Showing posts with label clean home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clean home. Show all posts
September 13, 2009
September 9, 2009
Natural Furniture Polish
Everyone wants their furniture to look nice - especially when they are having company. There's nothing like a shiny, polished look, but are these polishes safe?
Conventional furniture polish can contain many nasty chemicals - always check the label. How about making your own?
Ingredients:
1/4 cup white vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 tsp. jojoba or olive oil
a few drops of your favorite essential oil.
Mix them all together and rub them onto your wood furniture.
Beautiful.
Conventional furniture polish can contain many nasty chemicals - always check the label. How about making your own?
Ingredients:
1/4 cup white vinegar or lemon juice
1/4 tsp. jojoba or olive oil
a few drops of your favorite essential oil.
Mix them all together and rub them onto your wood furniture.
Beautiful.
August 10, 2009
Natural Toilet Cleaner
Clean your toilets by pouring a little baking soda and vinegar into the bowl, let it fizz, then scrub clean. No nasty chemicals.
November 3, 2008
Porcelain and Tile Cleaner
You can clean regularly and still find stains, grease streaks, and mildew around your home. A few non-toxic ingredients and a little elbow grease will do the job for you.
Sprinkle a little baking soda on the surfaces, then scrub them with a moist cloth. For stubborn grime, add some kosher salt to the mix.
A few minutes soaking in some vinegar or lemon juice before a good brushing works great for these surfaces, too.
Sprinkle a little baking soda on the surfaces, then scrub them with a moist cloth. For stubborn grime, add some kosher salt to the mix.
A few minutes soaking in some vinegar or lemon juice before a good brushing works great for these surfaces, too.
August 11, 2008
Clean windows
I don't know about you, but I have a rather large dislike for cleaning windows. I also have an even larger dislike for the ingredients that are in most window cleaners. For non-toxic and clean windows, try this: fill a spray bottle with 2+ cups of water and either 1/4 cup vinegar or 1 tbsp. lemon juice. Spray the glass. Using a newspaper or old rag, wipe the glass clean and watch it sparkle!
August 10, 2008
Fresh air!!
Open up some windows!!! Indoor air can be more than twice as polluted than outdoor air because it doesn't circulate. Also, the products that you bring into your home can create pollutants. If you can smell a strong odor from your cleanser, it may be releasing toxins. Use fragrance-free products. If you like the fragrance, use an essential oil instead.
August 9, 2008
Green cleaning
Green Home - Recipe
Have you ever looked at the ingredients in your cleaning supplies? Do you even know what any of them are? Many of them are toxic, and some are even poisonous! Not sure where to start your changes? Buy some white vinegar and baking soda. You may alreay have some. To clean your toilets: sprinkle some baking soda into the bowl, then drizzle with some vinegar and scrub with a toilet brush. This combination both cleans and deodorizes.
Have you ever looked at the ingredients in your cleaning supplies? Do you even know what any of them are? Many of them are toxic, and some are even poisonous! Not sure where to start your changes? Buy some white vinegar and baking soda. You may alreay have some. To clean your toilets: sprinkle some baking soda into the bowl, then drizzle with some vinegar and scrub with a toilet brush. This combination both cleans and deodorizes.
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