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Do it yourself household cleaners

Posted by KiefersCorner • 5/19/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: echo friendly, home made, non toxic cleaners

It’s the hottest rage to go with environmentally friendly products to clean your home.

But unfortunately when money is involved you don’t always get what you pay for, and sometimes there are cheaper healthier alternatives.

Environmentally friendly household cleaners can be just as toxic as regular ones.

So do you know of any homemade cleaners that are good for the enviorment and your health?

If not i wrote a post with the ones i know about.

User Comments

5/19/09

Jaybetee

I have started using vinegar and water to wipe down counters instead of bleach and water.

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1. 5/19/09
  
  KiefersCorner
  
  Vinegar is great for killing most molds, germs, and bacteria.
2. 5/19/09
  
  Jaybetee
  
  yeah, at first the smell kinda bugged me, but i got used to it. i also started puttin about 1/2 a cup of vinegar in the dishwasher instead of that stuff that prevents water spots. works great, even better than the chemical stuff.
5/19/09

Agit8r

If you find Greenseal or other certified products, they have to meet a certain standard of harmlessness.

trust me, I'm a professional

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5/19/09

Agit8r

I take it one step farther, and don't even clean the house anymore

just kidding... sort of

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5/20/09

pillownaut

Lemons are great cleaners. I use half-lemons and salt as a scrub on my cutting boards, which is much better than wiping them with bacteria-laden sponges. Lemon juice also wipes away grease on the stove-top better than plain water. When I'm done, I microwave the spent halves for about 30 seconds... get the food odors out of the microwave

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1. 5/20/09
  
  KiefersCorner
  
  Wow, another great idea.
  
  Lets keep them coming.
5/20/09

MissSuzie

I call "do it yourself household cleaners" children.

kidding!

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5/20/09

timethief

@kieferscorner
So do you know of any homemade cleaners that are good for the environment and your health?
You will find some in this thread
www.blogcatalog.com/discuss/entry/its-no-great-sacrifice-to-protect-the-env...

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1. 5/20/09
  
  KiefersCorner
  
  Thanks Time thief, that link was the long way around the barn but had some great information it if you folowed the links.
2. 5/20/09
  
  timethief
  
  I'll post some easy to click ones here:
  
  The Five Basics For Non-toxic Cleaning (baking soda, washing soda, white vinegar, lemon juice, liquid soap)
  www.changeeverything.ca/blog/annie_bond/five-basics-nontoxic-cleaning
  
  How To Make Your Own Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit
  www.changeeverything.ca/blog/annie_bond/how-make-your-own-nontoxic-cleaning...
  
  Cheap tricks and household tips
  cheaptricksntips.blogspot.com/