Use Safe Cleaning Products Exclusively
Always use safe cleaning products around your home. There are plenty of solutions out there that are both non-toxic as well as natural. Use a bit of initiative and look around the house or garage for items that you may have purchased for other purposes. You will be surprised!
Safe cleaning products include, but are not limited to, baking soda, lemon juice, salt, olive oil, vinegar, washing soda, borax, citrus and cornstarch. Some of these items you will find in your kitchen, others may be in your laundry room or under the sink. All of these products are safe and effective and do not contain any synthetic chemicals.
It’s no secret that you spend a considerable amount of time cleaning up around the home. You should do your bit for the environment by only using safe cleaning products. When it is time for you to get rid of lime deposits in the bathroom, clean your furniture, scrub the oven, work on the carpets, and the myriad other places to grab your attention periodically, make sure that you only use safe products. You could even go one step better and pretreat areas that are vulnerable to spills by installing an absorbent mat to collect the mess before you need to get on your hands and knees.
The US Environmental Protection Agency says that fully half of indoor pollutants can be attributed to commercial household cleaners. These cleaners can give off noxious harmful gases. A number of commercial cleaners are very abrasive and can add to the problem rather than solve it. For example, whilst attempting to clean up an original spill in the garage the cleaner can do additional damage to the surface. To avoid this, place an absorbent mat and avoid having to deal with the spill at all. The mat can absorb up to a gallon of liquid at any time and can be easily cleaned.
Many commercial cleaners contain harsh chemicals that are really bad for our environment. These ingredients are usually flushed into our waste systems during the cleaning process and they end up polluting our rivers and waterways. In addition, their plastic containers end up in our landfills, as they are not biodegradable. Always consider safe cleaning products first.
You would be surprised how little money you need to spend to clean your house effectively. For example, consider the use of white vinegar, a natural antibacterial. This is one of the great safe cleaning products out there. As an example, if you find that you are short of laundry detergent, take a little bit of baking soda and mix with some white vinegar. Dilute this mixture and your problem is solved.
You will never need to buy a commercial cleaner again if you decide to use safe cleaning products exclusively within your home. Whilst you are at it, consider the installation of some absorbent mats in areas that are vulnerable to spills, so that stains do not develop and you will not have to clean up.
Use an absorbent mat in conjunction with natural, safe cleaning products in your home and garage. You will be able to save a lot of your precious time, benefit the environment within your home and save a lot of money in the process.
