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Martha Stewart Clean Glass Cleaner

So Martha Stewart‘s line of cleaning products made from plants, minerals and containing no animal by-products or testing may have taken a publicity knock after Consumer Reports said the laundry detergent cleaned no better than plain water.

However, a Post -Gazette writer is reporting trying 6 of 10 Martha Stewart Cleaning Products other than the detergent and being pleased with the results, especially the glass cleaner.

“The glass and mirror cleaner was the best I have ever used. It left them streak-free, and my cleaning cloth had black dirt on it (I had just done the windows two weeks earlier with another green product.) Once I had done a few windows, I saw how dirty they were and had to tackle the rest.”

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Sure, we love Martha Stewart, but will her new animal-friendly and eco-detergent get the acai stain out of our white jackets?

Tests conducted by Consumer Reports, unfortunately, say no.

After staining swatches with compounds such as wine, blood and grass, the group tested 50 different detergents for their ability to clean and remove spots in conventional and high efficient washing machines.

“In conventional top loaders, there was barely a difference between the swatches washed in Martha’s detergent and those washed in plain water. The results from high-efficiency washers were only slightly better.”

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Treehugger.com has written up a post titled “6 Green Celebrity Product Lines We Can’t Get Enough Of.”

Two of the product lines are produced by veggie stars Ed Begley Jr. and Stella McCartney.

Here is a description of the glass and window cleaner from Begley’s Best.com:

“Begley’s Best contains aqueous detergents and surfactants derived from natural feedstock, complexing agents and food grade certified colorant. It is certified as a biological nutrient by MBDC. ”

In addition, it says the glass cleaner “won’t streak or leave residues,” which might be a downside for you bird lovers (ever watched those commercials where the birds keep running into windows? Wait, not funny. Veg blogging social faux pas)

The all purpose cleaner contains “extracts of pine, maize, fermented sugar cane roots, and olive seeds.” Sounds like it smells heavenly.

Besides Stella McCartney’s clothing and shoe line, the vegetarian fashion designer offers CARE, a line of organic skin products that keep the parabens, petrochemicals, and artificial fragrances that send you to the allergist out.

Visit treehugger.com to find out who the other four celebrities with great green lines are.

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