Review - Live for Tomorrow

Live For Tomorrow - Environmentally Friendly Household Products (Review)

Since I have started blogging and review different products I have become much more aware of environmentally friendly companies and products.

Live For Tomorrow is an environmentally friendly company located in Canada.

Munu Hicken-Gaberria is the founder and president ('guvnor') of LFT Group, which is the brand owner of Live For Tomorrow range of environmentally friendly household products.

Munu first visited British Columbia in 1991. He was awe-struck by the natural beauty of British Columbia. I have been there myself and have to agree it is beautiful! As a recent arrival in Canada, Munu wished to see the beauty preserved for future generations.

Munu and wife decided that they wished to lead a more environmentally aware lifestyle.

The Proposition

Munu decided he wanted to create an organization which was focused on the triple bottom line model: People, Planet, Planet.

Certified and Verified Products

The product ingredients and qualities would be disclosed and tested by a third party organization.

Sustainable Packaging

Packaging solutions would be reusable first and recyclable second.

Power To The Good

1% of product sales would be used for social and environmental initiatives.

I was sent a 60 load pouch of 2X Concentrate Laundry Detergent Unscented. I checked the handy store locator on their site and was pleased to see it is available in Toronto. You can return the pouch to the store for reuse or return the pouch to Live For Tomorrow. You can find the instructions on how to return at their website.

I found the pouch to be different as I am use to a box or hard bottle. But it is worth getting use to for the environment.

It does have a handle cut out of the plastic. The spout is on the upper side of the pouch.

The detergent cleaned up the clothes nicely. I loved that it was 2X concentrate. I love how you only need 1/4 of a cup for heavily soiled clothes. The instructions and ingredients are listed at their website.

I was also sent a few sample sizes of the Dishwasher Powder

Ingredients:

Sodium Carbonate (natural stain remover),

Sodium Percarbonate (natural stain remover),

Sodium Hexametaphosphate (water softener),

Sodium Metasilicate (degreaser and cleaning agent)

unfortunately I was unable to review this product as I don't have a dishwasher.

I was also sent a few sample sizes of the Liquid Dishwashing. It cleaned the dishes very well and I liked that it left my water with just the right amount of suds to wash with. I liked this product very much!

The last product is the Fabric Softener - I was sent a few sample sizes to review. Although I could not find the scent on the bottle it was scented and my guess is Lavender. It was a very mild scent - not overpowering.

What I like about this product it works well in cold water and is gentle enough for infant clothing.

Overall I liked their products and even more I love their mission!

You can also connect with Live For Tomorrow on facebook and twitter.

The product/s or service/s reviewed above were provided free of charge from the company or PR firm. The opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced. Please view my disclosure and rules.

Posted by Denise G at 4:58 AM  

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have never heard of this line of products before so thanks for making me award of this brand! I like it too that they are made in Canada! Marg

November 30, 2011 2:36 PM

Denise G said...

@Marg - you are welcome!

December 1, 2011 1:58 AM

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Product review - Pawsitive Living

Pawsitive Living wrote a product review on Live for Tomorrow. You can read the full review and enter the product giveaway here.

One great company I found on the internet is Live For Tomorrow.    Munu Hicken-Gaberria is the Founder and President (‘guvnor’) of LFT Group,which is the brand owner of the Live for Tomorrow range of environmentally friendly household products.  As an environmentally friendly person Munu decided that he wanted to create an organization which was focused on the triple bottom line model:People,Planet,Planet.  Munu wanted to offer a real alternative to those wanting to ‘make a difference‘. Munu felt that BC’s clean water and pristine environment would not stay like this for long without a change in behavoiur and thinking. And so,Live for Tomorrow was born. You can read Munu’s whole story here.

I got to try their Unscented liquid laundry detergent and their Lavender fabric softener.  I wash all my clothes in cold water so it’s important to me to have a good reliable product that works well in cold water. The Live For Tomorrow liquid detergent is suitable for cold water.  They suggested to use 1/4 for normal and heavy soiled clothes. I was curious to see if it would clean heavily stained garments. Some organic cleaners have not lived up to their claims.  I threw a load of my husbands dirty,stinky and stained clothes and used a 1/4 cup of the clear liquid laundry detergent.  The result:I was nicely surprised how clean they came out,really clean!!  My husband remarked on how clean they were and he liked not having a perfume smell to his clothes.  I also washed a load of really old fine doilies which had a lot of ecru age spots I call it using a 1/8 cup liquid detergent.  The doilies came out looking fresher and much cleaner.  Some spots did not come out but they had been there for over 20 or more years so I was pleased. All the loads I’ve done since are clean and fresh using this detergent,yes I’m really pleased with this product.

