Review and Giveaway: Bright Green™
April 3, 2009 by Deb
Filed under Recent Reviews, household product
As a mom, one realization that I’ve come to over the past year or two is that so many of the ‘traditional’ cleaning products that we’ve used all our lives (and our parents used as well) are simply not good – either for the environment or for us to be breathing the fumes from, touching or letting our kids be around. It’s been exciting to see so many companies begin to offer products that are made with naturally derived ingredients, eco-friendly, biodegradable and/or energy-efficient. One of the newest product lines for home care cleaning and laundry soaps is Bright Green™, which is sold exclusively at Safeway stores.
What they are:
Bright Green™ is a line of household products developed to have naturally derived and biodegradable ingredients, post-consumer recycled content and energy efficiency. There are over 20 products in the line, which includes cleaning and laundry products, paper products and high-efficiency light bulbs.
Specific items include both hand and automatic dishwashing soap, floor, window and bathroom cleaners, laundry detergent, bleach, fabric softener, bath and facial tissues, napkins and paper towels.
The Bright Green™ paper products are all made with 100% recycled fiber and are whitened without elemental chlorine. Cleaning and laundry products are biodegradable, made from naturally derived ingredients and even the packaging is recyclable or made from a percentage of post-consumer waste.
I received two Bright Green™ products to try out – the Dish Washing Liquid (Natural Lavender Scent) and the All Purpose Cleaner (Lemon Scent). I also received a fun re-usable shopping bag with the Bright Green logo.
Here’s my take on them:
I’ve found that I relax so much more when cleaning with products that don’t contain harsh chemicals and fumes. I also appreciate that these are packaged in clear containers so it’s very easy to see that they are dye-free (and to see how much you have left).
I had an opportunity to use the All Purpose Cleaner almost immediately after the products arrived – well, with small kids in the house, I’m pretty much using cleaners every day. This one works very well on everything I’ve tried – dirt, grime, spilled milk or juice, and even blood (I have two daughters who tend to get bloody noses fairly often when it’s dry in the wintertime). And the lemon scent is just enough to feel fresh without being overpowering.
The Dish Washing Liquid is also lightly scented with lavender, one of my favorites. We don’t use hand dish washing soap very often, but it’s wonderful to have on hand for those quick washes when you need a pan or bowl (or spoon) quickly without having to run a full wash in the dishwasher. I’ve had no trouble getting our dishes clean with it – even our (one) saucepan that my husband tends to forget to soak or rinse after he uses. 
The shopping bag is awesome, for two main reasons. It’s nice and durable (made from 65% recycled materials and 35% cotton), which is good – but it’s huge and holds an amazing amount of items. And it also has a handy loop at the top, below the handles, so it hangs easily on those bag carousels or racks at the grocery store – perfect for helping hold it open until it’s full enough to sit on its own. I’ve seen only a couple of other bags that have a loop like this. I do wish that it folded up with some type of fastener, but it’s easy enough to fold and I keep a rubber band around it to keep it that way.
The bottom line:
Bright Green™ cleaning and paper products are environmentally and family friendly and work just as well as the traditional ones. What an easy and fun way to ‘go green’ and have the peace of mind that comes with avoiding chemicals that can damage both our health and the environment.
Where can you find them?:
Unfortunately (at least for me), Bright Green products are sold exclusively at Safeway stores – the closest of which to West Michigan is in Chicago. But, for those of you who do have Safeway available in your area, keep an eye out for Bright Green™ on your local store’s shelves.
Also, don’t forget to stock up on those re-usable bags – Safeway credits customers $.05 each time they use any reusable bag at checkout! 
Would you like to try them?:
I have the opportunity to give two winners each a Bright Green re-usable shopping bag like the one I received, and also 5 coupons each for discounts on Bright Green products! If you have a Safeway store in your area and would like to try cleaning or paper products from Bright Green, here are the rules:
- Enter by visiting the Bright Green site and leaving a comment here to let me know which product you think you would love to try out. Please don’t just say ‘choose me’, or your entry will be discarded.
- The contest will run until Wednesday, April 15th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected through random drawing, contacted by e-mail, listed on this post and also submitted to PRIZEY.Fetch. US entries only, please.
- Please leave a valid e-mail address or other way to contact you! If you don’t wish to leave your e-mail address, please make sure that you leave a unique name and check back with PRIZEYWinners to see if you won. If the winner hasn’t responded within 3 days, an alternate winner will be chosen by random drawing.
