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I am a Norwex independent sales consultant and LOVE what I do :) I'm a wife and mum to four fabulous children. We call Canberra home, but have lived in Victoria, NSW and Queensland too! I am a Senior Executive Sales Leader for Norwex Australia and totally LOVE IT!!! :) I love what I do and always looking for people who would like to make a difference. If you are looking for an opportunity to earn income (great income) either as a side hustle or your main income- Norwex is a growing, needed & inspirational company to work for. Make a difference & get paid doing it! Buy your Norwex & Join my Team online @ www.rachellepotter.norwexbiz.com.au

What is Norwex like, really?

My dad would say Aussies have an inbuilt “crap detector”, can I say crap on my blog? Um… I guess I have! LOL. When I chat to others about Norwex- so often I hear “really?”, “what’s the catch?”, “tell me the truth”… or lines similar to this. Either when I talk to people about how easy and effective it is or when they are thinking about the business opportunity. I just wanted to address this in a post, feel free to connect with me if you’d like to hear more.

What is Norwex like
My crazy kids!

I’m a mum of 4 children and I absolutely love how Norwex works around my family, which is key for me. I love that I can go to their assemblies, sports days, be home when they’re sick and take holidays when I want. I now have a team of over 150 consultants, some who do parties and earn as much money as they like and a bigger proportion of consultants who buy wholesale for themselves and supply their friends and family with Norwex. So what is Norwex as a company like? It definitely has a no pressure culture that’s for sure. I’ve been in another party plan, which really did not- so I know the difference. People honestly can use their Norwex account how they would like too. The minimum to stay active is low- only $275 retail in 6 months, also great. Getting 32% off your own products or keeping it as your commission, also great. Your account is easy to maintain when people join up with the intention to convert their homes to Norwex- the consumables (eg. laundry powder, dishwashing liquid, hand soap, dishwasher powder, skincare) as well as everyday cleaning items. Trust me though, it really does work and you will find yourself talking to others about it and giving it as gifts too.

What is Norwex like

I actually never joined Norwex to sell much. I did my first party as a favour and was seeking information afterwards as I absolutely fell in love with how well Norwex worked. I was totally floored by how inexpensive it was to join up and in the starter kit was the dust mitt which I didn’t get in my over $500 worth of host rewards (and I really wanted it!). I was sold, sign me up! What has eventuated since Nov 2012 is crazy- the beautiful people I have met, the friends I have made- at parties, on my team (I love my team!) and other Norwex gals, the recognition for partying, the travel- holidays on the Gold coast, NZ in February next year, a cruise which I earned for free and Disneyland is the goal in 2015, free and discounted products, personal development, the income and so much more.

So is you are wondering what is Norwex like, you can be assured that Norwex is a company of integrity and I am just so thankful that is crossed my path. So thankful, I am now AWARE of the chemicals and exposure we were having on a daily basis and that converting to Norwex saves our health now and in the future. So thankful my cleaning is now FAST and easy, so thankful for the money it has saved us too- not even going down that cleaning aisle ever, not even for paper towels. So thankful for the income it has brought into our family and what that means on a daily basis. Funny, I often say to people, “you know how the longer you are with an organisation or the higher you move through leadership, the more flaws you see, the more problems there are?” well I can honestly say, this is just not

What is Norwex like
Some of my team at conference, love them!

true for this company. Their key values are intergrity, trust and respect and this flows from the top to the bottom. A company who if they make an error sends out an email of apology, a company who listens to feedback and offers support, a company who had an issue with a batch of one of thier products and have pulled the WHOLE lot to work out why.

Please connect with me if you have any questions and I can supply you with more information. What support can I offer you? We have an online facebook group- a great place for your questions and connecting with others, a Norwex website with videos, downloads and resources, our wider team ‘gems’ website which has so many fabulous templates, information, resources, videos and training (& more), monthly webinars and training around the country. Wherever you are located, we can get information to you. You can engage in what you choose you’d like too.

If you are reading this and you are like “yep I totally want to do that” then feel free to go to my website and you can join up online just click on ‘join my team’,  and it is immediate you can start ordering straight away 🙂 I will send you an email once I get notification. Feel free to send me an email to rachellepotter78@gmail.com.au and I can help you that way too. If you are already chatting to someone about joining up- please talk to them and tell them I said hi 🙂

Hope this has helped a little! And if you would like more of the DETAILS, this post will interest you!

