Earth Day is April 22. So, Why Is Activated Charcoal Better?

Earth Day is April 22.  So, what does carbon footprint mean?  Also, a little diddy about plastic bags.

This year, we celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, an event which is recognized internationally.   Today, both responsible companies, and individuals are helping to build a more sustainable, greener, heathier and cleaner future.  You can find many useful websites and resources the provide valuable information on everyday things that you can do to help the environment from tips on better recycling to reducing car idle time, turning off lights and eliminating toxic cleaning chemicals that contain volatile organic compounds.

Most people see the importance of recyling and understand the hazards of toxic chemicals, both for the environment, but also for individual health.  But, most people really do not understand what “carbon footprint” really means.  Since it’s Earth Day again, here is a quick review.   An understandable definition of carbon footprint that I’ve read is “the amount of energy used by yourself, an organization, an event, or product to sustain itself”.   In other words, the total amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse emissions that are required.

This sounds reasonable, but other factors also need to be considered in this calculation.  I’ll use an example that I read about that illustrates the point with the familiar grocery plastic bag.  Apparently, China, as part of their pursuit of a greener and cleaner future, has prohibited the use of thin plastic bags in an effort to sway consumers to use reusable cloth bags.  Here’s the challenge, which is also the same for the U.S. and other countries.  A new study by the Environmental Agency of England found that the thin plastic bags actually have a smaller carbon footprint than the reusable cloth bags and even disposable paper bags.  According to their findings, you would have to reuse a cotton bag at least 131 times to equal the carbon footprint of a plastic bag (USA Today).  Furthermore, if you reuse plastic bags, say as garbage liners, the difference is even greater.The point of this short post is simply to suggest making informed decisioins while acting responsibly to do your part in recylcing and reducing harmful chemicals in your home and environment.  And, as far as plastic bags are concerned, I think the jury is still our on this one.

At Innofresh, our fragrance free and allergen free odor eliminators and air fresheners are made with natural activated charcoal, giving consumers a safer alternative to many of the toxic scented air fresheners.  Our activated carbon odor absorbers are eco-friendly because these activated charcoal products do not contain any toxic VOC’s – volatile organic compounds or any other harmful chemicals. 

For more information about Innofresh, Fridge IT and Activated Charcoal, please visit us at www.innofresh.com  
All our products are proudly manufactured in America – Since 1992

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How To Eliminate Cat Litter Box Odor – Fragrance Free and Allergen Free, long lasting, clip-on filter

Innofresh odor absorber

Finally, a safe and effective way to eliminate smelly cat litter box odor. 

Do your house guests smell your cats before they see them?   Help is now available.  Easy Clip-on activated carbon air purifier with VAC – Ventilated Activated Charcoal is a favorite odor control solution among cat owners.  Not only, completely safe and non-toxic, but it really works with amazing results. Now you can safely and without chemicals and irritation fragrances, eliminate litter box odor with activated charcoal odor absorbers from Innofresh.

Believe me, I know.  It seems that no matter what litter you choose, your litter box still has a lingering odor that is taking over your home.   Now, with Innofresh PET odor absorbers, the powerful, fragrance free activated charcoal absorbs, traps and neutralizes the unwanted odor safely without chemicals, irritating fragrances, messy powders, gels and sprays.   Finally, eliminating odor is easy and not just by masking with another fragrance. Here are some actual customer reviews.

“No matter what litter I use, I still had that odor.  I tried (Innofresh PET odor absorber) and it worked great.  I keep 2 odor absorbers clipped onto each litter box and the odors are gone and I love that they are unscented” - Jen J.

“After some searching, I found a pretty darned amazing product – Innofresh PET. The real proof was when my wife noticed a significant reduction in odor.  That was the critical test.  Pretty impressive” – Jack

“I used your product with excellent results.  I have six cats and two litter boxes.” - Jjoy

“I could not believe how rapidly your litter box odor absorber rid my house of “pet housitosis”.  My cat’s litter box is in the basement and the smell permeated the house.  I’ve tried other products, but your is the best!” - Helen.

Not only is Innofresh Pet odor absorbers extremely effective for eliminating litter box odor, but this amazing activated charcoal odor absorber has become a favorite odor eliminator for small animal pets too.    The convenient clip on feature on the back of the odor absorber also clips right onto most small animal cages and tanks for safe, chemical free and fragrance free relief from pretty nasty odors.    Just clip on top of cage or tank away from pet (so it doesn’t just chew on it) and leave the powerful activated carbon to start working immediately.   You should notice a big difference within just a couple of hours.

