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There's still Time!!

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   December 20, 2011 20:37

For all you last minute Christmas shoppers out there - there's still time to get some very unique Christmas gifts at the Envirowise store!

 

 

From the Warm Buddies line up we have these awesome Paw Mitts!  They are very nice and we still have a good selection available in stock right now!

 

Check out these awesome Bear Slippers and so much more!!  And they aren't just for kids!  We have a children's slipper and adult slipper as well for those with a young heart!!

 

 

And for those lonely nights - or when you just want that little extra something to cuddle with - check our warming Bear Buddies.  The insert warms up and goes back inside the bear giving you the extra warmth with that cuddle - sized for kids or for adults!!

Check out the whole Warm Buddies line up in stock at the store right now.  We have a good selection of some of our most popular sellers still in stock. Come in and check them out today.

And there are specialty items too.  There are warming mitts and booties that are very nice but are also great for people with poor circulation in their hands and feet.  The scarfs are moving fast!  There is still plenty to choose from but you had better hurry!!

And don't miss out on those other extras as well!  We have scented candles and breakaway cubes.  Melt your favorite scents - including our seasonal Evergreen and the Blue Spruce - the perfect way to make everyone think that artificial tree is real!

Check out our little extras - you may be surprised at the great gift ideas we have in the store.

That's why are name is Envirowise Soap & More!  Not just soap products ... we give you a little more!!

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Company Coming?

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   December 14, 2011 21:46

If you have company coming during the Christmas season we have an awesome product for those stale bedrooms and damp basement rooms!  Refresh is a biological air freshner that works like magic on all kinds of odour issues.  Whether it is just a stale room that you need to freshen up, bedding or furniture, even carpets with mildew odours - Refresh can truly give you the results you are looking for.

Refresh is not a scent masker.  It is a true biological product.  Just go to the furthest point in the room or hallway and work your way backwards.  Lightly spray any surface that can potentially hold odours and bacteria.  You want to make it damp but not wet!  It has no added scent to it but the natural scent of the product is a light refreshing aroma that does fade away in 15 minutes or so.  Depending on the intensity of the odours depends of the strength you need.  For stronger odours use full strength.  If using for light odours or just to freshen up a room Refresh can be diluted down and used as a air spray as well.  Extremely strong odours may require a second application but talk to our staff at the store for more specific applications for your issue.

Refresh is also an excellent product to improve your car odours - especially when you travel with pets and have pet urine issues - or a smoker in your vehicle!!  Smoke has the ability to get into lots of surfaces so if you are looking for complete elimation of smoke odours you have to spray the entire car surfaces especially the headliner, seats, under the seats, all carpet areas - and don't forget the sun visors.  Three full applications and you can't even tell someone smoked in the car!!

This is not a generic aerosol scent masking product like you find in most retail stores.  Refresh is truly a very refreshing experience!!


And don't forget it also has a place in your bathroom when someone leaves their presence well known!  Ha!  A couple of quick sprays and leave the room - in a few minutes the room can be used again without any problem!!

Whether it's for company coming for Christmas or whatever your need throughout the year, check out Refresh for all your odour control issues!!

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Awesome Christmas Gift Ideas for that Someone Special!!!

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   November 29, 2011 21:51

Not sure what to get that special someone?

Stop in at the store and check some of our unique Christmas gift ideas for your special someone - whether it's your partner or your child.

Check out the Warm Buddy product line with gifts that are sure to impress.  The Bear Mitts are a fabulous idea and available in child or adult sizes.  And WARM too!  Sure to delight anyone on your gift list!  There are slippers too and scarfs! 

And who can resist the Warm Buddy Bears and Lambs that have the special insert that you warm up in the microwave - then reinsert in your Warm Buddy.  Whether you a child or an adult with a child's heart - they are so warm and cuddly you may just want to get one for yourself too!!

For those with normally cold feet or hands - check out the Warming Mitts or Warming Booties.  A very warming gift idea!!