Sincerely,

Rachelle

“By Rachelle Potter”

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Kitchen Cleaning Made Easy With Norwex!

So the first area that I really tackled getting ready for moving out and that dreaded bond clean, was my kitchen. Many times over I thought, hmm I really should of done this sooner, oh well i am doing it now! In this article I will cover how I easily and quickly cleaned the range hood, marks off walls, cupboards and the roof, the exhaust fan, the oven, fridge, the sink, drain & more.

If anyone read my first entry about the bond cleaning, I DID say I would be updating as it all happened, but I ended up being VERY pushed for time (surprise, surprise!) so I will write about them as I can.

So as I looked up the roof this one evening at about 10pm… I thought I should clean that exhaust fan (it was FILTHY!!). WELL THEN IT ALL STARTED… Operation Kitchen Blitz began!! LOL

Cleaning the (filthy) exhaust fan…

One of the gorgeous girls on my team posted some photos of her cleaned exhaust fans the other day. We were all very impressed. How did she do it? With none other than our Norwex Laundry Powder- our Ultra Power Plus– it is truly a very versatile product- washing, soaking, stains, oven racks, exhaust fans and more! Below is my before & after photo.

Kitchen Cleaning Made Easy With Norwex
Ultra Power Plus Soaking POWER!!! *Note we now have new packaging- but still the same awesome product!

How did I clean the exhaust fan?

1. Filled the kitchen sink with HOT water and added a scoop of Ultra Power Plus

2. Soaked the cover in the water for 10 minutes

3. RInsed off the cover with running water

4. Dried & reattached! DONE 🙂

(I’m all for EASY options and seriously this was EASY!!)

If you are interested in reading more about Ultra Power Plus you can read the articles

NEXT…

Cleaning the cupboards, tiles, rangehood, walls & roof…

The AMAZING Cleaning Duo... marks and more have no chance against these two
The AMAZING Cleaning Duo… marks and more have no chance against these two

While the fan was soaking I started on the cupboards & roof (yes more football marks up there!)

I used two ESSENTIALS in any big clean (or any clean really!) the Enviro Cloth AND Cleaning paste.

A damp enviro cleaned MOST of the marks with just water. It really does give a superior clean, i’m amazed again and again at the cleaning power of this cloth. For those stubborn stains a light swipe of the cleaning paste and the mark easily disappears. I used to be a big user of gumption- not anymore!!

On an aside- when we were doing the clean once the furniture had been moved out, I gave one of my friends these two products and gave her the job of the boys bedroom. When we moved into this house it wasn’t in the best condition and was a little disappointed as we had left our previous house sparkling. I came in about 20 minutes later to check on how she was doing and I said “Laura, those walls look amazing, you are doing too good a job- we need to just do the basics!” Her response?

“But this stuff is amazing!!”

She was so funny and couldn’t believe WHAT it got off those walls (use your imagination a 4 and 8 year old boy lived in that room!) haha.

If you would like to read more, feel free to read these posts…

* Where do I start?

* So… how are your walls? Meet my wall heroes

For the TOP of the cupboard & range-hood….

I would call in the help of our Bamboo Multi-Purpose Cloth and JUST water! I know HARD to believe, but oh so true!

This is one of our cloths with a real “WOW” factor!!

Cleaning the Oven…

People HATE cleaning the oven, in fact there are many people who PAY BIG money to have their ovens professionally cleaned.

Norwex offers a NON CAUSTIC, EASY option. Really it is a MUST HAVE item!

The Norwex Oven & Grill Cleaner and a simple Spirinett will be your BEST FRIENDS for cleaning the oven (& even the BBQ).

I soaked the oven racks in Ultra Power Plus, while I was cleaning the rest of the oven (you know how much I love that laundry powder!!) After a simple, light scrub with the spirinett they were SHINING like new.

HOW? Norwex oven and grill cleaner, a spirinet, all purpose kitchen cloth & Ultra power plus!
HOW? Norwex oven and grill cleaner, a spirinet, all purpose kitchen cloth & Ultra power plus!

