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

Shop on line directly with us at ShopInnofresh.

On The Lighter Side – Our Version of a Beautiful Valentines Bouquet. The FRIDGE IT Bouquet

Valentine’s Day - Flowers are particularly popular.  Well, this is our version of a beautiful bouquet.  We call it the FRIDGE IT  bouquet.   Of course, we aren’t really planning on selling this beautiful arrangement, but we are offering a special Valentine promotion for a dozen FRIDGE IT odor absorbers.

Cheaper by the Dozen
Now, you can get FREE Shipping on any order of 12 or more of our FRIDGE IT or INNOFRESH activated charcoal odor absorbers. (for orders shipped within the U.S.)  This offer applies when you shop on-line with us at www.innofresh.com   When ordering, enter coupon code “FreeShip” (one word) in the required field and click apply.   Hurry, this offer expires February 14, 2013.

Save even More
You can save even more plus get free shipping on our special Warehouse case buys.  Each case is packed 24 units per case.   Great time to stock up on your favorite fragrance free, activated charcoal odor absorbers.   To learn more about activated charcoal and our entire fragrance free collection, visit our website at Innofresh Products.   Shop conveniently on line with us at ShopInnofresh

All our products are proudly Made In America

Fridge IT Activated Charcoal Odor Absorber – As Seen On TV

You may also have seen our new spot for Fridge IT® air on some of the following shows:
Great American Country, Take Home Chef, Save with CarMD, The Graham Norton Show, SyFY, The Biography Channel and many more. 

You’ve seen it on TV.  Available at select retailers and direct from Innofresh on line at www.innofresh.com   America’s Favorite activated charcoal odor absorber – Fridge IT® activated charcoal odor absorbers with VAC technology - Ventilated Activated Charcoal.  Since we introduced Fridge IT in 1992, it has been a favorite fragrance free, odor eliminator for just about everywhere around the home including refrigerators and freezers, replacing baking soda.    Also, Fridge IT is amazingly effective for most other areas around your home, car, pet, dorm and wherever unwanted musty, smokey and bad odors exist – from smelly trash areas, under musty sinks, stinky teen bedrooms, storage, cabinets, closets, basements, dorm rooms, office break rooms, diaper pails and much more.   If you have unwanted household, car or pet odors, consider activated charcoal by Innofresh.  Our fragrance free, allergen free activated charcoal odor eliminators are perfect and gentle for the baby’s room, but also tough enough for even the worst odors such as office breakroom refrigerators and even dead mouse odors hidden in walls.

For more information about activated charcoal air fresheners and Innofresh Products, visit our website at Innofresh.   Also for convenient on line shopping, visit our on-line store at Shop Innofresh for our full line of specialized activated charcoal odor eliminators.  All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA.

Cleaning Tip: Charcoal Briquettes compared with Activated Charcoal for Odor Control

Activated Carbon

Regular Charcoal compared to Activated Charcoal for odor control….and, is it Safe?

Q & A Forum:
Here’s a question that we are often asked about how to get rid of various household odors. “Does activated charcoal (or activated carbon) really work better than regular charcoal briquettes used on the barbeque grill to absorb and eliminate odors?”

The answer is a big YES.   And, even more importantly is the safety of not using ordinary barbeque charcoal.  Activated carbon or activated charcoal is actually special oxidized charcoal that has gone through a pretty extensive process which significantly increases the microscopic pores that attract and absorb odors.  Click here to learn more about activated charcoal at this link -   http://www.innofresh.com/activated-carbon/ To explain it even further, not all activated carbon is the same and this makes a significant difference in performance.   Our Innofresh and Fridge IT activated charcoal is made from the highest quality materials such as coconut shells compared with other products that use a lesser grade of materials.   This makes a difference in the end-product.

Safety – This is something very important. Another distinction is that, in addition to not being as “pure” or oxidized as activated carbon, charcoal briquettes generally have other chemicals added to them to bind and make them combust better for use in grills. This is another reason we do not recommend charcoal briquettes for eliminating odors to avoid cross contamination with chemicals.

Keep your charcoal briquettes for grilling and for a much more effective and safer way to eliminate odors, use activated carbon. Innofresh activated carbon with VAC technology utilizes a patented ventilated porous system to provide maximum odor absorption and elimination effectiveness.    This all adds up to superior odor control performance compared with other products.    For more information, please visit our web site at www.innofresh.com and learn more about our popular FRIDGE IT and Innofresh fragrance free activated carbon odor absorbers and how to use them effectively.

