Thursday, January 6, 2011
Skoy Cloths Review And ~~Giveaway~~
Sponsored by Tomoson.com
We are two stay-at-home moms living in Encinitas, California. Our children have begun Elementary school and we have a little extra time. We decided that this would be the perfect time to start our business.
We have been working and researching for almost a year on our product. We have such passion for this cloth because we believe that it is the best thing out there.
‘The idea originated when Michelle was living in Europe in the late 90’s. She discovered a product that was similar to the SKOY cloth and it was just amazing. Over time she found the cloth to be indispensable. When she moved back to the US, she realized that the use of a sponge was inadequate and the excessive use of paper towels, wasteful. Michelle searched and searched for a similar cloth and nothing even compared; nothing was of the same caliber. This is when Michelle introduced the cloth to Karen. She immediately fell in love with it and could not imagine cleaning with anything else.’
We then put our heads together and discussed a way to bring this product to the US with the requirement that it meet our high standard. Now we are so excited to be able to offer the SKOY cloth to you—which is everything that we had hoped it would be.
How we got our name
Looking for a name proved challenging. After looking for a long time, we found a word that is the philosophy of our business. Skoj (pronounced Skoy) is a Swedish word that means: “just for fun”! What a perfect word for our business. In other words, we wanted a business that we could have fun doing and at the same time would bring fun to the kitchen. With really cool designs we think we have accomplished this, while still doing our part to take care of the Earth.
About our factory
Our factory is aware of the responsibility for handling its resources carefully. We use renewable raw materials such as cellulose (derived from wood), and cotton to produce our SKOY cloths. Our factory has invested heavily in developing and implementing an integrated environmental recycling and disposal facility in which the economical use of energy and water is first and foremost. Production by-products are purified and recycled as far as possible within the process. Regeneration baths are returned to production by an evaporation process. Wastewater is treated at the site's biological wastewater purification plants. This environmental concept is at the vanguard of operations-related environmental policy and has resulted in our factory becoming a reference company throughout the industry.
USE
Wet your SKOY cloth before using. Be sure to squeeze out the excess water for optimal absorption. It can be used with popular household cleaners, but works just as well with water.
Note: Rinse cloth very well when combined with dish soap in order not to leave residue.
We recommend that after your SKOY cloth has passed its prime, it can be used as a rag for heavier cleaning. Chlorine-use is not recommended.
CARE
The SKOY can be cleaned in your dishwasher and is washer and dryer safe up to 90°C (190°F).
Another option to keep your SKOY cloth germ-free is to microwave it daily when damp for 1-2 minutes. This will also remove possible bad smell that is caused by bacteria. Remember your SKOY cloth must be wet when microwaving for best effect and to avoid risk for fires. The SKOY cloth will be extremely hot when removing from the microwave so please use caution and wait a moment. Immediately run under cool water to rinse.
Note: Make sure the SKOY cloth is wet when microwaving to avoid fires.
Warning: The SKOY cloth can be extremely hot when removing from the microwave.
I love Skoy Cloths!! I have been using them for a couple months now, and they are soooooo much better then sponges!!!
I love the fact that I am helping the environment by using these. We try to do as much as we can including recycling everything.
The only thing I don't like about them is after a little while they can get this weird smell to them. But I follow the instructions and microwave them, and it helps big time!!
Skoy Cloths come in a couple different packages. You can get all white, multi colored, or their coolest designs which are for Christmas!!
The great owners of Skoy Cloths and Tomoson.com have given me the opportunity to give one of my lucky readers a set of four Skoy Cloths for their very own!!Entering this giveaway is very easy.
Mandatory Entry-
1. Be a Follower of my Blog (+1 entry)
Extra Entries-
1. Visit Skoy's site and tell me one media outlet that Skoy has been mentioned in!! (+1 entry)
2. Become a fan of my blogs new Facebook Page (+4 entries)
3. Grab my BRAND NEW button and tell me where it is (+2 entries)
4. Be an email subscriber of my blog (+4 entries)
5. Follow me on Twitter (+1 entry)
6. Tweet about this giveaway (+2 entries)
Example- Clean those dishes safely!! @SarahsBlogOfFun
7. Blog about this giveaway and leave link in your comments (+10 entries)
8. Vote for me
Can be done daily (+1 entry per day)Giveaway ends on January 20th 2011 at 11:59pm. Open to all my readers. A valid email address MUST be in all comments. Winner has 48 hrs to respond or new winner will be drawn.
This giveaway was made possible by Skoy Cloths and Tomoson.com
* All opinions expressed are 100% my own. I was given a set of Skoy Cloths for review as compensation for this post*
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com and the Tomoson weekly featured sponsor Favorite Wigs - Shop Name Brand Wigs at Low Prices! Large Wig Selection of Forever Young Wigs, and other Quality Wigs. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. Tomoson Product review & giveaway Disclosure.
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