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Green Cleaning
You'll be surprised how easy it is to clean without using
strong chemicals or ingredients that are bad for the
environment. I have SEVERE allergies so I have a need to find
cleaning solutions that don't set those allergies off. I have
found the following recipes/techniques effective ways of having
a clean home and controlled allergies. Feel free to
share your green
cleaning tips with me! And for great frugal decorating tips, get my free ezine.
Did you know that:
* Equal parts of ketchup and Worcestershire sauce make a
great copper cleaner? Mix together and apply with a cotton
cloth. Rinse with water and dry.
* Equal parts of vinegar and salt clean brass? So does ketchup.
* You can clean out the innards of your dishwater by running it
empty with a bowl of vinegar in it? Same is true for your
coffee pot (except not the "bowl" part.).
* Coffee and tea stains can be cleaned by rubbing baking soda
into them?
* Cleaning a microwave is a snap when a few spoonfuls of
baking soda are put in a cup of water and then heated in the
microwave until boiling? Just wipe those splatters away!
* You can put the last scraps of soap from a bar in a jar and
add water to make liquid soap?
* You can clean blinds by putting on a rubber glove covered by
an old sock? Sure, just dip your gloved, socked hand into
rubbing alcohol and start cleaning those blinds!
* Black scuff marks on the floor can be removed by scrubbing
with a paste of baking soda and water?
* You can remove soap scum from a faucet in 10 minutes by
wrapping the faucet in paper towel soaked in vinegar?
* You can clear soap from a drain by pouring vinegar into the
drain?
* A lemony spray deodorizer can be made with 1 t. baking
soda, 1 t. lemon juice, and 2 c. hot tap water, Put this in a
spray bottle and spray as you would any deodorizer.
* The Amish make an all-purpose cleaning solution by
combining 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup ammonia, 1/4 cup
white vinegar and a gallon of water? Shake well and pour the
solution into a spray bottle.
* You can make a carpet disinfectant from 1 c. cornmeal, 1 c.
borax and 1/2 c. baking soda? Just sprinkle the mixture on the
rug and rub it in with a cloth. Leave it alone for a few hours
or overnight, then vacuum thoroughly.
* Baking soda and vinegar have been successfully used to
clean carpet spots? Sprinkle the baking soda on the spot , then
pour on some vinegar. It'll bubble like crazy. Let it dry some
and then vacuum up with a shop vac. And make sure you test the
color fastness of your carpet FIRST before cleaning the whole
thing.
* Shaving cream cleans carpets? Sure thing... Rub some into a
stain, and remove with a sponge. And guess what? You can use
this on your sofa, too! Yep, upholstery responds well to being
cleaned with shaving cream!
* Those pesky miniblinds can be cleaned with water and
baking soda? You have to take them down in the closed
position and lay them on the ground outside or in a bathtub.
Clean them with a sponge (one of those handled sponges works
well) dipped in the solution. Then use your garden hose or your
shower head to rinse them off.
* Your kids don't have to give up their favorite non-washable
stuffed toys? All you have to do is put them in a plastic bag
with some baking soda and shake the heck out of them. Open that
bag out side and then shake the heck out of the toy to remove
loose baking soda. Brush the rest off.
* Your silk flowers can be cleaned by putting them in a plastic
bag with some salt and shaking the heck out of THEM.
* Small-necked bottles can be cleaned using a baking soda,
vinegar and a secret ingredient - GRAVEL! Fish tank gravel will
do. Mix the three together (ratios don't have to be too
precise) and shake them around inside the bottle! CLEAN!
* Olive oil can be used as a furniture polish on unvarnished
wood? Sure thing!
For even more ideas, read my blog and ezine. I add ideas there often.
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