After doing a deep clean to our bathrooms a couple times, I realized just how toxic the fumes are. Getting high on bathroom cleaner isn't my idea of fun. I didn't even want Toree to be near the door just in case she inhaled some weird chemical. I finally decided to stop with the fumes and found some non-toxic "recipes" for cleaners. This is my favorite:
Make an all-purpose green cleaner by combining 1 tsp. borax, 1 tsp. baking soda, 2 tsp. vinegar, ½ tsp. dish soap or mild castile soap, 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice and 2 cups hot water. Store in a spray bottle and use like any all-purpose cleaner.
There are a lot more for windows, carpets, pretty much anything. Just google homemade cleaners (I google everything) and for the most part all the ingredients are already in my cupboard. They have worked quite well and the best part, no more inhalation poisoning.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Going Green
Posted by Lyndee at 10:49 AM
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4 comments:
What a good idea!! Thank you so much for posting that!
Who the freak keeps Borax in their cupboards? :)
i actually have a book with some of these ideas! and matt and i are constantly trying things to help us "go brown" (because we can't fully commit to green.) So I will have to try some of these, plus they are probably much less expensive than the ones I have purchased in the past. Fun!
thats an awesome idea! i will definitely have to try it!
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