Natural Green Cleaning

Effective, nontoxic alternatives can be mixed up easily from kitchen staples -- baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, herbs, and borax -- plus a handful of easy-to-find essential oils. With the second edition of this popular book comes a host of hard-working new recipes, including Rosemary-Geranium Floor Wipes for electrostatic floor mops, Thyme to Make Your Own Carpet Steamer, Weekend Warrior Wicker Wash, Telephone Dirty Talk Tamer, Clear the Air Room Spritzer, and Lavender Lift Automatic Dishwasher Soap. Siegel-Maier also offers recipes for outdoor spaces -- like Shoo-Fly Shake to keep flies away from your backyard barbecue -- and covers areas less commonly considered in the cleaning routine: garden, houseplants, computer, even the septic tank!.

Simple swaps and innovative ideas for cleaning and maintaining your home that won't cost the Earth. Learn how easy it is to make simple swaps in your cleaning and tidying methods for a more eco-friendly home. This beautifully illustrated black and white guide with 101 hints and sustainable, natural cleaning tips and hacks will help you take small steps that have a massive positive environmental impact. In Clean & Green, Nancy Birtwhistle shares the simple recipes and methods she has developed since making a conscious effort to live more sustainably, many of which are faster and easier than the go-to products and methods most of us use now. From everyday cleaning and laundry tips to zero-effort oven cleaner and guidance on removing tricky stains from clothing and furniture, these economical, practical methods are perfect for anyone looking to reduce their use of plastic and throwaway products. Nancy shares her tried-and-tested recipes for all-purpose cleaners, replacements for harmful chemicals that will keep both your home and the planet clean and green for future generations.

Learn how to keep your house clean using natural green recipes. Natural cleaning products are all the craze as people are looking to give synthetic chemical cleaners the boot. Chemical cleaners aren't safe to use or store around your family and the wide-scale use of these cleaners is damaging the environment. Green cleaning products allow you to eliminate these harsh chemicals from your home. The following topics are covered in this helpful natural green cleaning guide: The benefits of natural green cleaning products and why you should make the switch. A brief rundown of the hazards of chemical cleaners, including descriptions of some of the more common chemicals found in these cleaners and what they do to you. What "greenwashing" is and how it could be impacting your health. Essential oils and how they can be used to add natural scent to cleaning products. 100+ natural cleaning recipes that use only natural ingredients and the rooms they can be used in. and more... Ditch the synthetic cleaners and start cleaning your house the safe and natural way today.

Conventional cleaners are filled with toxic chemicals and synthetic ingredients that jeopardize not only your health, but also that of your family and pets. Even worse, these harmful cleaners are wreaking havoc with the environment. Surely there's a better and more natural way to clean your home? Thankfully, there is. In fact, using natural ingredients to clean your home is also easier than you think. Better still, natural green cleaning is actually really cheap! With all of these benefits and more, isn't it time you switched to natural green cleaning and got rid of all those toxic chemicals once and for all? After all, don't you, your family, and your pets deserve to live in a healthy home? This natural cleaning guide makes the change easy and provides you with all the basic information you need to get started. You'll learn: • 10 hazardous ingredients in conventional cleaning products and how they endanger your family's health • 10 cheap and easy-to-find natural cleaning ingredients • Natural green cleaning recipes for your kitchen • Natural green cleaning recipes for your bathroom • Natural green cleaning recipes for your laundry • Natural green cleaning recipes for your floors • Bonus recipes, tips, and tricks So what are you waiting for? Scroll up and grab your copy to get started right now!

Green Clean is the definitive, step-by-step guide to cleaning better while using natural, safe products. Room by room and stain by stain, the book offers non-carcinogenic strategies for cleaning deeply and more efficiently. In a unique, waterproof DuraBook format, Green Clean breaks environmentally conscious cleaning into simple principles and easily mastered routines, with beginner, expert, and advanced techniques that let readers set their own goals and develop their own cleaning plans.

Learn how to create your own cleaning products that are better and healthier to use and keep your home sparkling clean. What is in my cleaning products? Are these chemicals bad for my health? Do they damage the environment? How do I reduce the amount of plastic in my home? These are questions we should all be asking when it comes to cleaning our homes. Clean Green shows you how to tackle each room and cleaning task in a natural way. From laundry detergent, toilet cleaner and furniture polish to hand wash, dishwashing liquid, stain remover and air freshener, all the recipes for natural products in this book are quick and simple to make and, most important of all, they work! They're not expensive either, many will save you money in the long term and help you to cut down on your plastic waste too. Small steps. Big changes.

An authoritative guide to reducing household exposure to hazardous chemicals Thousands of household products contain toxic ingredients. Today, more and more people are seeking more natural cleaning methods to reduce their exposure to harsh chemicals. From the kitchen and bath to the living room and laundry, Green Cleaning For Dummies provides readers with green solutions to every common cleaning chore. Focusing on organic, nontoxic, sustainable alternatives to conventional cleaning products, it's packed with suggestions and tips for effective cleaning, and even offers green solutions for sprucing up patios, garages, vehicles, and the exterior of a house.