Shaklee Videos: Shaklee 180 Harley Pasternak speaks in Brooklyn NY

I had to share this video! Harley Pasternak is a celebrity trainer who talks about why he believes in Shaklee supplements! It's a great story! I love the products that I use and share with others and the best part is that they are the best ones for you!!!

Shaklee Videos: Shaklee 180 Harley Pasternak speaks in Brooklyn NY

My Shaklee Story

I first heard about Shaklee online through a blog.  It was about 3 years ago that I found and started reading Bonnie Donahue's blog. She was posting before and after pictures using Shaklee products and I was amazed at the results.  I also hadn't really realized how harmful the chemical cleaners I had in my home at that time were. After finding Bonnie's blog I started reading other blogs with Shaklee before and afters and I was hooked. I knew I had to try them. 
About this same time, Joe's cousin Rachel friended me on Facebook and she started posting things about Shaklee.  I immediately asked her how I could place my first order! I purchased a Basic Kit and was so excited to get it!

The first thing I did when I got my order was to try out the Scour Off on my shower door!  I was amazed at how well it cleaned my glass door and the tiles! I called Joe at work to tell him! He was the one who had been cleaning the shower previously and he was glad that I found something that I loved and would now start cleaning the shower again. :) We have hard water and so the door and tile would get horrible soap scum. Over the years we had tried all kinds of cleaners. Each time I used one for awhile and then would try some other brand. Joe had actually taken the door off the last time to clean. I right away told Rachel how excited I was about the Scour Off! I hadn't even tried anything else yet but I asked her for information about becoming a distributor.  I just wanted to share the product with family and a few friends nothing too serious.  I signed up in November of 2010.
I tried the rest of my kit but also started using the laundry products.  I also bought some vitamins. I bought some pre-natal vitamins. Shaklee doesn't have a pre-natal vitamin but just the multi-vitamin and a few others added.  I got my vitamins but was already taking my Target brand pre-natal. I wasn't pregnant yet but was trying to get pregnant. I did get pregnant later that month and continued to use myTarget brand of vitamins; I wanted to use them up before starting my new ones.  I was feeling horrible though. I felt sick and wasn't really eating well.  I decided to stop using the Target vitamins and starting using the Shaklee vitamins.  I felt better shortly after and continued to have a great pregnancy. I also had a great delievery! I remember reading about women who using Shaklee vitamins and how they had great pregnancies and deliveries and hoped for the same! I call Lauren my Shaklee baby! She has had Shaklee vitamins all along and has been such a healthy little girl! She is almost two and still hasn't had a cold! She has only been on antibiotics once for an eye infection! I know it's all the Shaklee vitamins that she takes now! We all have been so much healthier after getting rid of all the chemical cleaning products in our home and switching to Shaklee vitamins.
Over the last few years I have grown my business slowly only by sharing my experiences with the products that I love. I also have read tons of testimonials and read about the dangers of using chemical cleaners. I use most of the products that Shaklee offers and LOVE them all.  If you would like more information on any of the products I would love to share them with you.  I have made a basket, I call it my "Going Green for a Week Basket," if you are local you are more than welcome to try them yourself and see how great they are.
I truly wouldn't recommend these products if I didn't believe in them and the Shaklee company! There is not requirement to buy a certain amount of products every month, you buy as you need.  You can visit my store here.  I could go on and on about Shaklee, I am passionate now about sharing and helping others make their homes and their lives healthier!!

Vinegar Vs. Basic H

What I am going to share is from a Facebook group of amazing Shaklee users and distributors. My mom used vinegar growing up but has switched to Basic H. I used it in my home but not often because I disliked the smell. Basic H has no smell, which I personally like because I had always been sensitive to cleaners scents.

I talk to a lot of people who tell me they use vinegar and/or baking soda. So if you use Vinegar take a minute to read this.

Even if you thought you were saving money and helping the environment
using the old stand-by of vinegar and baking soda you might be interested in
learning that even these formulas from the past end up costing more and are
actually creating more packaging waste. Not fitting in with today's picture
of being environmental.

Get Clean Basic H2 vs. Vinegar and/or Baking Soda

Usage Per Gallon for a General Cleaner
Vinegar - 1/2 cup
Basic H2 - 2 teaspoons

Distilled Vinegar (1/2 cup per gallon of water for general cleaning)
Cost per bottle = 16 oz / .89 cents (Acme brand 10/09)
Usage Cost: to make 1 gallon general cleaner = .22 cents
Usage Cost: to make 48 gallons general cleaner = $10.68
Packaging Waste: 12 Bottles to make 48 gallons of general cleaner

note: if you need to add baking soda, dish soap, or oil to the formula for
persistant stains or cleaning that's an additional expense and additional
packaging waste.

Shaklee Basic H2 (2 teaspoons per gallon of water for ALL-PURPOSE Cleaner)
Over 1000 different uses with this one bottle!

Cost per bottle = 16 oz / $10.35 (10/09)
Usage Cost: to make 1 gallon All-Purpose Cleaner = .22 cents
Usage Cost: to make 48 gallons All-Purpose Cleaner = $10.68
ONE Bottle makes 48 Gallons of All-Purpose Cleaner!
(One bottle of Basic H2 equals the cleaning uses of 5,824 bottles of 26 oz.
Windex)


For every ONE Bottle of Basic H2 used for All-Purpose Cleaning you would
use 12 bottles of vinegar plus, if needed, baking soda to do the same amount
of clean. Plus, Basic H2 has the smell of "clean" and is pH balanced with
our skin. No need to wear gloves or a mask.


*My Basic H bottle lasted me two and a half years! I use it all the time too. I know that if I was using vinegar or traditional cleaners from the store I would have spent more than what I paid for the bottle over the same time period!

Got Stains?

Lauren has always hated wearing bibs! She would pull them off everytime so I gave up on them. However that means I deal with lots of food stains on her shirts. I'll be honest I had gotten rid of almost all my store bought cleaners except Shout. I had a huge Sam's Club bottle and hated to just get rid of it. SO I had been using it until recently I decided to try using my Shaklee detergent. I knew it would work so much better than the Shout and I was right! 

Here is a shirt of Lauren's that she wore while eating spaghetti. I left to sit a few days and then rubbed it with the detergent. I put a drop on my finger and rubbed it on each area. I only let it sit for a few hours and then threw it in the wash with the rest of Lauren's clothes.

After

 

 

Doesn't it look so much better? And btw, this is a hand me down shirt too! I think it looks brand new!

 

I use the Fresh Scent Laundry Deterget. I love the smell it has, it's very light, not strong like a store bought detergent.

 

 

Here is the link to it. Shaklee also has a fragance free detergent.

I also use Shaklee dryer sheets when it comes to laundry. They are great and leave your clothes static free! The best part is they are biodegradable!

 

(I can't figure out how to rotate my pictures! I have tried several times, sorry! I will play with it more later.)

 

Have a great weekend!