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What are some ways to clean house without using harsh chemical cleaners?
By admin | September 28, 2009
Topics: Cleaning & Laundry |
marissa kalinskanska asked:
HI,
I am looking for natural ways to clean my house. I have heard of using baking soda for carpets but im not exactly sure what you are supposed to do with it. I think you sprinkle it on the carpet, and vacuum it up. But, does anyone have any suggestions for some natural cleaning ideas (I dont mean like natural cleaning products like that Seventh generation stuff) I mean, like natural products like vinegar and baking soda. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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HI,
I am looking for natural ways to clean my house. I have heard of using baking soda for carpets but im not exactly sure what you are supposed to do with it. I think you sprinkle it on the carpet, and vacuum it up. But, does anyone have any suggestions for some natural cleaning ideas (I dont mean like natural cleaning products like that Seventh generation stuff) I mean, like natural products like vinegar and baking soda. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Citric acid cleans showers and gets hard water stains off of glasses in your dishwasher. Just fill the closable one with it and fill the open one with your dishwasher soap.
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vineger and baking soda are great household products both can get a lot of grime, dirt and ect outof ur house. use both to clear drain (instruction on baking soda box) vineger through coffee machines works great and a sponge, baking soda in a paste with water will get rid of soap scum
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Vinegar works really well for alot of things. You can clean your shower with it or you can use lemons or lemon juice. You can clear out a drain like you would with liquid plummer…by using 1 cup salt, 1 cup borax and several cups hot vinegar. I use Borax alot. It works sooo very well. You can use it in the laundry or to clean with, like you would use comet or bar keepers friend.
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I am encouraged that you feel the need to change the status quo. I offer no specific chemical or elemental advice, but ask you to find out EXACTLY what you are trying to “clean”. This will lead to some very different approaches to cleanliness as compared to the older ones where one product can do multiple jobs. My own pet peeve is the use of sodium hypochlorite, or “bleach” as useful for just about any cleaning job. In my view, this one chemical is responsible for the degradation of life itself, and is the ‘poster-boy’ for harsh chemicals.
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Tea tree oil is an awesome cleaner and it kills all bacteria from the staph to HIV virus. It also will leave your house smelling great, unlike vinegar which smells like stinky socks. If your looking to get the smell out of your carpets you need to have them professionaly cleaned by an IICRC Certified company that uses “GREEN BALANCE” products. The products are non-toxic & bio-degradeble and are made from natural extracts. They also have a neutral ph so nothing harsh is in your home. Smells come from bacteria that is feeding off of some type of food ex.-dead skin cells (dust). You must kill the bacteria and remove their food source. This is accomplished with really hot water and a truck-mount cleaning machine, not a rug doctor!!!
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This may not be what you are looking for but hydrogen peroxide is an awesome cleaner! It will take stains out of clothes, disinfect, and clean just about anything.
Here is a web site that tells you some things you can clean w it and how to mix it.
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baking soda gets sprinkled on the carpet yes then vacuum, thats all carpet fresh is. perfumed baking soda. maybe u can use baking soda with a spoonful of carpet fresh to leave a little lingering smell. vinegar instead of windex for ur windows they secret to windows is use newspaper cuz papertowels leave fuzz or streaks
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Hard surfaces— dish soap and water ( 50/50) in spray bottle with a droper or 2 of Tree Tea oil.
I use this to clean all hard surfaces counters, stove, flours, toliets…
Windows and mirrors— Vinegar and water ( 50/50) in a spray bottle with our with out a droper or so of Tree Tea Oil.
Put vinegar in your rince cycle for your dishwasher.
Put vinegar in your rince cycle for your washer (it will not have a smell it is a natural softer)
make your own laundry det. You can find how to all over the net just do a search. It is much safer and more natural.
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Most of what is called “natural” is not natural at all. Everything is processed. When was the last time you ran across a natural pool of vinegar or a mound of baking soda?
The term I like to use is non-toxic. Items that are not laden with chemicals that will harm us are non-toxic. There are many products on the market today that are safe to use and don’t fill our homes with harmful chemicals. Your local health food store can help you. I choose to use products from Melaleuca. They are all non-toxic and work extremely well. (Most are tea tree oil based.)
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Try Clorox’s new line of Green Cleaners. They’re awesome and aren’t as harsh as other chemicals.
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Here is a basic *green* cleaning supply list:
White vinegar
Baking soda
Lemon juice (real)
Lavendar oil
Tea tree oil
Old cut-up cotton tee-shirts
Vegetable oil (for polishing furniture)
Just type in “green housekeeping” on any search engine, and you’ll find all the tips you can imagine!
Personally, I very rarely use chemical cleaning methods at home.
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Peroxide has great green benefits. It gets blood stains out of clothing, carpet, floors. Mix it with Baking Soda for a cleaning solution on sinks, counters, shower tile & tubs, as well as shower curtains. Rubbing alcohol with a lint-free white cloth is great on bathroom mirrors to clean and keep fog-free. Bleach and water is a great toilet bowl cleaner. Vinegar and water is great to mop floors with. I vacuum my windows, sills & blinds with my Rainbow vacuum. I dust with a very damp cloth and follow with a dry lint-free cloth.