Cleaning the Drain

While I had the oven and grill cleaner out, it lead me to the drain. EEK. I ran the tap for a few minutes on HOT (remember the Oven and grill is activated with heat). A few sprays in and around, five minutes later a scrub with the spirinet and MAGIC, it was like new!! You could also use the cleaning paste and a spirinet for the surface staining. But I like how the oven and grill cleans down the pipe too 🙂

cleaning the drain wiht norwex

Another alternative is using one of our new products- the Cleaning Paste and our Utility Brush. I LOVE the versatility of both of these products (and you can get them discounted together).

Kitchen Cleaning Made Easy With Norwex

Cleaning all those hard to reach places… enter THE ENVIROWAND!

This photo is the first of the envirowand pictures. Mainly just the ways I used it in the kitchen area on my kitchen cleaning blitz. Seriously BEFORE this night of cleaning- I always loved the envirowand BUT now when I talk about it… IT IS WITH PASSION!!! HAHA. Funny- the party I did shortly after this night I think out of the 6 guests, 5 people bought it & the other 1 already had it… HAHA. Seriously it is in my top 5 products for blitzing the home.

It really is so handy- for cleaning hard to reach places- on the roof, in between spaces, fans, cobwebs, tops of the cupboard, dusting & more. You can buy additional sleeves for it too.  And guess what? The other day I had a lady purchase just a sleeve for her autistic nephew who loves sensory things. I thought that was pretty cool 🙂

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Cleaning the Floors- Made Easy With Norwex

Using the mop pad off centre means you can clean skirting boards easily!
Using the mop pad off centre means you can clean skirting boards easily!
Clean more than the floor with this mop!
Clean more than the floor with this mop!

 

Ahh the mop. SUCH an AWESOME invention. In this blitz I used it to clean the skirting boards by moving the pad to one side which left a longer piece of the mop pad (see the picture!)

I also ran it over the cabinets at the back where the kids eat (so quite dirty)- SO EASY… See the piccy! No bending or scrubbing… (This was a regular thing I’d do around the rubbish bin wall. So easy.

The mop was also a lifesaver then we had ALL the furniture out and had the washing machine and fridge moved… well anyone who has moved KNOWS how disgusting these areas get! It was an absolute timesaver- you will have to wait for these pictures in one of the posts about the bond clean… I know you can’t wait!! LOL!

For more info about the mop have a read of a previous post…

Excited over a mop. Really.

Cleaning the Fridge

While I was in the kitchen grabbing a drink of water… my eyes went to all the crumbs and muck in the fridge. GROSE!! How do fridges get so dirty?! WELL all I used was my kitchen cloth and cleaning paste for some marks I needed to budge. The great thing about this cloth is the crumbs just go into the cloth rather than be pushed around like a regular chux or wipe. Seriously a SUPERIOR clean. EVERY house needs at least 3 of these- and REPLACE all your chux, paper towel & wipes.

Kitchen Cleaning Made Easy With Norwex
Kitchen Cloth & crumbs = NO PROBLEM!!!
AFTER... NICE
AFTER… NICE

So at the end of this Blitz it was 11.30pm but in 90 minutes MUCH was achieved and I patted myself on the back and rewarded myself with TWO things…. A Bailey’s Frappacino & some Rescue gel!

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I made a Bailey’s Frappacino… HEAVEN in a drink!! (click on the link to get the recipe, I like to share it with people I care about… you are reading this so it seems logical I would share it with you 🙂 … It may have been slightly bigger than the one pictured!! Maybe.. quite possibly!! lol.

Bailey's Frappacino... Heaven in a cup!
Bailey’s Frappacino… Heaven in a cup!

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While I was drinking my treat, I rubbed RESCUE GEL on my irritable legs and sore back and then called it a night!! This amazing product is awesome and can help with so many things- everything from headaches, calming, pains, bruising, sleeplessness & MORE- SO MUCH MORE!!

 Kitchen Cleaning really is made Easy With Norwex

“By Rachelle Potter”

Norwex launched in New Zealand…2015

"We love our Norwex in the salons!!! Here is one of the Stylists Kristelle in action" from DRY and TEA New Zealand!!
“We love our Norwex in the salons!!! Here is one of the Stylists Kristelle in action” from DRY & TEA New Zealand!!

