More on green cleaning
Well, today I've got more on green cleaning. The reason I'm so into it right now is because I allowed my house to get into such a state that all the cleaning had to be done at once. Apparently, houses don't clean themselves ... who knew? It was one of those moments where I couldn't stand it for another second. So, as a result, I've got cleaning on the brain.
The other week, my boyfriend and I had a standoff over cleaning the toilet. I broke down and he won. Usually I would never breakdown, but I was so excited to try out a cleaning tip that I had read on the Internet.
I poured about a cup of distilled white vinegar in the toilet bowl, gave it a scrub with the toilet brush and let it sit for about half an hour. I then added some baking soda, repeated the scrubbing process, let it sit for a little bit longer and then flushed the toilet. The result: Sparkling white! I'll never clean my toilet any other way.
Because I'm now so into cleaning, I thought I'd ask you for your green cleaning tips. Make a comment below and leave your best green cleaning tip. The person who shares the best green cleaning tip will win a copy of Green This! Greening Your Cleaning, by Deirdre Imus (I spoke about this book in a past post. Check out the book here). Simply leave a reply below! You have one week to leave you tip on this post, and I'll announce the winner next Tuesday.
I look forward to hearing your tips - and putting them into use!
Read more:
• Natural stain removers
• 45 things to do with salt
• 44 things to do with vinegar
September 24th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Some of my favourite green cleaning ideas:
- use lemons to remove sticker adhesive
- add a small amount of baking soda to your shampoo as a clarifier/detoxifier for buildup (told to me by a professional stylist at a very upscale salon)
- Run lemon peels through your garbage disposal at the end to freshen it
- Grow lavender (it is very drought resistant) and use use the dried plant around your house as a natural air freshener throughout the year
- use a dry cleaner who uses green cleaning methods (see the website of the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention for a list in your area...
http://www.c2p2online.com
- Hang your small area rugs outside in the rain to clean them ... sweep or beat them with a broom before hanging, then sweep with a heavy broom to remove excess water after the rainshower. Hang to dry outside.
- Hang clothes inside near your water heater...it gives off a lot of heat.
September 24th, 2008 at 9:57 am
Thanks for these great tips Angela!