Easy clip onto most cages

For really tough odors, you may want to use two of our pet odor absorbers for maximum odor control.   Great for Ferrets, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, hermit crabs, mice, turtles, birds, and fish tanks.So, don’t put up with the smell of litter box odor, small animal cages and tanks.  Safely eliminate the odor with fragrance free activated charcoal.   You and your pet will be happier.Fresher, cleaner smelling air is just a few days away.  INTERNET SPECIAL - Order now and use promotion code BK309A for an automatic 10% discount off our already SALE prices on your next order on line at www.innofresh.com You must enter this code in the required coupon/promo field to receive your discount.   Also, look for or special “warehouse case buys” for free shipping offer.

All our products are proudly MADE IN AMERICA and we would be delighted to have you visit our website for more information.   www.innofresh.com
Thank you.

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Fridge IT now available at Cost Plus World Market Stores

    Great News.  Are you having trouble finding FRIDGE IT activated carbon odor eliminators in a   retail store near you? 

Now, it is even easier.  Cost Plus World Market stores has over 250 fantastic stores nationwide and they are also open online at Cost Plus World Market all the time.   If you’re looking for FRIDGE IT and other wonderful high quality, home accents plus a full away of international foods and wines, Cost Plus World Market store are the place to go.   Since 1958 when the first store opened in San  Francisco, these stores have become a great destination for high quality products from around the world at low prices.   Now, you can also find your favorite activated charcoal odor absorber – FRIDGE IT.   Made in America and available at Cost Plus World Market.

  To learn more about FRIDGE IT activated charcoal odor absorbers, come visit us at Innofresh Products.  You can also shop  directly with us on-line at ShopInnofresh.   Fridge IT activated charcoal odor absorbers are 100% fragrance free, allergen free and utilizes our advance VAC technology for superior odor elimination.  Beats baking soda in eliminating refrigerator odors and also FRIDGE IT is great for other household odors including musty odors in closets, storage, cabinets, near trash, diaper pails, dorm rooms, pet areas, basements and so much more.   Learn more about Activated Charcoal here at ActivatedCharcoal link.

Fridge IT and all our Innofresh air quality purifiers and odor solutions are proudly manufactured exclusively in the USA

April means Spring Cleaning, National Garlic Month and Earth Day

I know that in some parts of the country right now, it sure doesn’t seem like Spring is in the air, especially if it’s snowing.   But, soon enough the snow will turn into “April showers and Spring flowers”….or something like that.

April is indeed a busy month on the calendar.  Unofficially, it starts the kick off of Spring Cleaning. That’s where you’ll want to have Fridge IT and Innofresh activated charcoal odor eliminators around.   But, also noteworthy is that April is also National Garlic Month with April 19, National Garlic Day.   If you’ve ever been to the garlic capital of the U.S. – Gilroy, California, you’ll smell the garlic from miles away.   Interested in the best garlic and wonderful garlic recipes, Gilroy is the place to be this time of the year.   

Perhaps the most noteworthy mention for April is a very important day for everyone on the planet interested in sustainability and helping to keep our planet green.  It’s Earth Day – April 22.   Earth Day started over 40 years ago and is more important today than ever before.   More responsible companies are helping to build a greener, healthier and cleaner future.  At Innofresh, our fragrance free ventilated odor eliminators are made with natural activated carbon.  Eco-friendly because our products do not contain toxic VOC’s – volatile organic compounds or any other harmful chemicals.

 

We are very proud to support Earth Day and now, through the end of April, we are offering FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $70.00 (continental U.S.).   This includes our already discounted “warehouse buys” on all our activated charcoal odor eliminators.

To learn more about Innofresh Products and take advantage of our special savings, visit us at Innofresh Products.   Go greener with natural activated charcoal to eliminate household odors from smelly refrigerators and freezers, musty smells from under sinks, near trash, closets, cabinets, storage, diaper pails, garage, basements, dorm rooms, pet areas, cars, RV’s and so much more.   Discover for yourself the amazing odor absorbing effectiveness of fragrance free, ventilated, activated charcoal odor absorbers.  Fridge IT and Innofresh brands of activated charcoal air fresheners.

All our activated charcoal air fresheners and odor eliminators are proudly manufactured in the USA.  Shop directly with us at Shop Innofresh.   Satisfaction guaranteed.

How To Safely and Quickly Eliminate Dead Mouse Odor In Walls and Vents

Dead Mouse Odor

Let’s face it.  Musty smells and unpleasant household odors are very common, especially this time of the year.  Not surprisingly, one of the most popular odor problems that our readers are interested in is “Dead Mouse or Rat or Rodent Odor” and how to eliminate this pungent smell.

