Are Chemical Products Necessary For Cleaning Your Home?

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Are Chemical Products Necessary For Cleaning Your
Home?
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• Its often believed that only strong chemicals
  work on tough grease and grime stains in our
  homes, but in fact, there are several highly
  effective natural solutions that can be used as
  an alternative to harsh chemicals. They clean
  just as well (if not better in some cases), and
  are equally as good at destroying harmful
  bacteria. Many of these solutions are probably
  sitting in your pantry as you read this, but if
  theyre not, they wont cost the Earth to
  purchase and in most cases, they cost less than
  the chemical version. The natural cleaning
  products are also far less harmful to the
  environment and to your home. Listed below are 4
  of the most popular natural cleaning products for
  use in the home

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• Baking soda
• One way to use this in your home, is to make a
  paste with a teaspoon of baking soda mixed with a
  little water, this can then be applied directly
  to stains in your home. You can also make an
  all-purpose cleaning solution from a quarter cup
  of baking soda mixed with a quart of water, or
  use the soda neat to scrub at stubborn stains and
  grease.
• Try sprinkling baking soda over your carpets,
  rugs or upholstery to help neutralise nasty
  whiffs leave it for a few minutes before
  vacuuming.

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• For unblocking drains, sprinkle a good amount of
  baking soda down the plug hole, then tip vinegar
  down to flush it through.
• Vinegar
• In undiluted form, vinegar will eliminate most
  fungis and mildews that can often be found
  growing in window seals, shower curtains and
  fridge doors, provided you leave it to dry
  naturally.
• Dirty windows can easily be cleaned with a
  solution comprised ofa quarter of a tablespoon of
  vinegar mixed in a cup of water, and a couple of
  drops of liquid detergent.

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• Grubby floor tiles can be a real eyesore in your
  home, but add a quarter of a cup of vinegar to a
  gallon of water, and use the solution to get your
  tiles sparkling clean again even ground in
  stains will easily shift.
• Just be aware that vinegar is not safe to use on
  marble products, but its perfectly safe to be
  used on most other surfaces within the home.
• Lemon juice
• Lemon juice is fantastic for dissolving soap scum
  and hard water deposits found in almost every
  home, and when mixed with vinegar or baking soda,
  it makes an effective cleaning paste.

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• You can also simply cut a lemon in half, sprinkle
  baking soda over the exposed centre and use it to
  scrub surfaces and stains. Just be mindful that
  on some surfaces, lemon juice can act in a
  similar way to bleach, so to avoid ruining
  surfaces, test it out on a small area first.
• For an effective alternative to a shop bought
  furniture polish, mix a cup of olive oil with
  half a cup of lemon juice and it will work
  wonders on hardwood furniture.
• Drains can also be freshened up by putting a
  whole lemon peel through the garbage disposal
  unit, and youll find your entire kitchen smells
  fresher, too.

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• Vegetable oil
• Using vinegar again, try mixing 2 parts vegetable
  oil with 1 part vinegar or lemon juice, and
  youll find it makes a great natural alternative
  to the types of wood cleaning solutions that can
  be very harmful to the environment. Pouring the
  solution into a spray bottle will make it easier
  and more convenient to use.

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