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Organic Cleaning Products Challenge
Organic cleaning products are so much cheaper than buying a bunch of toxic chemicals that are poisoning our families. Your intentions are good, but cleaning products you use to rid your home of germs are actually leaving behind harmful poisons with every wipe. Your Organic Cleaning Challenge: Use organic cleaning products and quickly eliminate harmful toxins from your home. And they're eco-friendly of course!
Organic Basic Disinfection Distilled white vinegar has been proven to work just as well as chlorine, which kills both good and bad bacteria. Also try this method for disinfecting counters: Take two spray bottles, fill one with vinegar and the other with hydrogen peroxide. Spray vinegar first and then the peroxide on your counter tops, no need to rinse. The above method is handy after preparing meats! They will actually keep your counters stain free as well. Many organic cleaning products serve multiple purposes, making them very economical. Organic Floor Cleaning 1 bucket hot water 1 cup vinegar a drop of dish liquid or oil soap Safe for hardwood, linoleum and tile. Wood Floors mix one cup of citrus oil in one gallon hot water. Use a sponge mop. Do not dilute for heavy duty jobs. Organic cleaning products help protect the environment. No toxins going down our pipes, no poisons emitted into our air and no chemicals released haphazardly for our convenience. Our planet needs our help!
Organic Carpet Cleaning 1/4 to 1/2 cup salt (depending on the size of your carpet) Salt helps bring out the color in carpeting and removes dirt. Sprinkle. Work into the nap with a broom. Let sit for 15-30 minutes. Vacuum. Cornstarch is used the same as salt. Alternate if you like. *Odor removal. Baking soda. Add 1/4 cup to the salt (or cornstarch). Sprinkle. Let sit for at least 30 minutes. Vacuum. Tammi's Tidbits: If you want to add scent to your carpet try sprinkling cinnamon or all spice. Let sit for 15 min. Vacuum. Organic Oven Cleaning
1 tbs of baking soda 1 tbs salt 1/2 cup hot water Make a gritty paste with all the ingredients. Apply paste to the oven. Heat to warm. Let the oven cool, then wipe with a damp rag. Organic De-grease Cleaning 1/4 cup of lemon juice 1 quart of hot water Lemon juice helps to remove grease from wood and metal. *Clean greasy stove rings and drip pans by putting them in a large pot and sinking them in a solution of 1/2 cup baking soda per gallon of water.
Organic Glass Cleaning 2 tbs white vinegar 1 quart water Mix ingredients in a spray bottle and use on mirrors, windows, shiny appliances, anywhere you need a non toxic sparkle. *To remove oily or sticky stuff from the mirror, dab a little rubbing alcohol on a rag and wipe. Using organic cleaning products will reduce your household toxins by approx. 50 percent, depending how much you rely on them. The number one offender: Formaldehyde. Used in toothpaste, mouthwash, room deodorant, air freshener and cosmetics, is a known carcinogen. Organic Dish Cleaning
Mix 3/4 water with 1/4 lemon juice in a small spray bottle. Lemon juice is the main ingredient in dish washing soap because it is an excellent grease cutter and the only useful ingredient in the soaps. Everything else is pretty much fragrances. And lemons already smell so good! *Lemon juice is also antibacterial due to it's acidity. I wonder, since organic cleaning products are so cheap and effective, why do the makers put all those other ingredients in? Could it be $? No...not them! Organic Pot Cleaning For cooked on stains. Fill the pot with water. For every quart of water add 2 tbs baking soda and bring to a boil. Turn the heat off and cool. Wash as usual. Use baking soda to scrub shiny steel pots, pans and tea kettles without scratching. Organic Laundry Cleaning
Whites 1/4 cup washing soda (sodium carbonate) 1/4 cup of white vinegar Add to wash water and proceed as usual. Bleach is one of the most toxic substances for you and the environment. Washing soda is far less expensive than bleach and non toxic. Please take the organic cleaning challenge: Eliminate bleach from your house by trying this and other safe, organic cleaning products found here. Tammi's Tidbits: Lemon juice and sunlight together work as a lightener or bleach. Dab stain with juice and hang in sun. Easy!
Darks 1/4 cup of white vinegar 1/4 cup of salt Use like you would your regular laundry soap. *Salt helps restore colors and remove dirt and grime. Vinegar helps with stain and grease removal and deodorizing.` *Ink Spot Remover: cold water + 1 tablespoon cream of tartar, make paste and apply to stain. Many dangerous poisonings still occur because of product combinations, like ammonia-chlorine bleach reaction. Eliminate this poisonous possibility by using organic cleaning products. Organic Furniture Cleaning
Wood Polish *Citrus oil. It's inexpensive and will polish all wood furniture and accessories. Added bonus: nice citrus scent! Pour a small amount of citrus oil onto a lint free rag or use a spray bottle and polish to a perfect shine. *For a lemony fragrance mix one part lemon juice with one part olive oil. Let the mixture soak into the wood for a few minutes, then wipe with a clean rag. Dusting Spray Add a tbs of olive oil to 1 cup vinegar in a small spray bottle. Use to dust a variety of surfaces.
Upholstery *Cleaning Rub with salt or corn starch, let sit for 15-30 min. Vacuum. *Deodorizing Sprinkle with baking soda, let sit for at least 30 min. Vacuum. Today's room fresheners, deodorizers , and personal deodorants contain propane, butane, and phenol which all contribute to respiratory disease and cancer! Organic Gunk Cleaning Mineral oil. For spilled candle wax, residue left from tape, crayon marks, and other adhesives, dab with mineral oil and wipe with a rag. Organic Bath Cleaning *Bathroom/Bathtub glass hard water stains
1/4 cup white vinegar mixed with 3/4 cup of hot water. Those hard water stains will wipe away like magic! *For stubborn stains or build up. Apply hot vinegar with a rag, then scrub with a stiff bristled scrub brush. *Fixture polish Rubbing alcohol will leave a brilliant shine and disinfect. Organic Drain Cleaning 1/2 cup baking soda 1 cup vinegar Pour the soda down the drain and chase it with the vinegar. When the fizzing stops, pour a kettleful of boiling water. This will free up and deodorize your sink drains. To go further with your organic cleaning products and keep the environment as toxic free as possible use cloth rags. Don't use use paper towels or the disposable wipes. They are bleached, and are therefore toxins. Disposable products also cause an unnecessary addition to our landfills. Recycle old clothing, sheets and towels into rags. Wash and reuse and you'll never have to waste money on paper products again. Organic Air Freshening
Why use toxic artificial fragrances? Pets have died from the use of these potent poisons. They are very dangerous to your whole family and totally unnecessary. Essential oils can eat up odors from cooking, mold, mildew, airborne micro organisms and other everyday pollutants that enter the home. The pressed oils of oregano, basil, clove and thyme in particular are highly antimicrobial and antibacterial. Douse cotton balls with your favorite oils, and place them in the air vents of your home. Or add a few drops to water and slowly simmer on the stove. I've done this method with spices and herbs too! To keep the water from simmering away too quickly use a lid with a steam vent or crack the lid open. Go back to top of organic cleaning products.
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