Eco Friendly Cleaning Ideas For Your Home
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Most cleaning products available these days rely heavily on caustic and toxic chemicals that seriously damage the environment. They can sometimes be bad for your health too.
If you're thinking about not using these unnecessarily harsh products, you could use an equivalent but more environmentally friendly cleaner. There are various green options available that will do a great job cleaning your home while being gentle on the environment. Here are some ideas to consider:
Simple Green. Simple Green is an excellent industrial strength cleaner that happens to carry the Green Seal certification for environmental responsibility. This objective, third-party certification guarantees that a product meets strict standards of environmental stewardship in the way it’s manufactured and used. It also marks a product as easily biodegradable. Simple Green is versatile, extremely effective and will clean the toughest jobs. It’s quite strong in its original concentrated form, so you should dilute it in water. This has the positive benefit of allowing you to control its strength when cleaning more delicate objects. Use it to clean your bathroom, kitchen, car, or just about anything else--while being confident you're not harming the environment.
Baking Soda. Baking soda is great for scrubbing, cleaning and deodorizing. It's also eco friendly. It has a large number of uses, including many you may not have thought about. In addition to its popular use for removing unpleasant odors from the refrigerator, it can be sprinkled on carpets and rugs to deodorize them. You can sprinkle it on a sponge and wipe your counters without fear of scratching them. You can dilute it in water to deodorize your mop. It's a wonderfully versatile substance.
Tea Tree Oil. If you’re attacking mold, there are several natural ways to get rid of it. One of the best is to use tea tree oil, which works great against fungus and bacteria. Mix a teaspoon of it with two cups of water, spray it on the affected area and allow to dry. The scent may be strong, but should dissipate in a day or so.
Going green often requires sacrifice, but not when it comes to cleaning. Cleaning your home should not force you to endure harsh chemicals. You can get the job done right with a green cleaner that won’t harm the environment or put your family’s health at risk.
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