Who is the Method Company?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Childhood\nfriends and eventual roommates Adam and Eric were two of the trailblazers in\nthe eco-friendly cleaning market. After being exposed to the toxic ingredients\nin the cleaning products, the two friends had the brilliant idea to create\ncleaning products you didn\u2019t want to hide on under your sink. And so, Method\nwas born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Instead of using \u201cdirty\u201d\u2014as\nthey coined them\u2013cleaning ingredients<\/a>, Adam and Eric turned to plant-based solvents and surfactants<\/a> that work just like\nconventional cleaners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From humble beginnings in 2000, Method is now a nationally and internationally-known brand. Advertising their eco-friendly practices and ingredients through wit and trendy designs, Method has built an influential reputation and is a leading brand in the natural cleaning market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nabsolutely love this company and was genuinely excited to try this product!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nbottle is a nice size, clearly displaying the attractive blue cleaner inside.\nThe labels are witty, descriptive, and draw you in to read the rest of the\nMethod story. Going beyond simply cleaning glass, the cleaner also promises to\nwork on counters, tile, granite, and mirrors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately,\nall the positive first impressions were downgraded by the unappealing\nfragrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The cleaner is only sold in a mint fragrance, and to be\nperfectly honest, it smells like a bottle of cheap mouthwash. I would\nmuch prefer a fragrance free<\/a> option. If you want\nto smell mint, chew some gum. I want to clean my windows here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thankfully,\nthe scent is not overpowering when sprayed, so I barely noticed it while\ncleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not\nhaving a paradigm for how well glass cleaner is supposed to clean, I tested\nalmost every surface the cleaner recommended with an open mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nmost offensive glass surface in my house it the dinner table. My two little\nones leave behind quite a meal aftermath. I\u2019ll be honest, the table doesn\u2019t get\nwiped the way it should when the next mealtime rolls around in a few hours.\nDozens of tiny fingerprints, crumb cling-ons, and streaks of last night\u2019s\nAlfredo sauce were a tough battle for the glass cleaner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nusually clean my table with a wet scrubbing washcloth and polish away the water\nwith a dry towel. It\u2019s quick, easy, and doesn\u2019t leave my heart broken when the\nnext mess spills across the sparkling surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\ndecided to forego this \u201cpre-treatment\u201d to see if Method\u2019s cleaner could be a\nlife-changing all-in-one cleaner. I wasn\u2019t surprised when it didn\u2019t work.\nHowever, that meant I had to wipe and dry my table before I could even use the\nglass cleaner. The table already looked clean before the first spritz of\ncleaner fell. While the cleaner did give it an extra shine, as a busy mom I wouldn\u2019t\ndig around for my rubber gloves and spend the extra five minutes on the table.\nIf I did, I might actually cry over the spilt milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Very\nnice results, but I\u2019ll save the special treatment for when company comes over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next,\nI tried a variety of window surfaces. My sweet children leave behind lots of\nfingerprints to test the strength of this cleaner. It was hard to document\nbefore and after, but take my word for it: Method\u2019s cleaner worked like a\ncharm! Much better than plain water on a washcloth, and was gloriously\nstreak-free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n My\nonly criticism is it doesn\u2019t work as well on the outside of windows. Whether it\nwas extra dirt or the below-freezing temperatures, I had to spend extra time\nwiping and re-wiping the outside windows. But once both sides were complete, I\nwas very satisfied with the results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\nmoved on to the bathroom and was very impressed with the results on the mirror.\nI had forgotten how nice a properly-cleaned mirror looked! Just a few wipes and\nthe mirror was streak-free and sparkling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n My\ncurrent nemesis is the white tile in the kitchen, and I have yet to find an\neasy go-to cleaning process. I crossed my fingers that this product was the\nanswer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nthe pictures, brownie streaks and other mysterious food smudges are very\nobvious on my white floor. Unfortunately, I encountered the same problem I\nfaced with the dinner table: the cleaner only worked once the food had been\nwiped up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While\nthe cleaner left the tile shiny and residue-free, the final results were not\namazing. I achieve exact results using only water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Overall,\nMethod\u2019s glass cleaner does what it says it will: remove dirt, dust, and pesky\nhandprints. But it doesn\u2019t do more than that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So\nwhat\u2019s in the formula that creates this extra shine?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I appreciate that Method is transparent with their ingredients \u2013\u00a0this alone sets them apart from most of their peers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main cleaning agents in this formula are Sodium Carbonate, Decyl Glucoside and Caprylyl Glucoside.\u00a0 Sodium Carbonate is commonly referred to as Washing Soda or Soda Ash.\u00a0 It\u2019s a disinfectant that is great for cutting through dirt and grease.\u00a0 \u00a0Both Decyl Glucoside and\u00a0Caprylyl Glucoside are gentle nonionic surfactants.\u00a0 Sodium Carbonate can irritate if it comes into contact with the skin, so I would wear gloves when using this product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ethanol\nhas been added as a solvent and preservative, and again, this ingredient can\ndry or irritate your skin. An added bonus is this is a great disinfectant\nthat evaporates fast too. You tend to see alcohols of some sort in spray\ncleaners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Potassium\nHydroxide is likely there to adjust the ph to safe levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So\nfar so good. These are all biodegradable, plant-derived ingredients that\nare relatively gentle on your skin (just remember to wear gloves\u2026)<\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nfact, the only real concerns in this formula are the fragrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The formula contains a generically named Fragrance. While\nwe don\u2019t know what fragrances the company has used, we do now that fragrances\nare a very common cause of contact dermatitis<\/a>. In addition to the\nthreat of contact dermatitis, fragrances are volatile ingredients.<\/a> They remain in\nthe air after cleaning has ended \u2013 therefore causing potential exposure to\nanyone entering your kitchen shortly after. They can cause asthma type symptoms<\/a>, trigger an asthma attack\nand studies have shown that they\ncan long-term damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally,\nMethod also lists two colorants\u2019 amongst the ingredients. Polymeric\nPink and Polymeric Blue are the colorants used to create the icy blue hue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I couldn\u2019t help but disappointed to see the colorants and\nfragrances added to this otherwise excellent formulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If\nyou\u2019re not sensitive to fragrances and are looking for a gentle but relatively\neffective glass cleaner then, yes, I heartily recommend this product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just\nremember to wear gloves before using this product, and give the glass a\npre-clean before applying this cleaner. It\u2019s much more effective if you\nuse it like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow does it look?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Glass tabletop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Would you recommend it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n