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Topic: How to clean your house without harming the environment, very interesting!


Mariana 05/28/2008 at 10:19 AM

http://www.grist.org/advice/possessions/2003/03/18/possessions-cleaning/?source=most_popular

I use http://melaleuca.com/ for all my cleaning needs, but you can also find naturally base products almost anywhere, might be of slightly higer price, but worth a million!

 


Jhofmans 05/29/2008 at 8:16 AM

I never found baking soda to be very effective. I use Bon Ami and it's great. Thanks for the link. It is true that consumers have to be wary about "natural" and green claims from the big companies. I don't trust them and I'll bet they aren't regulated for green qualities.

 


Collinsky 07/08/2008 at 10:21 AM

 I clean just about everything with baking soda or diluted vinegar (with a couple drops of TTO in it for good measure!) Works fine for almost all my cleaning! 


Mariana 07/08/2008 at 2:36 PM

I swear by Mule Team Borax, it is inexpensive and works fantastic for everything!!!! It even make ants go away! Baby powder does that too, but Borax is a natural ingredient and can help with any cleaning, laundry, ceramic cook tops, bathrooms, kitchens of course without the elbow grease:) I find that Baking Powder needs some elbow grease, borax not! And it is less expensive, you can buy a huge box for less than 3 bucks.

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