Green Cleaning Ideas For Your Home
Posted on May 9, 2009
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Most cleaning products at the store these days rely heavily on toxic chemicals that seriously damage the environment. They can also be bad for your health.
If you’re thinking about not using these unnecessarily harsh products, you could use an equivalent but more environmentally friendly cleaner. There are green options out there that will do a great job cleaning while being gentler 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. The Green Seal 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 very strong in its concentrated form, and it should be diluted in water. This has the positive benefit of allowing you to control its strength when cleaning more delicate objects. Use it to clean your kitchen, bathroom, car, or just about anything else–while being confident you’re not harming the environment.
Baking Soda. Baking soda has great deodorizing, scrubbing and cleaning properties. It’s also known to be Earth 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 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 is 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 is strong when you use it, but it will dissipate in a day or two.
Going green often requires sacrifice, but not when it comes to cleaning. You shouldn’t have to put up with harsh chemicals while cleaning your home. You can do a great job with a green cleaner that won’t put your family’s health at risk or harm the environment.
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