All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA with safety, quality and top customer support, our priorities.      Visit our web site and read our other blog entries to learn more about Innofresh Products and some other helpful tips.   Visit our on-line store to shop conveniently for our fragrance free collection of activated carbon odor absorbers.   http://shop.innofresh.com/main.sc Fast ship is important –   We strive to ship all orders within just 1 – 2 business days and with PRIORITY United States Postal Service for quick delivery  (International orders are shipped US Postal Service regular ground delivery).  Thank you for visiting Innofresh Products.

Musty Handbag, Purse and Guitar Case Odor

Eliminate nasty new guitar case odor

Guitar Case Odor and Musty Handbag – Purse Odor.

If you’ve purchased a new guitar case or other hard instrument case, you probably noticed a particularly strong odor coming from the case.  The manufacturers of some of these cases say it’s the glue.   Whatever it is, our readers have found that putting a couple of the Footwear/Sport odor absorbers inside the case for a few weeks really helps signifcantly in reducing and eliminating the pretty bad odor.

The smell can be so bad that our customers wanted to know if activated carbon would work.     We hear from customers that the answer is YES.   Our ventilated activated charcoal odor absorbers have powerful micro pockets which absorb and eliminate these nasty smells safely and effectively.
Jeff reports “the smell was so bad that I had to keep the case in the garage.  Then I put some of the (Footwear) odor absorbers in the case and after a few weeks, the awful smell was gone.   Thank you Innofresh”       We also recommend our Footwear/Sport odor absorbers for used instrument cases that might also smell musty and “old”.   Our activated charcoal odor absorbers are 100% fragrance free and no small particles or black powder to worry about.   Don’t spray or sprinkle powders in your instrument case.  Just place these single molded activated charcoal filters inside.

We also recommend our activated carbon odor absorbers for musty and smoke odors in suitcases, purses and handbags, as well as storage containers, closets and drawers to eliminate any unwanted odor and get that suitcase or purse smelling fresh and clean again. Just place one of our Sport odor absorbers inside the purse, bag or suitcase.  No spills or chemicals to worry about.

To learn more about Innofresh and activated charcoal, visit our web site at www.innofresh.com and easy on line shopping.  Click here for convenient shopping – ShopInnofresh  and check out our specials including free ship for warehouse cases.  Fast delivery on your order too – we make every effort to ship your order within 1 -2 business days and then ship PRIORITY US Postal Service (U.S. orders) so you receive your order quickly.    All products are proudly manufactured in the U.S.A.

April Means Spring Cleaning and Earth Day

  Earth Day, Carbon Footprint and Plastic Bags,  oh my….

 April 22 is Earth Day, an internationally recognized event that began over 40 years ago.  Today, individuals and responsible companies are helping to build a greener, sustainable, healthier and cleaner future.  There are many informative websites and resources that provide 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, eliminating toxic cleaning chemicals and reducing your carbon footprint.

 Most people see the importance of recyling and understand the hazards of toxic chemicals, many people really do not understand what “carbon footprint” really means.  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 required.  This sounds reasonable.  But, as I learned, other factors need to be considered in the calculation.  I’ll use an example that I read about – The familiar grocery plastic bag.  Apparently, China as part of their pursuit of a greener and cleaner future, has prohibited the use of the thin plastic bags in an effort to sway consumers to use reusable cloth bags.  Here’s the challenge.  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 decisions while acting responsibly to do your part in recycling and reducing harmful chemicals in your home and environment.  And, as far as plastic bags ..I think the jury is still out on this one.  I recently also found myself in a conversation comparing cloth diapers to plastic diapers and use this post as an example.

At Innofresh, our fragrance free and allergen free, ventilated odor control filters are made with natural activated carbon giving consumers a safer alternative to many toxic scented air fresheners.  Our odor eliminators are eco-friendly because these activated charcoal products do not contain toxic VOC’s – volatile organic compounds or any other harmful chemicals.   For more information about Innofresh and our activated charcoal odor absorbers for home, pet, dorm and car, visit us on our website at www.innofresh.com
All our products are available conveniently on line at ShopInnofresh.   Look for our special Spring Cleaning sale prices and warehouse buys.  To learn more about how our actived carbon works, click here – activated carbon.   Time for Spring cleaning - go greener with green cleaners and unscented air fresheners.

  We are proud that all our products are manufactured in America.

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

Walmart “Get On The Shelf” Promotion – cast your vote for FRIDGE IT

VOTING STARTS TODAY – March 7 – through April 3.

