Seventh Generation Review & Giveaway Ends 11/20/11

One would think that choosing a Dish Liquid would be easy, right? Wrong!

It's not so easy for me. I'm choosy -- about fragrance and about ingredients. I want a product that's safe, as natural as possible, and smells good without being over-powering.

Seventh Generation makes the choice so much easier. I've used their products many times in the past and I'm delighted to tell you about their amazing dish liquids in four brilliant scents:
Fresh Citrus and Ginger, Lavender, Lemongrass and Clementine Zest, and unscented Free and Clear.

My favourite is the Lemongrass and Clementine Zest -- I love the bright, sharp fragrance of lemon and orange.  It brings spring into my kitchen.  Lizz tried the Free and Clear as both she and her fiance have very sensitive skin. 

The power of scent is remarkable. It can have positive effects on your mood, reduce stress, and even help you sleep better. But not all scents are created equal. The fruit, floral and herbal ingredients used to create the scents in Seventh Generation´s new natural dish liquid come from fields, not factories.

Seventh Generation dish liquid contains only essential oils and botanical extracts, and delivers real cleaning power. Your tableware will be left fresh and ready to serve your next home cooked meal.

With authentic ingredients like lavender from the fields of Drome in the foothills of the Alps, clementines from sunny Calabria and lemons from the soils of Sicily, Seventh Generation natural dish liquid is free of unnecessary synthetic colors or chemically engineered scents.

Enter the "Nature Makes Perfect Scents" sweepstakes at Seventhgeneration.com/scents and you can have the chance to take a trip for two to visit one of the sourcing sites of Seventh Generation natural dish liquid fragrance ingredients. Visit Seventhgeneration.com/scents to learn more about each scent´s origin.

I'm inspired by the lovely fragrances of Seventh Generation's Dish Liquids.

I made Orange Chicken with Rosemary and Ginger a few nights ago.

Here's the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 sprig Rosemary
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger
1 small orange sliced thin
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
1/2 cup white wine

DIRECTIONS:
Place white wine and several orange slices in bottom of glass or ceramic oblong pan. Add chicken breasts. Gently pull needles from Rosemary and sprinkle on top of chicken along with orange zest and ginger. Place remaining orange slices on top. Cover and bake at 375F for one hour. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Serve with rice pilaf. Serves four.

You can connect with Seventh Generation on their Social Media Pages:
Seventh Generation on Facebook and @SeventhGen on Twitter.

The folks at My Blog Spark and Seventh Generation have generously offered one of my readers a chance to win the following prize pack (ARV: $68):

*(4) bottles of Seventh Generation natural dish liquid varieties in Free and Clear, Lavender Floral and Mint, Fresh Citrus and Ginger, and Lemongrass and Clementine Zest scents

*Premium 3 Qt. 12" x 9" Baking Dish from Le Creuset

*(2) Twist© loofah sponges

*(2) Twist© scour pads made from 100% post-recycled materials

*Set of 3 organic cotton dish towels

Just follow the directions below for your chance to enter to win!

Open to USA only. One entry per household, please. All entries will be verified.

DISCLOSURE: The Seventh Generation Natural Dish Liquid prize pack, product and information have been provided by Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark. I received no monetary compensation. The opinions expressed herein are my own and based on my own use of and experience with the items.

Seventh Generation: Review & Giveaway! CONTEST CLOSED!

CONTEST CLOSED!

Recently, I was greatly blessed to receive a Free & Clear Starter Kit from Seventh Generation -- a company that makes environmentally-safe products for the home.

FREE & CLEAR STARTER KIT includes:
*Free & Clear Natural Glass & Surface Cleaner
*Free & Clear Natural All Purpose Cleaner
*Free & Clear Natural Dish Liquid
*Free & Clear Natural Laundry Detergent, 50 oz
*(2) Natural Paper Towels - 120 Count
*Reusable Tote

FROM THE WEBSITE:
Seventh Generation is committed to becoming the world's most trusted brand of authentic, safe, and environmentally-responsible products for a healthy home. For 20 years, the closely held Burlington, Vermont-based company has been at the forefront of a cultural change in consumer behavior and business ethics.

One of the country's first self-declared "socially responsible" companies, Seventh Generation is a business that operates according to a new and different set of principles and values that in many ways are a marked departure from those long considered "traditional." Its business practice is focused on offering people avenues to express their idealism, passion, and commitment to causes larger than themselves at every point along its supply chain—from suppliers and partners to shareholders, customers and its own staff.

The company derives its name from the Great Law of the Iroquois that states, "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations."
Every time you use a Seventh Generation product you are making a difference by saving natural resources, reducing pollution, keeping toxic chemicals out of the environment and making the world a safer place for this and the next seven generations.

I received the products from the Free & Clear Product Line. These products, such as Laundry & Dish Detergent, All-Purpose Cleaner, Glass & Surface Cleaner, Fabric Softener, and Dishwasher Detergent Packs, are completely free of Dyes and Fragrances. There are NO masking agents to disquise the true smell of the products. There are NO harsh chemical odors, either.
These products are perfect for those with Asthma or allergies (like me!).

I tried the Free & Clear 2X Concentrated Laundry Detergent first. It's smells clean -- no harsh chemical odors or sickly sweet perfumes. I love that. It's also non-toxic & biodegradable, hypoallergenic, free of phosphates & optical brighteners, safe for septic & greywater systems, not tested on animals, and Kosher-certified!

The fact that it's hypoallergenic is great for my family.
We're all fairly sensitive and it helps when you're not itching all the time!

We were all very impressed by the Free & Clear Natural Fabric Softener, too. It works very well at keeping clothes soft and fresh and has the same properties as the Laundry Detergent.

All of the products that we tried were very impressive. It's nice to use a product without having to cover one's face because of fumes or fear of getting splattered with nasty chemicals or injuring the cats!

Since I don't have a dishwasher (except for Liz and ocassionally Review Daddy), I did give my sister the Dishwasher pacs -- she tells me they work well and got her dishes spotless.

Seventh Generation brand-name products include: non-chlorine bleached, 100% recycled paper towels, bathroom and facial tissues, and napkins; non-toxic, phosphate-free cleaning, dish and laundry products; plastic trash bags made from recycled plastic; chlorine-free baby diapers, training pants, and baby wipes; and chlorine-free feminine care products, including organic cotton tampons.

There are products for almost every household necessity. All of them are made with a great sense of responsibility to the world community.
Seventh Generation donates 10% of it's profits to non-profit community, environmental, health, and responsible business organizations working for positive change.

For more, watch Seventh Generation's YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1t3JDTIwdo

The wonderful folks at Seventh Generation have offered one lucky Gathering My Roses reader a chance to win a Free & Clear Starter Kit! Just follow the instructions below!

Open to USA only, please!

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MANDATORY ENTRY:
Visit Seventh Generation and pick out two other products, not in the Free & Clear line, that you'd love to try, then come back here and tell us about them.

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This contest will run from Thursday, March 11 until Friday March 19.

DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary Free & Clear Starter Kit for the purpose of review. I was under no obligation to review this item. I received no monetary compensation. The opinions expressed are based on my own use and experience with the item.