Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Frugal Cleaning
By Lynn Forgy Last week, I blogged about organic food. This week, it's natural cleaning products - and what's more, it's frugal. While I don't love to clean my house, I do love it when I get done. I have noticed over the past few years that the products I was using seem to be more potent - particularly some of the bathroom cleaning products that have bleach or other strong ingredient. I used a product once that left me coughing for quite a while - the smell was awful, and the fumes were worse. Natural cleaning products use ingredients that you probably already have in your homes (excluding the essential oils, which provide the aroma and sometimes cleaning agent, which I have found to be a little pricey. However, if they last for a while, then you would probably spend less on the oils than you would on several bottles of your favorite "toxic" cleaners). Baking soda, vinegar, and more are natural cleaning products that won't leave you gasping for air. I have come up with a list of very helpful websites that provide recipes for all the cleaning products you need. Clean and Green AromaWeb - great recipes Care 2 offers helpful hints and tips, as well as recipes Stretcher.com Spring Cleaning - the Frugal Way Labels: frugal cleaning, natural cleaning products |
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