We have been selected by Walmart to participate in their “Get On The Shelf” Promotion.  The winner chosen by number of votes has the opportunity for product placement in the Walmart Stores.  Our very popular FRIDGE IT activated charcoal odor absorber is the product that you can vote for.    Just click here and please cast your vote for FRIDGE IT - “Get On The Shelf Promotion“

Browse to vote for your favorite products (We hope it’s FRIDGE IT).  You can vote daily.  So, if you love FRIDGE IT and would like to support a Made In America product, vote often.    FRIDGE IT activated carbon odor absorbers work are the perfect fragrance free odor eliminator for refrigerators, freezers, closets, storage, cabinets, diaper pails, dorm rooms, trash areas and so much more.  
With appreciation.
Innofresh Products – www.innofresh.com

We proudly manufacture 100% Made In America.  Since 1992 and Family Owned.

Happy Holidays From Innofresh Products.  Free Shipping and Sale Prices through Dec. 31, 2011

Bring your “A-Game” to the holidays and then after the Holidays, keep your home, fridge, trash area, garage, pet areas, car, gym bag, lockers, dorm room and much more smelling fresh and clean with 100% fragrance free and allergy free activated charcoal.  AND now shop with the best deals of the year.

FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS*    Just enter special promotion code “FREESHIPPING” in the required field at checkout and click apply.  It’s that easy.  This offer is good on ANY order that is available on line at http://www.innofresh.com    Good until December 31 2011.  Click here – ShopInnofresh

*Free Shipping applies to any U.S. orders.  For our international customers, here is another great deal – 20% off any order.  To receive 20% off your order, enter special promotion code “FALLSAVINGS” at checkout and click apply on line at www.innofresh.com or click here – ShopInnofresh   Offer expires December 31  2011.
Offers can not be combined.  For U.S. Orders, either promotion can be used.
   

 You can shop now and take advantage of our great sale prices PLUS Free Shipping (see above details)   And,  the more you buy, the greater the savings.     Just go to ShopInnofresh and choose the savings that is right for you by entering the promotion codes.   Our Innofresh and Fridge IT activated charcoal odor absorbers never looked so good.   So, take a look at some of our deals on our entire fragrance free collection and let us help you keep your home smelling fresh and clean for the Holidays and then, long after the Holidays.

We know how important fast ship is and especially during this time of the year. All our orders are shipped within just 1-2 business days at most and then we ship all orders rush with US postal service PRIORITY (U.S. orders) so you get your order quickly. International orders shipped First Class U.S. Postal Service.    So, whether you have “refrigerator overload” from all the extra food, stuffy closets and drawers in the guest room or even problems with unexpected odors like dead mouse behind wall smells, we are here to help and we’ll get your order out quickly.

All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA.   For more information about our natural activated charcoal products, visit us at Activated Charcoal

History of Coupons and Special Family and Friends Offer

Companies have been using coupons to help market and promote their products for over 100 years.  But, how did the use of cents off  coupons actually start?

The term “coupon” was derived from the french word “couper” meaning “to cut”.   In 1894, Atlanta businessman and co-owner of a small  beverage company called Coca-Cola , Asa Candler made an  innovative decision when he created the first coupon by using handwritten  tickets as coupons for a free glass of Coca-Cola to help market this new soft drink.  His company employees distributed the coupons as well  as placed in magazines.   To offset the cost to fountain shops, the company gave away free syrup to cover the costs of the free drinks.    It is estimated that over the next 20 years, 1 in 9 Americans have received a free Coca-Cola.

Shortly after Coca-Cola introduced it’s coupon idea, a grocer named C.W. Post began using coupons to help sell groceries.  His coupon gave customers a one cent discount on his latest cereal – Grape Nuts.

My, have times changed.   Coupons are so much part of our life and shopping culture now, in addition to traditional media outlets such as newspapers and magazines, coupons are now available downloaded from the internet and are referred to by such names as discount codes, promotion codes, shopping codes, source codes and a variety of other terms.

SPECIAL OFFER From Innofresh Products.
I‘d like to think that, like Coca-Cola, we can get 1 in 9 Americans to use this coupon offer on-line.   Well, it starts with you.   And whatever  term you want to use, I’d like to offer my blog readers, family and friends a coupon promotion code to receive an automatic 10% discount  off any on-line purchase at www.innofresh.com   This discount is over and above sale prices shown.  All you need to do is enter the promotion code BK309A into the required field during  check out.     Click here “Buy Now Shop Innofresh” to go directly to the shopping cart.

All our products are proudly manufactured in the USA and we guarantee your satisfaction.  Fragrance Free, allergen free, activated charcoal odor eliminators for cleaner, fresher air.  Fridge IT and INNOFRESH – For unwanted odor in home, pet, auto, dorm and recreation.   Don’t mask odors……Finally, Eliminate them!