Changing the Way you clean: Use Natural Household Cleaners
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Usually, most households are involved in cleaning during spring after having a long cold winter. Spring cleaning gives a feeling of renewal and cleanliness in a home which refreshes the mind.
Over the years, the need for people to clean their homes have caused an tremendous outpour of products for home cleaning which included strong chemicals loaded with artificial scents and colors and other agents such as ammonia, bleach and alcohol which can be harmful. Such chemical solutions can pose as a threat on health especially indoors. Aside from affecting the eyes, the fumes an even endanger one’s respiratory system with children being the most highly at risk. Other chemical solutions also have ingredients which can result to one’s resistance to antibiotics.
Instead of making use of these harmful substances in the market, it is more advisable that you go back to the age old cleaning remedies which our parents or grandparents used. Natural cleansers such as borax, baking soda, lemon juice, vinegar and others are still the best and safest cleaning agents we can make use of, and it’s cheap.
For stubborn stains in your bathroom, you cold try using a mixture of baking soda, water and kosher salt. You can sprinkle the areas to be cleaned with the baking soda mixture then use the salt for tougher stains.
The use of vinegar or lemon juice is best in getting rid of stains, grease and mildew. You can use a sprayer to apply it then scrubbing it off with a sponge or brush after a few minutes.
For disinfecting, instead of using bleach, you could make your by mixing 3 tablespoons of soap (liquid) around 25 drops of tea tree oil and 2 cups of water.
For areas used for food storage and preparation, cleanliness should be observed thoroughly. The usual spills of food and other substances may pile up which can produce bacteria which maybe hazardous to your health therefore it is essential to be aware in keeping your kitchen clean.
For cleaning kitchen counters, you could bring back its shine by scrubbing the concerned areas with baking soda. The paste mixture of water and baking soda is best for cleaning stainless steel kitchen sinks, boards, refrigerators, oven and stove tops and other kitchen furniture and fixtures.
For removal of foul odors from a rug or carpet, you can sprinkle baking soda or cornstarch allowing it to rest fro a few minutes before using a vacuum cleaner. It is a proven way to a more pleasantly smelling carpet. For those cleaning remedies which require vinegar, you can also use club soda or lemon juice as replacement in case you have used out your vinegar for cooking.
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