- If you’d like extra entries, you can:
- Subscribe to my RSS feed (click on the orange icon in the upper right sidebar) or subscribe via e-mail – leave me a separate comment to let me know.
- Mention this contest on your blog with a link back to this post, and leave a separate comment with the link to your post so I can find it.
- Either Twitter about, ‘Stumble’, ‘Digg’ or ‘Kirtsy’ this post – leave me a separate comment with your username at whichever site(s) you chose (one extra entry per method).
So that’s a total of 7 comments/entries if you do all of the extra entry options.
Good luck!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – the random number generator has chosen comments #68 and #30 as the winners:
Congratulations to:
- Diane Baum (no blog) who said, “I would like to try the light bulbs“
- Randy Bailey (no blog) who said, “Toilet bowl cleaner“
I will be e-mailing you both shortly to work out the details.
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I’d love to try a few CFL Twist Bulb – 18watt – 2ct (75 watt)
2X HE Liquid Detergent Natural Lavender
I could find a lot of places to swap out the light bulbs for these
CFL Twist Bulb – 23watt – 2ct (100 watt)
Hi, I would like to try the Natural Lavender Laundry Detergent. And dish liquid. Thanks and blessings, Stefanie Hartman fhartman@frontiernet.net
i want the glass and window cleaner!
I would like to try their laundry soap. Thanks!
rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com
I use Bright Green products all the time! My favorite are their bathroom tissue and snot rags. I’d like to try the napkins next.
Thanks!
Any of the products would be wonderful. But, I would have to go with the fabric softner as my first choice, second choice would be the light bulbs. Thank you.
I’d love to try the laundry detergent, or the dishwasher detergent.
the floor cleaner looks great
I subscribe via email
tweet http://twitter.com/misaacmom/status/1506177366
Paper towels – great idea!
katie brown
showbizkp[at]gmail[dot]com
I’d love the Auto Dish Wash Gel! I have a hard time finding eco-friendly dishwasher detergent!
I’d love to try their Fabric Softener Liquid – Natural Lavender.
I like their toilet bowl cleaner.
I would love to try there light bulbs. Everytime I turn around our light bulbs are blowing
I would like to try the light bulbs
I’d like to try the glass and window cleaner
Id love to try the All Purpose Cleaner. Thanks
I would love to try their Toilet Paper actually. *blush* We have 4 girls in my house (2 14 years olds and 2 30-somethings!) We go through a LOT of toilet paper and I am trying to find a recycled brand.
I’d like to give these a try: CFL Twist Bulb – 23watt – 2ct (100 watt)
the laundry detergent
Thank you for a great giveaway. I would love to win. I would like the laundry detergent. THank you
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
i like the laundry detergent.
I would like to try the paper napkins or the paper towels – not sure about the TP though!
Thanks
I’d like to try the laundry detergent.
I’d like to try the Toilet cleaner. I hate the harsh chemicals it takes to get my toilet clean.
I’m a subscriber.
Twittered: http://twitter.com/coriwestphal/statuses/1523355588
I’d like to try the laundry detergent because that’s what I use the most of.
Fabric Softener Liquid is what i would like to try
I would like to try the Green Works paper towels to see how they hold up.
I would most like to try the:
2X HE Liquid Detergent Free & Clear – 150oz
With our double-concentrated formula, you don’t pay for fillers and extra packaging. Biodegradable surfactants, phosphate-free, septic-safe, and never tested on animals. Bottle is 25% or more post-consumer recycled plastic.
(i think it would be good for my family & the enviroment)
zestywonderland@gmail.com
I subscribe!
I would like to try the All Purpose Cleraner.
I think you have some great ideas here. I would like to try and household cleaner that doesn’t have harsh chemical smells like most do.
the toilet bowl cleaneri would like to try.thank you
The Paper towels~~!
I would love to try the toilet bowl cleaner. Thanks.
I would love to try out the Bleach
I think I’d like to try the 2X HE Liquid Detergent Free & Clear – 100oz – but we don’t have a Safeway by us either
I would love to try the 2X HE Liquid Detergent in Natural Lavender.
CharlieGurl57@aol.com
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Tweeted:(Swtlilchick)
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2X HE Liquid Detergent Free & Clear – 150oz
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I’d like to try the 2X HE Liquid Detergent Natural Lavender