Comments on: Cleaning Products: Are you spending more than needed?

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:23:55 +0000

Hi! I love reading your posts For cleaning windows and mirrors, I use a little dishwashing soap and a splash of vinegar in water. It works like a charm, and if you’re using a biodegradable soap, you’re being eco-friendly too. All best, Helen

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:26:46 +0000

I’ve found that a little dishwashing liquid and sea salt (I can buy it cheap at the Asian grocery store) with a damp rag is the absolute best way to clean my tub – it’s easy, gets rid of scum and makes it completely white. (and no cleaning product-migraine) For my grout, a stiff bristle brush and water work fine, but if it’s really bad, that may not do the trick. Baking soda paste (baking soda + water) kicks any mildew that starts up. Actually, I use baking soda for everything from de-stinking trashbags to deoderant to cleaning my sink to shining my silver. And vinagre does the rest. A little white vinagre and water makes a great glass cleaner or hard-wood floor cleaner. Also, pine sol and air fresheners as well as many other cleaning products have been linked to organ damage and cancer. So my motto is stick to the old-fashioned stuff – if you don’t live in a hospital or test lab, your house doesn’t need to be sterilized. I get a lot of inspiration (and several of the ideas above) from the blog “Down to Earth” on simple, cheap cleaning, btw.

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:46:45 +0000

This is the link that I have used:

http://www.ehow.com/how_2101538_own-nonrinse-mop-solutions.html
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By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:16:05 +0000

Hello! I was wondering what the recipe is for this cleaner with baby shampoo is? SOunds nice!

By: Greener Cleaning Mom

Greener Cleaning Mom — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:46:55 +0000

What an awesome idea! I am going to try this. I have lots of microfiber cloths and this will make them accessible. I have tried really hard not to use paper towels and we have cut back a lot.
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By: jessi

jessi — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:00:42 +0000

i use SHAKLEE products – they are highly concentrated (as well as eco-friendly & smells deliciously light)

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 08 May 2011 03:04:49 +0000

I feel the same way about toilets, but instead of buying the clorox wipes, I keep a can of store brand lysol and store brand baby wipes next to my toilet. I spray it on, leave it for 15 min and then wipe clean. I also make my own laundry soap and use mostly vinegar/water mix, rubbing alcohol/water mix and peroxide to clean.
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By: Julie Bagamary

Julie Bagamary — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:16:38 +0000

Good info. I use a bit of vinegar in the rinse cycle of the washing machine to cut the soap and it leaves no smell.

By: Ani

Ani — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:19:33 +0000

That is true of bleach solutions. The bleach degrades quickly, which makes me wonder if people are just wasting their money on that Clorox Anywhere nonsense, since it’s just a bleach solution.

By: Shell

Shell — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:42:35 +0000

I make my own laundry detergent and it’s so cheap and easy. Use Baking soda, vinegar, Dr. Bronner’s and tea tree oil for everything else. I have recipes on my site. I don’t think I spend but maybe $10 a year on that stuff. Maybe a bleach pen once a year for grout fixes.
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