method Review: omop for Floors You Can Eat Off

The good folks over at method let us test drive their omop wood for good starter kit this week, a product that promised to retool the 5 second rule. With a house full of heavily trafficked wooden floors and an elderly dog obsessed with licking them, I liked the idea of a cleaning solution that’s safer than a lot of pine-this and disinfectant-that commercial products out there. I hadn’t anticipated, of course, that they meant business about the 5 second thing: the ergonomic omop comes with a user manual that includes recipes for you to literally eat dinner off your floor — “sauteed thyme chicken breast atop a bed of dark wood” and “grilled filet of teriyaki salmon on polished cement”.

I’m not sure I’ll take it that far, but I confess I’m smitten. The mop comes to life out of the box as four curved pieces easily click together and afix to a microfiber mop pad (or a compostable sweeping cloth for touchups). Now forget everything you ever knew about mopping, like buckets full of cloudy water, mixing cleaning solutions, and wringing out ugly cloth octopi. Just squirt the non-toxic floor cleaner directly onto your floor, glide the mop over the surface, and let it dry. That’s it. And forget that pine or lemon stink from big brand products that linger for far too long; the non-toxic, biodegradable cleaner has a mellow almond scent — it may make you hungry, but it won’t give you those chemical headaches. When it’s time to clean the mop, simply rinse the pad and let it dry.

method just earned another loyal customer — the floors look 10x better, the dog is happily licking away in the corner (she’s 12 years old, I stopped trying to make her normal a long time ago), and there’s a hint of satisfaction in the air knowing that there are healthy, responsible, and accessible alternatives out there to some of the toxic products we use every day. Give it a try yourself: the starter kit delivers at $30 (there’s another kit that works on all floor surfaces). If you’re not hooked, you can always re-gift it to your earth-loving aunt next Christmas.