Showing posts with label Cleaning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cleaning. Show all posts

Monday, February 14, 2011

Non-Toxic Cleaning & Treatment


Extensive reading has borne this article. Having tried and tested the numerous methods on the internet, I consolidated different surveys and tips.

Personalisation.

Amazing how the eco movement has evolved, especially the rate of its coverage. Below is a summary of how everyone's little action is a huge step towards eco friendly cleaning and a safer environment.

Products made at home are safer for health of the family and pets.

They are environmentally friendly compared to toxic chemical products on supermarket shelves.

Making your own cleaning aid will immediately & positively impact the shopping list i.e. drastically reduce the amount of money spent. Its is easy and straightforward to make products.

The most common ingredient to various cleaners are:

? lemon juice - This can be the natural lemon fruit or the concentrate in a bottle

? baking soda - the same as bicarbonate of soda

? white vinegar

The one item I found I had to buy (as it was not sitting in my kitchen) was lavender oil. I have since used it as air freshner. A few drops in the moping bucket, on the radiator, massage, etc amazing stuff.

Below are a few examples of how to clean your environment in a green way, using the common household ingredients.

Lemon juice

Apart from use as a great ingredient in your margarita....

? After using fresh lemon for food/cooking, you can use it to pedicure your feet. Rub it on your heels, wait 5minutes then pumice away. Summer feet ready.

? Equal parts of lemon juice and water in a cup will a steam a microwave clean. Put it in there and blast for full 4 to 6minutes. Wipe with a wet cloth and then with a dry cloth.

Baking Soda

Same ingredient in making cupcakes.....

? Vacuum clean the carpet in the evening - prepping the carpet. After everyone is in bed, at night, sprinkle bicarbonate of soda on the carpet. In the morning, vacuum clean the carpet. Carpet will smell and look fresher and brighter.

? Make a paste with bicarbonate and some water. Rub on the inside of the oven. For tougher stains, mix bicarbonate of soda with vinegar.

? This same paste can be used for cleaning silverware.

White Vinegar

? Mix water and white wine vinegar for cleaning floors. Depending on the degree of dirt, the parts may vary. Also how regular the floor is cleaned will lift dirt quicker/easier. Getting on your hands and knees also goes some distance.

? Window and mirror cleaning also just need a drop of vinegar in a little water. Its like magic. With a dry cloth.

Don't get me wrong, at times, some sort of agent is necessary. In this circumstance, I highly recommend using eco friendly products. There is a wide range of brands and firms out there now.

Cleaning regularly guarantees you less elbow grease. Its not always possible and that's when cleaning agencies come in. Its always difficult to know which one to choose and contract.Takes credentials and most importantly, in my opinion, recommendation.








Kiki Muganda started up a cleaning business; Niki Edwards Services are based in London. They provide eco friendly services and aim to be best rated with exceptional results that suit individual circumstances. Only an email and phone call close.

http://www.nikiedwardsservices.co.uk


Saturday, January 22, 2011

Green Cleaning Products - Healthy and Low Cost Cleaning Solutions


Green cleaning products, with the benefits it can give, can be considered as the ultimate house cleaning weapon. It is like a gun to a law enforcer or a hose and water to a firefighter. Without them, specific cleaning functions are simply impossible to be carried out with ease and effectiveness.

Like any other cleaning solutions, organic cleaning products are made to purposely wipe out the dirt and grimes of everyday life. Stains, dust and molds are just few of these nuisances. Sometimes they stick to your clothing, equipments and other items without you even knowing how it happened.

If unnoticed or ignored, these things can encourage harmful bacterial growth which can lead to illnesses and diseases. It's at this time when cleaning products start to play a very important house role. However, not so fast in picking just any product as most of the conventional and claimed effective cleaning solutions are actually hazardous to humans and the envrionment.

Instead of making sure that your family and the planet are indeed safe, the use of un-verified cleaning solution can put them at a great health risk. With strong chemicals as active ingredients, these products can truly eliminate bacteria and germs. But then, their effects extend negatively way beyond this.

After the application or use, the chemicals within these solutions can still stay on items and surfaces as they cannot be easily dissolved. Even the disposal of them can lead to the release of added pollutants to the environment. The greater risk is that they can get inside your body by mixing with water and air which can result to serious medical conditions. Not to mention, these products cost some considerable amount of money.

All those things are giving you more than enough reasons to choose green cleaning products over other cleaning solutions. And though these eco-friendly alternatives are available for purchase, you can also personally produced them for a bigger savings. With that said, here are some tips that you can apply to your house cleaning with the aide of organic cleaning products mostly found in your kitchen.

- Air Freshner and Cleaner - Nothing can be more relaxing than to stay in a pleasant-smelling place. Aside from preventing allergies and irritations it also connotes cleanliness of the environment. The easiest way that you can try in cleaning indoor air is to put fresh flowers on a vase. The next easiest means is to make a mixture of essential oil and water and then simply spray it on your every house corner. Another clean-air quick step is to lay a box of baking soda to anywhere you want to be deodorized. It works even inside a refrigerator.

- Bathroom mold remover - A bathroom is one of the most frequently visited parts of the house. As an area where you do your personal cleaning, it must also be clean. This means that you must get rid of every bathroom's usual problem - molds. You can make use of vinegar as your organic cleaning product. Directly spray it on the mold then let it stay for 30 minutes to one hour. The acidity of the vinegar will kill the molds and will stop the growth of the new ones.

- Rust remover - Metal as the primary source of rust is present in almost every house part. This means that rust can develop almost anywhere. However, you can avoid further rust damage if you can immediately treat it. And what better and safer way to do it than to produce and use your own green cleaning product. All you have to do is to sprinkle salt on the rusted spot and add some lemon juice. Let the solution stay on the damaged area and then simply scrub it off after a few minutes.

With green cleaning products, house cleaning is done with true effectiveness. Aside from keeping items dirt and germ free, the use of them also protects your family's health and the envrionment. When it comes to money terms, organic cleaning products can also save you from too much expenses as can you produce them personally.








The use of organic cleaning products is far more rewarding than other cleaning alternatives. Experience multiple cleaning benefits without having to worry about health risks, by going for green cleaning products