Check out the Warm Buddies section under Assorted Products right here on our website - or better yet stop in at the store and make sure you get that special item before they are sold out for this Christmas season!

And there are lots more for gift ideas including our candles, our specialty soaps and so much more ... or maybe we can put together a special gift basket with an assortment of items.  Gift Baskets are custom made for you with a little help from yourself.  Just talk to Carol and the store and she is bound to put together a basket designed to make your special someone very happy!

 

Stop in at the store today and check out what treasures you can find today!!!

 

 

 

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Your Picnic or Event Can Be Green Too With Taterware!

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   July 29, 2011 22:25

You know you're in Saskatchewan when the rain comes on the weekend!!  Especially the long weekend! Ha! Ha! But we know how it works so it's hard to find it too surprising!

When the weathers nice, the BBQ is smoking, and you're planning that get together with family, friends, co-workers, or even that staff party for work or community organization you're involved in ... make sure that you don't leave us a reminder of the event for the next 200 years!!

Taterware is your ideal solution!  Taterware is actually made from potato!  Seriously!  And you will be amazed on how good the products work out for you!  The cultery is fabulous and not only will your fork last the whole meal ... you can wash it and use it again!! Talk about sturdy.  Not like the plastic options out there.  And best yet it is totally biodegradable!  We have Taterware plates in 6" and 9", knives, spoons and forks.  In addition we have Taterware Earth Cups which are standard paper cups but instead of a petroleum based coating to seal the cup they use a vegetable base coating - now making it biodegradable instead of taking it's place in the landfill for the next 200 years!

Most of these items come in cases of 1,000 which makes it very ineffective for most people and their events so we at Envirowise have taken it to the next step to make it more realistic for more people to use Taterware!  We break up the cases and have prepackaged all the products into groups of 25.  So you can now purchase any amount of product in any multiple of 25.  We have package pricing that puts everything into a picnic kit that includes your 9" plate, knife, fork and spoon, a 100% recycled napkin and of course a oxi-degradable garbage bag for cleaning up the mess afterwards.  Want extras?  No problem just call ahead and they will package any combination of whatever you like!  It's all for the benefit of Mother Earth!

Additional items are available in biodegradable as well well.  There are cold water cups too!  We just don't carry everything in the store - just the items that people have requested from us previously.  But if there is something specific that you need - give us a call and we will see what we can do.

Just say NO to using petroleum based paper products and styrofoam products this summer season.  Check out the biodegradable line of Taterware food services products today!!

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Warm Buddy - The Ultimate in Quality and Heat Holding Home & Spa Comfort Products!

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   June 25, 2011 10:28

Yes we carry Warm Buddy Products too! 

This line of products is made in Canada.  Come check them out.  The perfect gift for your child or grandchildren.  From bears to blankets, mitts to slippers - and they warm up.  You pull the packet out and throw it in the microwave.  Reinsert into the product and you now have a warm and snuggly bear, lamb and even froggie! 

 

 

 

Never mind the kids!  Some of these are just perfect treats for yourself!!  Ha!  Stop in and check them out today.

We also can special order any items from the Warm Buddy line that we do not carry in the store.

The Sports Therapy Wrap is a heat wrap/heat pack used by therapists. This is a great gift for men. Extra large size, weight and penetrating moist heat provides comfort for those who suffer with back and shoulder pain. Infused with our signature anti-stress aromatherapy blend of lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary and cloves. Comes with an adjustable belt to hold the wrap firmly in place. Extra long heat holding - 1 hour or longer. Contains our anti-stress blend. Use warm or cold to assist with the relief of aches, pains and stress. The perfect stress relieving gift. (10" X 26"). The cover comes in chocolate velvet with an embroidered Warm Buddy logo.  Recent studies have found that heat wrap therapy proved to be more effective at treating lower back pain than oral pain medications such as ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

 

Ultra Spa Robes.  They can barely keep up with orders on these luxurious spa robes. They have become so popular because of their durability, light-weight feel and incredible softness. These robes hold up well against multiple machine washings and dry fast. Our Spa Robes look like terry and will not pill.

