Tips for Green Cleaning

No matter where you search for the best cleaning products for your home, you’ll always hear about Green Cleaning. You’ll find those cleaners in the soap and cleaning product aisle, but many call themselves ‘Green’ because the label is green. Doesn’t always mean that the product is green, so beware.

There are many cleaning products you probably already have around your home. Things like baking soda, salt, white vinegar, Borax, olive oil, and even lemon juice. These products are less toxic and also cost much less than the advertised labels in the grocery store.

However there is nothing wrong about using the products that are already mixed and don’t require as much scrubbing as your homemade products.

A few tips that could prove useful in your quest to clean with green cleaners: to prevent clogged drains, use a strainer to catch hair, food and other stuff from clogging your drains. If you cook with a lot of oil and some of it goes down the drain, pour boiling hot water down the drain at least once a week.

That hot water works better and faster than most powerful chemicals. If the drain is still clogged, use a ½ cup of baking soda followed by ½ cup of white vinegar. It’s best if you then cover the drain and let the process foam. You could also add ½ cup of salt followed by six cups of boiling water. If all else fails, you may have to get a plumber’s snake to force out the clog.

For cleaning wood floors there are a lot of combinations you could use of olive oil and vinegar. The type of wood and the finish would designate the ratio, but try ¼ cup of vinegar and one gallon of hot water. Use this first on a small area that is hidden under a rug or behind the couch.

Clean dirty windows with ¼ cup of vinegar and 2 to 3 cups of water. Others suggest a little liquid detergent, still others prefer lemon juice. Newspapers are popular when cleaning windows, while others prefer a clean cotton rag or towel.

To clean ovens, many simply buy a commercial oven cleaner, and they are caustic, so be careful.

To freshen the air in your home, even in the dead of winter, open that window to let the clean air flow.

Many homes are air tight, and the air gets stale. Nothing is better than clean fresh air from an open window.

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