You can find volumes
of information and countless reasons to use non-toxic cleaning
products, but the main point here is that we make an effort to
simplify our lives, save money and quit breathing what is
unhealthy for us in our own homes. How can you clean with
natural, non-toxic products and save money? Make your own. It is
easy and straightforward. All you need for the following
nontoxic cleaning recipes are:
White distilled
vinegar Baking soda Washing soda Liquid vegetable soaps called
castile soap. Tea Tree oil Clean spray bottles Glass jars
You will find these
products in supermarkets, health food stores, hardware and home
improvement stores. Ounce for ounce, homemade cleaning formulas
cost about one-tenth the price of their commercial
counterparts—and that includes costly, but worthwhile essential
oils and concentrated, all-purpose detergents for homemade
recipes. Note: Make sure to label all your homemade cleaning
products, and keep them away from pets and children.
WINDOW CLEANER
¼ – ½-tablespoon
liquid castile soap 3 tablespoons vinegar 2 cups water Spray
bottle
Put all the
ingredients into a spray bottle, shake and use as you would a
commercial brand. The soap in this recipe is important. It cuts
the wax residue from the commercial brands you may have used.
OVEN CLEANER
1 cup or more baking
soda water a squirt or two of liquid castile soap Sprinkle water
generously over the bottom of the oven, then cover the grime
with enough baking soda that the surface it totally white.
Sprinkle some more water over the top. Let the mixture set
overnight. You can easily wipe up the grease the next morning
because the grime will have loosened. When you have cleaned up
the worst of the mess, dab a bit of liquid castile soap on a
sponge, and wash the remaining residue from the oven.
ALL-PURPOSE SPRAY
CLEANER
1-teaspoon borax
½-teaspoon washing soda 2 tablespoons vinegar ½-teaspoon castile
soap 2 cups very hot tap water Spray bottle
Combine the borax,
washing soda, vinegar, and liquid castile soap in a spray
bottle. Add very hot tap water, shaking the bottle gently until
the minerals have dissolved. Spray on to the area to be cleaned
and wipe with a sponge, rag, or cellulose sponge cloth.
DISINFECTANT SPRAY
2 Cups Water ¼ Cup
White Vinegar ¼ tsp. Tea Tree Oil ¼ tsp. Lavender Oil
Combine and store in
a spray bottle. Shake occasionally. Use where ever a
disinfectant spray is needed.
You can find more
recipes at our website
http://natural-healthy-home-cleaning-tips.com
Robert F. Kennedy
once said, "Fear not the path of truth for the lack of people
walking on it" Kenyan Proverb ~ "Treat the Earth well. It was
not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your
children."
Henry David Thoreau ~
"What's the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet
to put it on?"
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