleaner and too much of it, for that matter.


We have fallen in love with the steam mop for the following reasons:
  • No chemicals or cleaning products are necessary--you can just use plain water
  • It steams dirt and sticky residue from floors
  • It comes with washable, reusable pads, so the mop creates no garbage!
  • It has a super-long cord
  • It's light and about the same size as a Swiffer mop, so it doesn't take up a lot of space
After serving "make-your-own pizzas" on Thursday, we had a real mess on the floor. Janie experimented with our new Melaleuca products and pretreated the tile floors with Sol-U-Mel cleaner diluted in a spray bottle, and then mopped the floors. The result? Not only were the floors incredibly clean, but the whole first floor had a fresh tea tree oil aroma. We were amazed that the combination of hot steam and the Sol-U-Mel cleaned the floors so well and "with such ease".