Natural Cleaning Products

Natural Cleaning Products: A Simpler, Safer, (and Cheaper) Alternative
By Joshua Dunn

Natural cleaning has become a priority for us. Next time you go to the grocery store, take a slow stroll down the cleaning isle. And yes, it takes up a whole isle now. Pick up any of the products and read the ingredients.

Do you know what any of those ingredients are?

We know we don’t.

Our very basic rule for natural cleaning is that if we don’t know what an ingredient is, we don’t buy it and bring it into our home. This goes for food, cleaning products, anything. If it’s a word we can’t pronounce, chances are it’s a chemical and it probably isn’t good for us. Ever wonder how people in the 1920’s kept their homes clean? Did they do it with chemicals? Nope. They used homemade natural cleaning products, many of which are probably in your kitchen or pantry right now. (Read on …)

• Lemon Juice - deodorizes, cleans glass, and removes stains
• Borax - removes stains, deodorizes, and prevents mold & mildew
• Salt - removes tea & coffee stains in cups & cuts grease on pans
• Vinegar - deodorizes and removes mildew, grease, and wax; cleans windows, brick, and stone
• Mineral oil - polishes furniture
• Washing soda (or “sodium carbonate decahydrate” - cleans laundry and removes grease
• Baking soda (or “sodium bicarbonate”) deodorizes, neutralizes acid, softens fabrics, and cleans/polishes metals and plastics