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optionsforlife,llc is an independent, for-profit business with a socially responsible mission.

We are not connected with a charity in the UK with the same name, nor are we affiliated with an organization with the URL: www.optionsforlife.info

optionsforlife was founded in 2004 by Walter Coddington (photo: right), marketing consultant to Fortune 500 companies, founder of Ad Age top-ranked sales promotion agency CCM, author of the McGraw-Hill business textbook “Environmental Marketing” and environment and development consultant to the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations Population Fund respectively. Walter Coddington associates Bryan Thomlison (photo: center) and Lenna Tsutsumi (photo: left) played a large roll in the early development of the optionsforlife product line and company.

Today, optionsforlife commercial, janitorial and household cleaning products represent the very latest in 21st Century bio-based green cleaning chemistry. It starts with replacing toxic, non-renewable petroleum-based surfactants (the primary cleaning wetting and detergency agents) with bio or plant-based surfactants.

But that is just the beginning ... we also:

* replace chlorine bleach with hydrogen peroxide;
* replace traditional acids (used in many tub and tile cleaners) with organic salt solutions; and we
* replace non-biodegradable alcohol (commonly used in glass and window cleaners) with biodegradable solvents that are not nearly as irritating to the skin.

Compared to conventional cleaners, optionsforlife non-toxic cleaners receive better marks for surface gloss retention and surface safety (meaning they don’t dull and scratch surfaces over time).

optionsforlife naturally-derived cleaners are stronger than most green or non-toxic cleaners, in part because we put more active ingredient in our ready-to-use products than all of our competitors. And, optionsforlife cleaners are definitely less expensive than other real non-toxic cleaners.

optionsforlife cleaning products are much safer to use around children, pets and plants -- and better for the environment -- than conventional cleaners. But don’t just take our word for it. optionsforlife commercial products are Green Seal Certified. They meet Green Seal’s standard for industrial and institutional cleaners based on their efficacy and their reduced human and aquatic toxicity and reduced smog production potential. And, greenhome.com has rated our household products as "the Best Green Cleaners."