And there are baby blankets available too for that special someone in a variety of color options.  Wrap your baby in ultimate softness. Each blanket comes with a tiny version of our cozy and comforting Dream Pet Mini Bear. The Leopard baby blanket comes with a mini cat. Mini Pets are not to be heated.  Machine washable ultra plush material.  Colour options include:  1. chocolate/pink bubble two toned, 2. chocolate with green polka dots,  3. cream,  4. pink,  5. leopard with mini cat,   6. chocolate/cream bubble.  28" X 32"

 

 

Warm Buddy products are worth a look!  Stop in today and see just how cuddly they really are!

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Update: Solutions for Your Septic Tank and Drains

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   June 8, 2011 19:16

UPDATE:  A customer recently came back into the store who has been using Septi Buddy for several months and let us know how pleased she was when her septic service company arrived to do a pump out only to find that there wasn't that much there.  Only charged her half price for the pump out!  Needless to say - she was very impressed!

 

Looking for some help to ease the pressures on your drains and septic tank?  We have the solutions for you.

We have a couple of options for you to consider that truly give you excellent results.

One option for you to consider is our ALL-IN-ONE KIT that covers you for approximately a year.  This kit gives you 4 Septi-Savers and 4 packages of Septi-Buddy.  It's an easy program to help you reduce solids and keep your lines clear.  And it's easy to maintain too!  Step one is to insert a Septi-Saver in your toilet tank.  Use the toilet at the furthest point into the home at the begining of the sewer line run.  This would be the highest point in the home.  Every time you flush you are adding product into your lines that reduce any overall system buildup in your lines and at the same time keeps your toilet bowl clean and fresh - and the water blue.  Each Septi-Saver lasts approximately 3 months for the package gives you a year of coverage.

The Septi-Buddy is your next step.  First of all, what we need to do is to take control of the bacterial environment in your septic system.  So to take control, we must start the program with a shock treatment to gain that dominance in your system.  This is where you have to be most focused in your program.  For the first 7 days you need to put 2 tablespoons of product in your toilet every day for the first 7 days and flush.  Not that hard - just very important that you do this every day for the first 7 days.  After that it gets easier.  From then on you only need to add 2 tablespoons of product to the system once a week from then on.  As simple as a flush of the toilet.

This program is based on the average home with 2 two people normal use.  If you have additional people in your home you will need to increase the weekly dosage to correspond with increased volumes being added to your system.

The second option that we have available for you is our all new Septic & Drain.  This is a special microbial solution specifically designed for your septic tank and drains - and is designed to be a little easier for you as it comes in pre-measured pouches that disolve - so all you do is drop it in the toilet and flush.

Septic & Drain is a bilogical bacterial culture/enzyme product that has is specially formulated to quickly unclog, clean and deodorize garbage, wastes, fats and grease in drains and septic tanks.  It is non-toxic, 100% natural and biodegradable, formulated for quick action.  It will quickly neutralizes foul odours,  and digests organic and protein wastes.

Similar to Septi-Buddy, just toss 2 pouches of Septic & Drain in your toilet and flush, or drop in access ports of the septic tank every day for the first 7 days.  After the intitial shock treatment you then fall back to a weekly application of two pouches per week.  Again the treatment program is based on volume of the average 2 person household with average use.  If household has additional persons increased product needs to be added to correspond with the increase volume of use.

The nice additional benefit of this product is that if you are experiencing drain issues this product can be used to quickly deal with these issues as well.  Take 2 pouches and put into a small bucket of lukewarm water.  Let product disolve in the water - giving it a minimum of 45 minutes to activate.  The more time you allow the better results you can see.  Pour the solution down any problem drains and let sit.  This is best done at the very end of the day just as the last person goes to bed for the night allowing the product to sit in the drain lines for a longer period before flushing further down the line.

These products are biological and you can not use chemicals such as acids, disinfectants, or chlorine based products in the system without harming the results of our products.  These chemicals will harm or kill microbial activity and change the effectiveness of our products.

