Natural Home Cleaning

Many of today's cleaning products are unnecessarily harsh, with strong fumes and often dangerous chemicals that require significant ventilation. These products can also be very expensive, promising miracles and not living up to their price. Throughout the years of experimenting in my own home, I have discovered many alternatives. The following are a few cheap, simple recipes and tips for safe and effective household cleaning.

In their simplest form, you can use several products around your home as-is for a great cleaning boost. For example, adding half a cup of baking soda to a load of laundry is a great deodorizer, as is sprinkling baking soda on the carpet before you vacuum. The active ingredient in many deodorizing cleaning products is baking soda, and it is for this reason that we often are advised to keep baking soda in the fridge. For cleaning, however, you will want to use a fresh box of baking soda. Washing soda, or sodium carbonate, can be used to remove waxy or greasy buildup, such as lipstick stains and grease marks; for this I would probably wear rubber gloves, as it can strip the natural oils from your hands. Lemon juice and white vinegar can remove hard water stains, buildup, and metal tarnishes. Tea tree oil is great for removing mold and mildew; it is very strong and should be diluted to about half a tablespoon in two cups of water.One of the essential cleaners we often have under the kitchen sink is the all-purpose cleaner. For a great alternative, mix equal parts vinegar and salt. The vinegar helps to remove buildup, while the salt acts as a mild abrasive to loosen particularly tough spots. This can be used on countertops, bathtubs, heavy linoleum staining, and even cookware. For light cleaning that won't require scrubbing, you can mix two tablespoons of borax, 1/4 cup of lemon juice, and two cups of water.

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