Ingredients listed in descending order:Deionized water,Xanthan Gum (thickener),Cocamidopropyl Betaine (cleaning agent), Alkyl Polyglucoside (cleaning enhancer),Sodium Carbonate (surfactant),Borax 5 mol (water conditioner),Potassium Sorbate (food grade preservative). Certified Vegan

DOES NOT CONTAIN:Sodium Lauryle Sulphate 0%,Phosphate 0%,Chlorine 0%,Optical brighteners 0%,EDTA 0%,  and Nonylphenol 0%.

The lavender fabric softener is such a nice product too.  It has the delightful scent of a field of lavender. I don’t like to use too much fabric softener because the scent can be so strong but this product has a mild scent. I use  just enough so I don’t have static cling.  They suggested using 1/4 cup for normal loads and this actually worked out well.  For light loads I used 1/8 cup.  My clothes felt soft,no cling and had the slight scent of lavender.

Ingredients listed in descending order:Deionized water,Soy Alkyl Group (softener),Potassium Sorbate (food grade preservative). All ingredients are vegan.

DOES NOT CONTAIN:  Sodium Lauryle Sulphate 0%,Phosphate 0%,Chlorine 0%,Optical brighteners 0%,EDTA 0%,  and Nonylphenol 0%.

I admire the ethics and compassion for the earth,the people and the animals this company has. I love these products and would use them all the time if they were available in my local store. I understand that Live For Tomorrow products will be available soon in Alberta so I’m looking forward to that.   This earth loving company has really stepped up and created earth loving products that work.

Also of interest is the LFT Group has set out in its vision that Corporate Social Responsibility is a key goal with a focus on triple botom line. As part of profit mandate,we have set out to donate 1% of our sales to social and environmental organizations.

The great people at Live For Tomorrow would love to offer one lucky reader the chance to win their Liquid Laundry Detergent (60 loads).  Thank you very much lft-group.

Granville online review - Green cleaning products

By Saul Brown | Image: Uncleweed | Published: September 21, 2009

Clean smells like nothing!

I grew up thinking that clean smelled like ammonia while wiping the glass kitchen table for my family after eating dinner. This was how we did it. But we were wrong... Clean smells like nothing! Clean doesn't smell at all.

Over the last few years, I've helped to put thousands of green cleaning kits into people's new homes, one gift at a time introducing people to new ways to keep a clean and healthy home. The two no longer need to be mutually exclusive.


 

Tips for green cleaning

1) Be realistic. Yes, there are easy ways to make your own green cleaning products from common household items like vinegar and baking soda, but doing so takes time, commitment and changes to behaviour. If you're not the type of person to take initiative for change, you might want to consider buying off-the-counter products to make things easy.

2) Get the help you need. Cleaning services such as Aspen Clean and Simply Green EcoClean, serving Vancouver and surrounding areas, help busy people keep clean and healthy homes. Every cleaning company is different so you should ask questions and be clear about what they will and will not do, including what cleaning products they use. As a bachelor, my roommate and I have had a hard time keeping our place as clean as we’d like so we’re trying out home cleaning services to help us get and keep the results we want. I’ll keep you posted!

3) Convenience – If it’s not easy, chances are it’ll be harder to make it stick. Choose a green cleaning option that’s realistic. Making your own green cleaning products is the healthiest, most cost-effective option, but it takes extra time and also more effort, so there are plenty of products on the market that help you reduce the impact to the environment and minimizing the elbow grease required.

The products I recommend come tested and true, they’ve worked for me in my home and I hope you find some new things that are worth a try. Have fun with it—if it’s not fun, it’s not worth it!

 

Top 3 green cleaning products

Having tested dozens of green and non-green cleaning products there are three that stand out in my mind as leaders in the local market. I emphasize local because products that travel far have a larger impact on the environment, and buying locally made products has a greater positive impact on the local economy than buying products produced far away. I like these products because they not only work but also benefit our health, community and society in various ways. You’ll find all of the following products in my home for these reasons. (Click the links to read the review)

1.    Sapadilla

2.   Live for Tomorrow

3.   Method



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