Whichever solution you choose to use what you will see is a reduction in solids in your systems, a reduction in drain line problems, and odours.  As the solids are broken down to liquid you will see the liquid result takes up a much smaller volume in your septic tank than the solids - resulting in reduced needs for pumpouts as well.

Excellent products to give you the right solutions for your septic systems!

Stop in and see us today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Be Clean Be Green with our Homemade Soaps

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   June 1, 2011 19:57

 

Your skin is your largest organ in your body - so don't you think it deserves some extra attention?

Our soap will get you clean. And it will do it in the most yummiest, creamiest, bubbliest, and most natural way possible. These soaps only use food grade ingredients like vegetable oils, fresh honeycomb, berries, and goats milk. And when we add goodies like Dead Sea mud or exotic clay, we use all natural, not synthetic copies of Mother Nature's gifts.  That's because we care what you put on your skin.  And our soaps contain NO Parabens, NO Sodium Laureth Sulfate, NO Sodium Lauryl Sulphate, NO Methylisothiazolineone, NO Artificial Dye or colorings, and NO triclosan or animal fats.  And it is made right here in Saskatoon!

We offer a wide variety of soaps to suit just about everyone!  29th Street is a gentle carrot and pumpkin soap with honey, Shea and Vitamin E for those of us who can see the other side of the hill. Bid adieu to the ravages of time.  Or how about our Saskatoon Berry.  Yes it does look like a cheesecake with Saskatoon berries on top but don't eat it!! And it feels as good as it looks.  There is the Seabuckthorn Berry & Citrus soap that is awesome if you have eczema, dermatitis, or rash.  Try this this soap - seriously! It's a low pH soap but you'll swear it's a little chunk of a miracle for you!!  There's Peppermint Foot Soap, Olive & Honey for pampering and moisturizing, Dead Sea Mud & Mineral Bar, Forty Winks, Joker, Lemon Aid, Mahalo, Choco Morocco, Bohemian Sunflower, Aussie Green Rescue and so many more!  You really just need to stop in at the store and take a look at the whole lineup!

And the manufacturer provides a complete listing of the soaps, their contents, and their uses in a handy reference guide right at your fingertips!

Isn't it time you pampered yourself and your skin a little? 

Oh and don't forget about your special 4 legged members of your family as well!  We even have a special Dog soap as well!

These homemade soaps are made right here in Saskatoon by the good folks over at Earth People Soaps - and is specially packaged for Envirowise Soap & More!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Guide to Green, Healthy Grilling

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   May 25, 2011 21:50

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Your Picnic or Event Can Be Green Too With Taterware!

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   May 23, 2011 16:46

You know you're in Saskatchewan when the rain comes on the weekend!!  Especially the long weekend! Ha! Ha! But we know how it works so it's hard to find it too surprising!

But, when the weathers nice, the BBQ is smoking, and you're planning that gettogether with family, friends, co-workers, or even that staff party for work or community organization you're involved in ... make sure that you don't leave us a reminder of the event for the next 200 years!!

Taterware is your ideal solution!  Taterware is actually made from potato!  Seriously!  And you will be amazed on how good the products work out for you!  The cultery is fabulous and not only will your fork last the whole meal ... you can wash it and use it again!! Talk about sturdy.  Not like the plastic options out there.  And best yet it is totally biodegradable!  We have Taterware plates in 6" and 9", knives, spoons and forks.  In addition we have Taterware Earth Cups which are standard paper cups but instead of a petroleum based coating to seal the cup they use a vegetable base coating - now making it biodegradable instead of taking it's place in the landfill for the next 200 years!

Most of these items come in cases of 1,000 which makes it very ineffective for most people and their events so we at Envirowise have taken it to the next step to make it more realistic for more people to use Taterware!  We break up the cases and have prepackaged all the products into groups of 25.  So you can now purchase any amount of product in any multiple of 25.  We have package pricing that puts everything into a picnic kit that includes your 9" plate, knife, fork and spoon, a 100% recycled napkin and of course a oxi-degradable garbage bag for cleaning up the mess afterwards.  Want extras?  No problem just call ahead and they will package any combination of whatever you like!  It's all for the benefit of Mother Earth!