This is why I am writing this blog on how to eliminate dead rodent odor. It’s that time of the year when little creatures come out and visit.  Unfortunately, sometimes they leave more than some crumbs or droppings inside the house.   We often hear from our readers that a mouse or rat is dead and hidden behind a wall, in a vent or in a crawl space and leaving noxious odors.    A frequently asked question is “Does Innofresh activated charcoal really work to eliminate the odor from a dead animal hidden in the wall?”

The answer is YES. Of course, our first suggestion is to try to trap the critters in the open first, by using mouse traps or other devices so that it doesn’t just eat poison bate and then die behind the wall. But, despite best efforts,  they often simply are dead behind a wall and the smell is pretty bad.    Dead mouse or other rodent odor is tricky because you often never really know where exactly the mouse is and you certainly do not want to start drilling holes in the wall, crawl space or vent.     Also,  another challenge is knowing what really is dead behind the wall.   If the problem odor is from a larger animal, I’m afraid that you really should try to have it removed.

In the case of a small mouse, using a few of our powerful, fragrance free FRIDGE IT cube odor absorbers will have positive results. FRIDGE IT, originally made to eliminate very tough refrigerator and unwanted household odors, is powerful for other difficult household odors including dead mouse odors. It’s our strongest odor absorber for the job. All you need to do is place them in the area that you feel the dead mouse is likely located.   If behind a wall, just place FRIDGE IT near the baseboard on the floor and also, up higher on a shelf or top of dresser.     If the smell is coming from in a closet, you can just place a few of the FRIDGE IT cubes in the closet to absorb the lingering odor.

FRIDGE ITcontains a powerful and effective, ventilated, activated charcoal filter that absorbs and neutralizes the toughest odors that pass through it.  The millions of micro-pockets and pores in our activated charcoal has an enormous surface area that make it so incredibly effective.    Yes, a dead mouse odor that is coming from behind a wall is particularly difficult to eliminate since the source of the odor is hidden.     However, placing our FRIDGE IT cube odor eliminator in the area will help absorb the smell that is lingering in the air.  And, no chemicals and irritating fragrances that just cover up odors.  We usually recommend placing at least three (3) of our FRIDGE IT cubes in the area for this difficult problem odor.

Please visit our other blog articles to learn more about FRIDGE IT and our other activated charcoal odor absorbers.   Also, visit our website at www.innofresh.com to learn more about Innofresh and our products.   You can also conveniently shop on line at our shopping cart.     Fast ship is important - We’ll ship your order within just 1 – 2 business days at most and it automatically will ship RUSH PRIORITY US Postal Service so you receive your order quickly.   (International orders are shipped US Postal Service regular ground delivery).  

All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA with quality, safety and your complete satisfaction top priorities.    We love referrals and all your comments, so please visit our website, blog, facebook and twitter pages.

Regular Charcoal vs. Activated Charcoal as an odor eliminator

Mark Twain

Why use activated charcoal?  Our readers and customers ask “does regular charcoal work as an odor eliminator?”   I’d like to share some additional information on this topic of Activated Carbon or Activated Charcoal and explain why this material is such an effective odor eliminator for a wide range of odors including cigarette smoke, moisture odor, food, pet, footwear and so many other musty household odors.

For even more detailed information about how activated charcoal works, link here activated charcoal -  another blog entry where I talk about the difference between charcoal and activated charcoal (used interchangable with activated carbon).     We hope that it helps our readers understand the powerful difference and safety issues between ordinary charcoal used for grilling and specialized activated charcoal that is manufactured as an extemely effective fragrance free odor eliminator.  Keep your charcoal briquettes for grilling and use activated charcoal for eliminating odors.  Did you know that activated charcoal is even more effective in eliminating refrigerator and freezer odor than baking soda.

So, why the photo of Mark Twain above?   Here is where Mark Twain comes in to explain the difference between charcoal and activated charcoal.
“The difference between the “right” word and the “almost right” word is the difference between “lightning” and “lightning bug”  
- Mark Twain

In other words,  when it comes to eliminating odors,  make sure you look for the important word “activated”.  You’ll find this term “activated” in all Innofresh and FRIDGE IT odor absorbers to describe our “VAT” technology – Ventilated activated charcoal.  It’s what makes the difference.    For safer and more effective activated charcoal odor eliminators,  look for the original FRIDGE IT  and Innofresh brands.  Visit our web site to learn more about our products and also for fast and easy on line shopping  www.innofresh.com

All our products are proudly manufactured in the U.S.   Fast ship is important, so we make every effort to ship your order within just 1 – 2 business days and, now take advantage of our Free automatic UPGRADE to ship PRIORITY US Postal service for quick delivery. All you pay is our standard s&h.   (International orders are shipped US Postal Service regular ground delivery). Shop on line – shopping cart

Odor or Odour? Innofresh and Fridge IT activated charcoal available in New Zealand and Ireland.

