I have a confession…I love Scrubbing Bubbles’ Bathroom Cleaner and have been using it for years. It’s been top of the list when it comes to my weekly cleaning routine. After all, I watched the commercials with all of those little bubbles moving around all over those bathrooms, cleaning and scrubbing, leaving everything so nice and shiny. How much easier could cleaning the bathroom get?

However, lately my love affair with Scrubbing Bubbles has gone a little sour. The pounding headache and the rash that recently appeared on my hands along with the fact that the surface has began to peel off my tub must have something to do with the toxicity of my favourite cleaner. I can’t imagine a product that lists dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride as a main ingredient can be all that great for the environment either.

So, I decided to give Seventh Generation Multi Purpose Green Leaf and Mandarin Cleaner a chance to see how it would match up to my old standby.

First off, the leaf scent comes through strongly with the multi purpose cleaner, so the product has an almost biting scent. There is also a bit of a medicinal tone to the smell that I was not fond of. Scent is subjective though so don’t let that hold you back.

After the initial attempt I was generally happy with the results. The tile and tub surfaces became clean with minimal scrubbing. I was a little disappointed with the extra effort it took to remove the build up that seems to lurk around my collection of bath products and the lack of shine on the faucet.

I shared these results with my mom who is “the Queen of Clean”. She suggested scrubbing a little salt in the build-up areas and buffing the faucet with some vinegar and water. Using these environmentally friendly tricks along with the Seventh Generation Multi Purpose Cleaner worked great.

All in all, I am not crazy about the scent and it takes a little extra elbow grease to get the results I wanted, but I am definitely switching over.