-closed- Seventh Generation Optical Brightener Discovery Kit: MyBlogSpark Review and Giveaway

As a mom, you already do so much to protect your family- buckling seatbelts, cooking healthy meals and requiring bike helmets. But did you know that the laundry detergent you may be using could contain little-known chemicals called optical brighteners?

When ultraviolet light hits optical brighteners coating your clothing, the brighteners convert UV rays into visible light to create an optical illusion. This tricks the eye into thinking the clothing is whiter and brighter, and therefore cleaner than it really is.

So how can you avoid these optical brighteners? Seventh Generation makes it easy because their laundry detergents are not only free of optical brighteners, but they´re also non-toxic . In addition, because Seventh Generation liquid laundry detergents are both hypo-allergenic and biodegradable, you can rest easy knowing you made a considerate choice for your family and the environment.
When washed in a conventional laundry detergent that contains optical brighteners, clothes appear to glow under a black light. When you use Seventh Generation liquid laundry products, you won´t see the same glow on your clothing.

Take a look at their experiment in the photo above. They took two identical organic cotton shirts and washed one in a conventional laundry detergent that contains optical brighteners and the other in Seventh Generation laundry detergent which does not use optical brighteners; what do you think?

We were provided the test t-shirts, black light, signs to indicate which detergent we used on each t-shirt, and Seventh Generation liquid laundry products.

Well I also took part and conducted  my own experiment to see the difference between my current laundry detergent and Seventh Generation laundry detergent. I labeled the Tshirts with a letter A (the kind of soap I use) and the number 7 for theirs. I washed 2 loads separately with each soap, softener and fabric sheets. Then once they were both dry, I hung them in our bathroom with the door closed, labeled them, and turned on the black light. I honestly could not tell any difference between the two. What do you think?  Even though I can't tell any difference, I do like their laundry products so far.

Also you can click here to save $1 on the purchase of any Seventh Generation Laundry Product.

For more information about Seventh Generation laundry products, please visit www.seventhgeneration.com/no-glow, or sign up for their newsletter at http://www.seventhgeneration.com/community.
Be sure to visit Seventh Generation on Facebook and on Twitter to "Like" and "Follow", so that you can keep up with the latest news from Seventh Generation.

One "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" reader will win a Seventh Generation Optical Brightener Discovery kit also!

 

(This is a must before any extra entries will be accepted!)

1. All you have to do is share How you have or plan to adjust your laundry practices to protect your family and the environment.

Earn up to 6 extra entries by showing some "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" bloggie ♥ with these rules*!
-Please post yourself 1 separate comment for each, letting me know which ones you do. Thanks!

2.  Follow me on Twitter @MommyImHungry

3.  Tweet about this giveaway (use my Tweet button, or use these tags @MommyImHungry and #myblogspark and @SeventhGen with this URL in your Tweet)

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7. Follow along with my recipe blog if you're hungry!

This Giveaway ends: 11:59 pm pst, Tuesday, November 23, 2010.
Please read the fine print:
- Open to USA
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- Winner(s) will be notified by email and announced on my Blog, Twitter and FB soon after
- I will choose my winner(s) using Random.org
- Winner(s) will have 72 hours to claim their prize before a new winner is chosen
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I wrote this review for "Mommy? I'm Hungry!" about Seventh Generation. I received free product to keep for this review from Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark. All opinions for this review are that of myself & family. Product info & stock images provided by PR or Co.

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