 

Innofresh and Fridge IT activated charcoal odor eliminators are now available for our friends in New Zealand and Ireland as well as Canada, England and Australia.

If the smell in your refrigerator, freezer, car, pet area, work area or home is spelled “odour”, then you may be one of our readers from the U.K.   Our activated charcoal odor eliminators are available for convenient on-line shopping from our website and we ship to England, Canada and Australia and NOW, to Ireland and New Zealand.      

We now accept on-line orders for all our fragrance free, eco-friendly, activated charcoal odor absorbers from our shopping cart at www.innofresh.com for Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.   To keep your costs down, we offer standard shipping with only a small added surcharge.  Please visit our website for details or contact us at customerservice@innofresh.com with any questions.    

Also, for our customers in England, our popular “original” FRIDGE IT Cube is also available at all the Lakeland Limited stores and catalogue.    Fridge It has been a favorite odour absorber in England and throughout the UK for years for use in refrigerators, freezers, kitchen trash, under sinks, cabinets and just about everywhere else around the home.   Lakeland Limited quotes on their web site,  “Highly recommended by us and many happy customers”     Fridge It odor (odour) absorbers are completely fragrance free, chemical free and the preferred choice to eliminate even the toughest odors and unwanted smells in your refrigerator, freezer and ice bin.     Not just the easy odour but the toughest, hard to eliminate odour too!   

Now, also available for our customers in New Zealand.  In addition to ordering on line with us, you can now order from a local distributor in New Zealand – Mr. Cool Refrigeration.  Many of our blog, twitter and website visitors have asked if they can buy our amazing, fragrance free, activated carbon FRIDGE IT and Innofresh odor ( odour) absorbers internationally. 

Now you can.  We are delighted to offer FRIDGE IT and INNOFRESH odor absorbers direct from our Innofresh shopping cart on line to Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, and also happy to partner with Lakeland Limited to provide FRIDGE IT activated carbon odour absorbers to our customers in the UK.     You can click on this link directly to the Lakeland Limited web site page with Fridge It odour absorbers.     http://www.lakeland.co.uk/fridge-it/F/keyword/fridge+it/product/3525

To purchase FRIDGE IT and Innofresh odor absorbers from our shopping cart, just click on this ”buy now” link.  For more information about FRIDGE IT and our other activated charcoal odor (odour) eliminators made for pet odors, car odors and closet, footwear and sport odors, please visit our web site at www.innofresh.com and also read some of our other blog postings about all our fragrance free activated carbon odor absorbers.

A Marketing Lesson Learned – The Man By The Side Of The Road Who Sold Hotdogs

Occasionally, I have the opportunity to speak to various groups about a range of business topics.   Recently, I spoke about Social Media and consumer brand Marketing, which included a strong point about going back to some of the basics.   Of course, this doesn’t mean that a  company should abandon newer initiatives that are relevant with the new tools available.  Rather, instead using the exciting, current social media avenues available,  engage the consumer by still applying some of the basics.     I’ve used a phrase that sums up what I consider “Marketing 101″ and it applies to both traditional marketing and social media marketing   – “Have something good to say, say it well and say it often“.

So, you may be thinking, why the photo of the hot dog stand?  Years ago, I came across a short story titled “The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs Along The Side Of The Road”.    It was relevant then and, with a couple of small changes, is relevant today.

Many years ago, there was a man who lived by the side of the road and sold hot dogs.
He was hard of hearing so he had no radio.
He had trouble with his eyes so he read no newspaper nor watched TV.
But he sold great HOT DOGS.
He put up signs on the highway telling how good they were.
He stood on the side of the road and yelled “BUY A HOT DOG, MISTER?”
And people bought, because he was so enthusiastic.
He increased his meat and bun orders.
He bought a bigger stove to take care of his growing trade.
He was so happy selling hot dogs and people enjoyed doing business with him.
One day, his son came home from college to help him out.

And something happened.

His son said, “Father, haven’t you been listening to the radio.?  Haven’t you been reading the newspaper.?
“The economy is terrible, people are out of work, we are at war overseas”
Whereupon the father thought, “Well, my son’s been to college, he reads the newspaper, he listens to the radio and he ought to know.”
So, the father cut down on his meat and bun orders, he took down all his advertising signs, and no longer bothered to stand on the highway to sell his hot dogs.
And his hot dog sales fell, almost overnight.
“You’re right, son” the father said to the boy.    ”We certainly are in the middle of a recession”
- Author unknown.

