Before
you purchase any cleaning product ask yourself a few simple questions:
- Is there is a safer, gentler alternative?
- Can this product be
safely stored?
It's easy to learn to make your own cleaning products
with natural ingredients.
Baking Soda - absorbs odors, deodorizes,
mild abrasive
The virtues of baking soda cannot be emphasized enough.
It's amazing in its powers to eat up chemical oders. I always keep
baking soda in the kitchen and use it in place of commercial scouring
powder.
Borax- disinfects, deodorizes, inhibits mold
Australian
Tea Tree Oil - this essential oil is an excellent fungicide and bactercide.
Citrus
Seed Extract - Citrus fruit has awesome cleaning properties.
Grapefruit seed extract is considered antifungal, antimicrobial and
antibacterial. It is used as a persevative in many cosmetics.
For
more information visit www.epa.gov, the Web site of the Environmental
Protection Agency. The EPA advises buying only nontoxic, unscented
cleaning products such as those that can be found from mail-order
sources or in health-food stores. Another possibility is to substitute
gentler products such as baking soda, vinegar, salt and vegetable
oil-based liquid soap for most household cleaning
