Minnesota Mom's Clever Eco-Product Is the Latest Craze on the Clean Scene

ST. PAUL, Minn. - March 6, 2018 - PRLog -- NEWS PROVIDED BY SOAKITUPCLOTHS.com

St. Paul, March 4, 2018 — After decades of designing witty T-shirts, totes, and other products—plus hundreds of direct mail catalogs—Minnesota art director and mom Carla Scholz decided it was time to create something that appealed to her growing interest in all things green.

That something is Soak It Up Cloths, reusable Swedish sponge cloths that do the work of 1,500 paper towels. They're practical with a punch: brightly colored, graphically pleasing, even laugh inducing. And at just $6.99 each, they're easy to grab for you—or give as gifts.

"Dishcloths don't sound like a very special gift, but I love them because they are useful," says Deb Brown, gift guru at touchyourclientsheart.com. "People will interact with it on a daily basis and remember who gave it to them."

Designs include midwestern motifs, from a Swiss cheese map of Wisconsin ("It's Easy Being Cheesy") to Minnesota Inventions (Water skiing? Who knew?). Another features a mirror image of the word MOM (that reads WOW). Yet another could be given to anyone for any occasion: "You Clean Up Nice." Scholz has created more than a dozen designs so far, with more on the way.

Americans use more than 13 billion pounds of paper towels a year, according to the website paperlessproject.com. If every person in the United States used one less roll a year, 544,000 trees could be saved.

Stats like that drove Scholz to question her own paper towel use—and create this eco-friendly alternative. "Next time you're reaching for a paper towel, stop and ask yourself if you really need to," she says.

Naturally, Scholz's 91-year-old mother Ruth is a big fan. "Soak It Up Cloths are so practical and fun to give as gifts," she says. "My friends don't know what they are at first, but once they use them they can't stop raving."

Read more of Ruth's comments—and soak up all the designs—on Facebook Soakitupcloths page.

WHY SOAK IT UP?

Soak It Up Cloths (https://www.soakitupcloths.com/) are designed in the United States and manufactured in Sweden. They are environmentally friendlier than similar cloths because we use one-color printing to cut down on manufacturing materials and ink.

Soak it Up Cloths air dry fast, so there's less chance for bacteria and smells to develop. They can be washed over 200 times in the dishwasher or washing machine and can be sanitized in the microwave or in boiling water. When cloths are worn, chop them up and put in your plants to help keep soil moist.

• Durable, soft 70% cellulose/30% cotton cloth absorbs 20 times its weight in liquid

• 100% natural & biodegradable

• Water-based enviro-happy ink

• Works well on dishes, countertops, paws, faces, stainless, mirrors, and more