It’s time we change our cleaning routines and stop relying on toxic chemicals. The alternatives mentioned in the recipes and article are not only healthier for our families and environment, but our wallets too. Here are some tips to get started:
- Make your transition slowly. Replace your commercial cleaners with a homemade substitute as you run out of each one. Be sure to mix up the new cleaner as soon as you run out of the commercial one so that it will be on hand and ready to use when you need it.
- Store your cleaners in reusable airtight containers such as spray bottles or recycled milk jugs. Be sure to label each container with the ingredients and purpose.
- For the bar soaps required in the recipes below, try Fels-Naptha, Ivory soap, Sunlight bar soap, Kirk’s Hardwater Castile, and Zote. Don’t use heavily perfumed soaps.
General
From shoe polish to jewelry polish and just some general cleaners, here is the place to find them.
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Kitchen
Looking for an alternative to bleach? Here you can find plenty of different cleaners and tips to use in your kitchen.
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Laundry
Ever leave your towels in the washer too long after the cycle has finished? Yeah, me too. Find a natural solution to destinkify those towels and some other cleaners, too.
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Supplies
There are lots of supplies out there that let you Go Green. We'll identify those supplies that are environment-friendly as well as nifty alternatives to common supplies you use every day.
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