How to Clean and Stay Environmentally Friendly

For decades scientists have been giving us information that cleaning products are bad for our health and bad for the environment. How do you keep your house clean without chemicals? About a year ago I started watching a great show on the BBC called How Clean is Your House. The premise of the show is two overly zealous women cleaning the filthiest homes in and around Great Britain, and some of them truly are disgusting.

What interested me about the show however was the way the women cleaned. They used agents such as vinegar and baking soda, rice and lemon juice to disinfect and clean around the homes. I was surprised at how simple it actually was to clean using natural, kitchen ingredients.

Shopping For Environment Friendly Supplies

The fun part is researching and finding out what in your kitchen can also be used to clean. Vinegar and a little rice is great for the bottoms and inside of any glassware you have laying around collecting dust and much more fresh smelling than Windex. Baking soda really does work wonders on stains and white laundry and is much gentler than bleach. Websites such as http://www.frugalfun.com/cleansers.html even provide recipes for carpet cleaners and laundry soaps, all for a fraction of what you might pay for a commercial cleanser.

Damage Control

Before you cover your countertop in table salt and begin to scour, test a small area first to be sure your solution won’t damage as it cleans. Natural ingredients are generally safe but you want to be sure that the method you are using with them doesn’t destroy your home before you can get it clean.

Easy Step By Step Instructions For Cleaning In an Environmentally Friendly Way

• Research ways to clean with natural products instead of chemicals
• Use items around your home in your cleaning processes
• Devote some extra time and elbow crease to your cleaning.
• Enjoy the clean shine of a pristine home.

Warnings, Advice, and Suggestions When Cleaning

Natural cleaning products can take a little longer to achieve the same results. Make the transition slowly or replace just a few products. Even eliminating one product from your cupboard makes a difference environmentally and to your health.

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