Housecleaning doesn’t top most people’s list of favorite activities.  But what if you could do it using a sponge that does the job quickly and effectively, and saves the planet at the same time?!  THEN you’d be rocking your way around that clean home, right?

Twist sponges were made by a bunch of people who, when it came to the kitchen, loved to cook and eat, but hated to clean up the mess.  So they stopped and asked themselves why they didn’t love to clean up.  For them, it turned out, it was mostly about the tools.  ”We didn’t like the tools.  We didn’t like the way they felt.  We didn’t like the way they looked sitting on the counter.  We didn’t like what they were made of.  So we decided to make some little changes.  Nothing big.  Just little things.  Pretty soon we were getting that lovey feeling when we were doing the dishes too.  And a new company was born.”

That company is Twist Sponges.  All of their sponges are 100% biodegradable, dye-free ,and some even come packed in an agave wrapper.  Fun, huh?  Healthy for the planet, too.

I’m a huge fan of their  Dish Dumpling sponge – tough enough to get off the baked-on food, but doesn’t rub your hand raw in the process.  I also love the Sponge Blossoms.  They’re dehydrated sponges which come looped in groups of four on a string.  When you’re ready for another, you simply unloop and give it a drink of water.  Voila – a full sized sponge!  And one of the best is the Euro Sponge.  It’s huge!  Perfect for countertops.

But because I’m a towel user, not a sponge user, when it comes to countertops, I have to say that one of my favorites is the Bamboo Cloth.  Made of bamboo, of course, this little baby will clean forever and forever, saving the landfill and your pocketbook from all of those disposable paper towels you might have otherwise used!  They wash up in the washing machine and continue to bust countertop butt in the kitchen.  I have a collection in my towel drawer right next to my sink and used them every day.

Granted, it doesn’t take much to get me excited.  It’s the little things!  And when I find a simple product that works for me and for the planet, I’m willing to do (ok, attempt) cartwheels!  To the Twist folks – I’m glad you didn’t like doing dishes, because some great little sponge babies were born as a result.