Additional items are available in biodegradable as well well.  There are cold water cups too!  We just don't carry everything in the store - just the items that people have requested from us previously.  But if there is something specific that you need - give us a call and we will see what we can do.

Just say NO to using petroleum based paper products and styrofoam products this summer season.  Check out the biodegradable line of Taterware food services products today!!

And if you read this and are in the store in the next couple of days ... make sure you wish Carol a Happy Belated 29th Birthday!!!  Ha!

 

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Make Your Next Event a Biodegradeable One!!

posted by EnviroWise Expert    |   March 14, 2011 18:55


Make Your Next Event a Biodegradeable One!!

Planning a party, function, luncheon, family get together or social event?  Don't leave an imprint that lasts for 200 years by using styrofoam or petroleum based paper products!  Big or small you can take the green challenge and make sure your event becomes a biodegradable one too!! 

The most important thing to consider is that landfills are filling up fast, and any way to divert organic matter from them is an earth-friendly choice.

That's why we offer you Taterware and Earth Cup products in our store.  These products are made with annually renewable GMO-free plant sources, so they not only take less energy to produce, but they reduce our dependence on petroleum and other finite resources. Keeping our carbon footprint to a minimum is the goal. 

TaterWare products are made from potatoes!

Yes, potatoes. They are created with a unique biopolymer resin from potato starch that is heated and formed into sturdy food service products like cutlery, plates, clamshells, bowls, and more, using the same normal injection molding techniques as plastics. This patented plant material product is free of genetically modified organics (GMO) and provides discerning customers with an annually renewable alternative to non-biodegradable plastics and polystyrene.

Other  great qualities of the TaterWare Line: • Suitable for Hot & Cold Foods • Heat Stable to 300°F • Freezer Safe and Micro-Warmable • Premium Embossed Design for Strength
• Meets FDA Requirements for Direct Food Contact • Our biocompostable series meets ASTM D 6400 composting standards

TaterWare Cutlery

TaterWare cutlery is made from GMO-free potatoes, an annually renewable resource, and its manufactured resin is designed for premium strength. Meeting FDA requirements for Direct Food Contact, our cutlery is heat-resistant and suitable for both cold and hot foods. Its durable quality even permits a cycle in the dishwasher! The TaterWare cutlery line provides you with broader selections to fit every need. We offer a compostable 6400 series that meets the rigorous standards of the ASTM D 6400 composting requirements; in addition, our heavy-duty line of cutlery is designed for customers who want a premium utensil. You really have to see these to believe just how solid a utensil they truly are!! Guarantee you'll be amazed!

Earth Cups

The Earth Cup translates into Earth Kindness; it’s a hot beverage container you can use with a clear conscience. 

The Earth Cup comes in several sizes and all are made from 100 % biodegradable and compostable organic materials. The cup exterior features a premium 22 pt. paperboard that delivers a sturdy performance and feel. The Kraft Cup comes in an attractive natural color of unbleached paperboard. Traditional cups have a polyethylene coating which doesn’t compost and is a non-renewable material; our Earth Cups are lined with a plant-based coating that is made from annually renewable resources. In fact, our no-leak bottom is double-coated with this bio-based material. Best of all, the Earth Cup product lines meet the ASTM D 6400 composting standard.

And to make this product more available to regular consumers we offer our customers to buy this product in custom packages of select items for any size events that you may be hosting.  Why buy by the case if you don't need 1,000 of each? We prepackage kits for 25, 50 or 100 people.  If you give us a couple of days we can package it up in any multiples of 25.  Big or small plates, forks, knives, spoons, earth cups, 100% recycled content napkins - even biodegradable garbage bags for the cleanup after!!  Just give us a call and let us help for have the best event yet without impacting our environment!

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