The lesson learned – Have something good to say, say if well and say it often.
That’s what we believe at Innofresh Products – We proudly manufacture and market a full line of superior odor eliminators, air fresheners and activated charcoal air purifiers and odor control solutions.  All our activated charcoal odor eliminators are proudly manufactured in the USA.    For more information about Innofresh Products, please visit us at Innofresh.    For convenient shopping, just click directly on this link – shopInnofresh

“Completely eliminated the smell” says Danyale at Evoluchuns blog

Evoluchuns Blog

Danyale put, both, our FRIDGE IT odor absorber and our Innofresh PET odor absorber through some pretty tough odor eliminating tests.  First, Danyale tested the amazing effectiveness of Innofresh PET activated charcoal for, both, her cats litter box in the kitchen and her Moms bedroom which smelled from her musky dogs.  The result – “Amazing..I could no longer smell the litter box through the house.  It really worked to get rid of the odor”.   “This little odor absorber also got rid of the musky dog odor as well”

Next, Danyale put our very popular FRIDGE IT activated charcoal odor absorbers to the test….and not just in the refrigerator, but in the bathroom, living room and even her cigarette smoke smelling car.    “We are smokers and everything smells of smoke.  With FRIDGE IT placed in these areas, you can’t even tell we are smokers”.   Now, that’s putting FRIDGE IT to the test!!

Click on this link Evoluchuns blog to read more of Danyales review plus for a limited time, enter to win a free six pack of either FRIDGE IT or Innofresh PET.   Also,  check out the special promotion code to receive an automatic 10% discount for all on-line purchases at http://www.innofresh.com

FRIDGE IT and INNOFRESH activated carbon odor eliminators are 100% fragrance free and allergen free.   Our patented ventilated activated charcoal filters absorb, neutralize and eliminate even the toughest odors…and not just the easy ones.    Other air fresheners just mask and cover up odors with another smell.  All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA.    For more information, visit us at http://www.innofresh.com

To go directly to our shopping center, click on this link – Buy Now Shop Innofresh

Smelly Refrigerator hot topic – Rachael Ray Message Board – People talking about eliminating refrigerator odor

FRIDGE IT Cube and Wafer

Refrigerator odor is a problem for almost everyone and baking soda not really doing the job.  Now, there’s a better way to eliminate refrigerator and freezer odor.

Come and join the discussion on Rachael Ray’s message board.  We found some recent comments posted on this discussion board and wanted to share the link with you.    The discussion started with a post from “kitties 10″ – “wade up newspaper and get it wet with water and set it in your fridge and it will soak up the odor”. This actually can work for some lesser odors but not really effective for tough refrigerator odor problems, plus it’s messy.  The carbon in the ink actually help soak up the odor.While some posts also included old fashioned baking soda and even coffee grinds, “Sarahview”, “Bettee201″ and “Tayloron” posted raving reviews for FRIDGE IT fragrance free activated charcoal odor absorbers. The last time we looked, there were 26 posts with over 5500 views.  Wow.  We wonder if this is a record for the Rachael Ray message board.  Either way, it tells us how many readers are really interested in finding a better odor eliminator for getting rid of nasty refrigerator smells and even bad tasting or smelling ice.      Click on this link at Rachael Ray message board and join in on the discussion.  We would love to hear your thoughts.  If you log in to her site and leave a message on this post, it keeps the discussion on the top of the list.  Please help by leaving comments on that post.

Fridge It activated carbon odor absorbers really do work great and our patented ventilated activated charcoal is the secret.  Fragrance free and no worry about messy granules or powders. Just conveniently place or hang FRIDGE IT in fridge and freezer to eliminate refrigerator smells and “left-over” odors for good.   Unlike other products, FRIDGE IT also works effectively in the freezer to help eliminate off tasting and bad smelling ice while reducing cross contamination of food odors.

Fridge IT cube and Fridge IT wafer can also be used with confidence all around your home to safely eliminate musty and unwanted odors without chemical sprays, gels or plug in’s.    Great for under sinks, near trash and garbage containers, cabinets, closets, garage, storage, diaper pails, dorm rooms and office cubicles.   Even strong enough to help get rid of the nasty smell from a dead mouse behind the wall or in a closet, which is a very common problem.

So, please join the discussion by leaving a comment on this blog or Rachael Ray message board and share your secret to an odor free refrigerator.

Please visit our website for more information and shop conveniently on line at www.innofresh.com All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA.    Now, take advantage of our Internet Special – free shipping (U.S.) on orders over $70.00 – check out our “warehouse buys” section for extra value.