Giveaway: Seventh Generation Laundry Prize Pack

Did you know that the laundry detergent you may be using could contain little-known chemicals called optical brighteners?

According to scientific research, these can cause allergic reactions, are toxic to small fish and other aquatic life, and can pollute your waterways. When ultraviolet light hits optical brighteners coating your clothing, the brighteners convert UV rays into visible light to create an optical illusion. This tricks the eye into thinking the clothing is whiter and brighter, and therefore cleaner than it really is.

My Blog Spark and Seventh Generation sent me some of their laundry products to test against my conventional detergent. After washing both shirts this is what they looked like coming out of the laundry.

Looks the same right? To the naked eye you really wouldn't notice a difference. But check out what they look like under a black light were the optical brightners can be seen.

So how can you avoid these optical brighteners? Seventh Generation doesn’t use optical brighteners in their products and they are also non-toxic. Not only that Seventh Generation liquid laundry detergents are both hypo-allergenic and biodegradable, great for your family AND the environment!!

Go here for more information about Seventh Generation laundry products or sign up for their newsletter. Be sure to visit Seventh Generation on Facebook and on Twitter to “Like” and “Follow”, so that you can keep up with the latest news from Seventh Generation.

One Bargain is the Black reader will win a Seventh Generation Laundry Prize Pack that includes Seventh Generation Liquid Laundry Detergent, Liquid Fabric Softner and Fabric Softer Dryer Sheets!

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This giveaway will end on Thursday December 9th at midnight. A winner will be selected by random.org on Friday December 10th and the winner will be notified. If I do not hear from the winner within 48 hours I will select a new winner. Good Luck!

Disclosure: I was not paid to write this post but I was provided with a Seventh Generation Laundry Optical Brighters Prize pack to conduct my experiment and review from Seventh Genreation and My Blog Spark for myself as well as information to share. All opinions are my own.