When Norwex announced they were expanding into New Zealand early in 2015, I was SO EXCITED!! A few months ago my awesome cousin Amy, who LOVES her Norwex bought the business Dry & Tea– a hair dressing salon experience in New Zealand and I got a message from her requesting Norwex for the Salons. So off went two Kick Start kits (an enviro cloth, polish cloth & dust mitt) in the post.

After they arrived, I received this photo of one of the girls and she said how much they LOVED the Norwex in the salon- the dust mitt so perfect for cleaning surfaces and dusting products, the enviro & polish perfect for mirrors & cleaning.

How awesome is that?!

“We love our Norwex in the salons!!! Here is one of the Stylists Kristelle in action” from DRY and TEA New Zealand!!

* If you are in New Zealand (or Australia) or know someone who would be interested in a ground up business opportunity  (A LOT of the training we do is online so this is easy to do!). If you would like more information feel free to look at it here or check out the tab at the right about starting a Norwex business.

If you are from any of the countries Norwex is in or about to be in and you would like to sign up, I will soon be able to help you as well and get you some help, so feel free to contact me below as well.

If you are interested in reading our “Norwex Purpose” booklet– it’s all about Norwex, the mission and was actually one of the KEY things I read that I inwardly went “yes, I really love all that this company stands for and the direction they are going”.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Sincerely,

Rachelle 🙂

“By Rachelle Potter”

Norwex Essentials: Where do I start?

People often ask me, what are the best Norwex products to start with? In this post I am going to run through some of our basic products and how you can use them. Some of our “have to haves”. But in answer to the question- I want some Norwex- Where do I start? My answer is…

“you can’t go wrong with one of our sets!”

Why? Because they are DISCOUNTED (who doesn’t love things on special?) and they contain some of our most loved and popular items and they SAVE money! I will cover some of the sets that cover the Norwex basics and great places to start 🙂 Switch your sprays and cleaning products to these cloths & cleaning paste and you have a natural, time and money saving solution for your everyday cleaning.
ANNNND…. NO MORE harsh chemicals. Winning at life right there!
Norwex Essentials: Where do I start?

We have lots of sets available for every budget. All products have a 60 day satisfaction guarantee and most a 2 year warranty. In saying that- the cloths just go on and on and on. I still have many of my original cloths (so some over 10 years old!).

Before I go into some basics- if you don’t know about HOW our microfibre works, please check out this post here, which goes into more specific details.

Below are some of our “Norwex Essentials”, and some of our most popular items found in our sets.

A short video on the Safe Haven 5 Kit, one of our most popular kits!

Just a little… try the Kick Start Kit…

What is in the “Kick start kit“? (read more about them below).

  • EnviroCloth
  • Window Cloth
  • Dusting Mitt

The AMAZING Duo… the EnviroCloth & Window/polish cloth

The Enviro is our “everything” cloth. This tightly woven microfibre cloth has 2.9 million metres of microfibre in it. So as you clean surfaces the tiny hooks on each fibre pull up any residue and dirt off the surface.

The EnviroCloth can be used dry or damp. And clean surfaces such as windows, mirrors, shower screens, walls, carpet stains, couches, car interiors, cupboards and more.

Then add its “bestie” the window cloth and you have a serious combination. This combo comes with a warning though! Put stickers on the window as glass does look invisible! Read about a true (a slighly humourous story) here about that! Glass REALLY does look invisible.

Scroll & have a look at some pictures below! 🙂

The INCREDIBLE Dusting mitt.

The dusting mitt is like a MAGNET!! I have used mitts and cloths in the past that just swoosh everything around! Not this one. At my very first Norwex party- the consultant cleaned my fans which were directly above US- and we were all slightly concerned we would end up as dust bunnies (as I hadn’t cleaned those fans in 6 months!) however we all had dropped jaws by the end of that demonstration!

The structure of the ultra fine fibres and the natural static charge inherent to synthetic products enables the Dusting Mitt to attract and trap dust and dirt more efficiently than cotton. You can use anywhere that requires dusting! For example: blinds, wooden Venetians, fans, banisters, vehicle dashboards, tops of cupboards, lamps, screens etc.

Dusting mitt

A little more… Try the Dream Starter Kit…

Dream Starter Kit (I LOVE this kit… (read more about them below)

…The EnviroCloth, Window Cloth & Dusting Mitt- see the above details. Plus it includes the… other items above.

EnviroScrubs

Convenient with 3 in a pack (so you can split them up around your home). They are dual sided and padded. 

