I remember when such items first came out onto the market- I was in my science experiment phase of life and decided to test the effects of cleaning products on paramecium (which became a three-year multi-phase undertaking). Turned out that good ol’ 409 was less detrimental to my local waterways, at least at the time. I’m tempted to re-run the tests using some of our new ‘green’ cleaning products- but that’s a project for another day.

I will say I’m partial to certain items of each ‘green’ brand. I like the mopping fluids from Method, plain ‘ol white vinegar for many things, and the scouring powder from Mrs. Meyers. If you’re like me and get email notifications when there are promotions and such, you might know that Mrs. Meyers has released two new fragrances: Basil and Rhubarb.

I’m quite pleased by this- the lemon verbena and geranium scents are quite nice, though a bit too floral for my liking when doing kitchen chores. I’ve been using the lavender lately, but it has the unfortunate effect of making me quite sleepy. I’m excited about the basil scent, it should be perfect for kitchen chores! 

Alas- as seems to be the case with all the best things in life, the rhubarb fragrance is a limited edition spring release. This means that it only comes in a “handy” caddy containing miniature bottles of the All-Purpose Cleaner, Counter Spray, Window Spray, and Dish Soap. No scouring powder, and they’re all only 8oz each. I’ve never seen the limited edition fragrances turn up in brick-and-mortar shops either, so I guess I’ll never know if rhubarb is wonderful or terrible for my purposes. Ah well.