Tips for Earth-Friendly Cleaning at Home
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Though the weather seems still cold and snow is still there, if you are from the Northern Hemisphere, spring is most certainly on its way. Now, how can you be able to go about your cleaning chores during spring or fall without the need for toxic chemicals?
Here are a few tips:
For cleaning kitchen floors which are usually of ceramic tiles or linoleum materials, use vinegar with water. Yes, vinegar is the solution! You can make use of a mop or sponge. The use of stiff brushes like an all purpose brush, grout brush or even toothbrush is best in dealing with stubborn stains.
Kitchen sinks can be cleaned using the combination of four parts of baking soda, a few drops of oil and a part of vinegar. You can scrub the sink with the paste mixture to let it sit awhile before rinsing.
You can again use vinegar in cleaning windows. The vinegar and water solution applied with a spray bottle is ideal and then finishing it off with a crumpled old newspaper or washrag. It’s best not to clean windows when directly exposed to the sun because the quick drying factor will cause streaks.
For cleaning carpets, sprinkle baking soda over the carpet using your vacuum cleaner to help in absorbing bad odors. For stains, again use that magic cooking ingredient, vinegar. Just spray it or apply with a cloth, scrub and you’re done. The vinegar’s smell will be gone quickly so you don’t have to worry.
For various types of upholstery, you can again use baking soda before vacuuming. Make sure you leave the baking soda a few minutes before doing so for it to absorb foul odors.
For other bad odors, you can use a solution of distilled water and scent sprays with isopropyl alcohol. A few drops of essential oil is also necessary but you must be careful not to spray it to heated areas or those with open flames as well as keeping it away from children and house pets. Zeolite is a form of natural mineral which most people claim to be effective in getting rid of stubborn odors.
For cleaning toilets and tubs, a combination of vinegar and baking soda would be best. First apply the vinegar, then baking soda, let it sit awhile and scrub with a sponge or brush.
The bottoms of garbage cans should be sprinkled with borax, a natural mineral, so that fungus and molds will not form aside from warding off insects.
Insects such as ants usually become active during spring. To control them, you can use a mixture of borax and sugar in equal parts, sprinkled along house entry points. But be mindful that children and pets are not exposed to it.
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