Enviro cloth on one side + scrub cloth on the other means that you can tackle any gooey grime, soap scum, baked on spills and more.

They are 16cm x 16cm and fit easily in the palm of your hand, so my customers who don’t like the bulk of the mitt or a full sized Norwex cloth love these!

🌱Examples of uses around the home – pots, pans, benches, sinks, tiles, shower screens, showers,  backsplashes in the kitchen, tiled walls & more)

Cleaning Paste

The cleaning paste is an environmentally friendly cleaning and polishing agent that works with a damp Scrub Cloth, Envirocloth or
Kitchen Cloth to clean, polish and protect plastic, enamel, ceramics, chrome, steel, aluminium and porcelain surfaces in one application. Works great to remove rust, stains and scuff marks, and on bathroom sinks and tiles too!

I USED to love gumption- anyone else love their gumption? I didn’t love the yellow revealed paint whilst getting a mark off the wall though…

I also USED to love those little magic erasers- anyone love those? Note I am using the past tense- I no longer use these little (expensive) chemical bombs- I usually just use a DAMP enviro cloth or scrub cloth (if it’s in the bathroom) and MAGIC- GONE…

cleaning paste uses

Kitchen Cloth & Kitchen Towel

Get rid of those stinky chux, sponges, spray and wipe and paper towel & enter these amazing kitchen cloths. These fast drying and absorbent cloths are made from microfibre and since they have our “baclock” silver technology within the cloth which is added during manufacturing, it inhibits bacterial odour, mould and mildew growth within the cloth so they just don’t smell like other dish cloths.

Where do you use them? It is fantastic for wiping kitchen tables and benches, stovetops, refrigerator shelves, cleaning up kitchen spills and washing up (just use it on the blunt side of sharp knives). Use them on stainless steel, enamel, ceramic, glass, chrome, granite, marble, slate, quartz, tile, wood, plastic, stone and china. Wring out and hang cloth after use. If you have a thermomix these are a MUST have! If you get STREAKY benchtops they are also a MUST HAVE!

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Kitchen Cloth & crumbs = NO PROBLEM!!!
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AFTER… NICE

Just a few comments about the cloths that customers have written in the past few months,

“Rachelle you gave me one of these. I love the way it doesn’t leave any streaks on my benchtops”, Sue

“Love these, they clean everything in the kitchen, and they don’t get smelly… I wash them because I think I should now, not because they smell”, Sharon

“This has to be my favourite Norwex cloth! I got two in my Dream Starter Kit, but used them so frequently, I bought myself another two! Two on the go, two in the wash. Wipe your bench, your baby, your dishes, your hands and sticky faces. Clean up your food, crumbs and spills quickly and efficiently. And best of all, it rinses out really, really easily!” One of my past Norwex hosts

Kitchen towel

The same as our kitchen cloths, but larger. Some great features:

  • Contains Norwex’s exclusive BacLock®* agent
  • Self-purifying microfibre
  • Unique weave
  • Lint-free
  • Super-soft
  • Machine washable
  • Non-abrasive
  • On-trend colours
  • Super absorbent
  • Fast-drying

Ultra Power Plus

The Ultra Power Plus is AMAZING, and my personal choice for my home.

This highly concentrated, superior stain-fighting powder contains biodegradable surfactants and is free from phosphates and fillers.

Designed for both high-efficiency (HE) and conventional washing machines, this formula gets your whites even whiter, your brights even brighter and dissolves grease and grime. Safe on all fabrics, including hand-washables and Norwex Microfibre.

You want to convert your whole home… try our Healthy Home Set.

If you want to convert your whole home to be able to be cleaned without chemicals – including floors, windows, kitchens, bathrooms, walls, general cleaning etc…. then go with one of our top level kits (20% off). Remembering you are replacing everyday cleaners in your home.

I have a question for you… how much do you spend on things like floor cleaners, general cleaning items, kitchen wipes, paper towel, shower cleaning products etc. in two years?

Why are these sets fabulous? Because you get products for solutions covering your floors, bathroom, windows, walls, dusting, polishing, the kitchen & more. No more jiff, no more gumption, paper towel, chux, orange spray, sugar soap, spray and wipe… Sound good?! I think so!~ Please ask any questions, I’d be happy to help! 🙂

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