Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Tips

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Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Tips
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• We are all now aware that our cleaning products
  and techniques can have a dramatic and often
  negative impact on the environment, so here are a
  few environmentally friendly and simple to make
  solutions, to most of our cleaning problems
• Make your own cleaning products
• Natural alternatives to chemical cleaning
  solutions have long been in existence, but sadly
  so few of us think to use them. Listed below are
  just a small selection of natural products that
  can be used for a variety of purposes in the home

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• Baking Soda this cheap store cupboard basic
  cleans, deodorizes, softens water and scours
• Lemons high in acid, lemons can be used to
  fight bacteria and germs in the home
• Borax or sodium borate cleans, deodorizes,
  disinfects and can be used to clean wallpaper,
  paint and walls
• White vinegar this is another store cupboard
  essential that is brilliant for cutting through
  grease, eliminating mildew and odours, getting
  rid of stains and waxy build-ups

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• Washing soda or SAL Soda is sodium carbonate
  decahydrate, which is a natural mineral. This
  soda is fantastic at cutting through grease and
  removing stains, along with softening water,
  cleaning walls and tiles, sinks and tubs. But be
  warned, do not use it on aluminium
• Tackling bathroom mold
• Mold can be a real scourge in our homes,
  particularly in our bathrooms, and its often the
  grouting that gets the grottiest. However, if you
  mix one-part hydrogen peroxide (3) with two
  parts of water in a spray bottle, and simply
  spray it onto the affected areas, wait an hour
  and then rinse off, you should find the mold has
  been eliminated.

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• Cleaning the toilet bowl
• Simply mix together a quarter of a cup of baking
  soda and a cup of vinegar, pour the mixture into
  the toilet bowl and leave it there for just a few
  minutes. Afterwards, lightly scrub it with a
  brush and rinse, and you should find the stains
  and grime have been eliminated. Alternatively,
  you can use a mixture of borax and lemon juice.
• Eliminating carpet stains
• Stains on carpets can be a real eyesore, but if
  you mix equal amounts of white vinegar and water
  together in a spray bottle, spray straight onto
  the stain and

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• clean off with soapy water after a few minutes,
  you should find that the stain has disappeared.
• Cleaning tubs and tiles
• The cheapest and most effective solution for
  cleaning your bath tub and any tiles that have
  gotten grubby, is baking soda and water. Rub
  baking powder onto the affected areas with a damp
  sponge and rinse off. If the tub or tiles are
  particularly grubby, you can wipe them down with
  vinegar first, and then apply baking soda as a
  scouring powder.

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• Getting rid of mold and mildew
• All you need is white vinegar or lemon juice, and
  in their undiluted form, apply them to the
  affected areas with a sponge or cloth.
• Grubby ovens
• Again, baking soda is the perfect store cupboard
  essential for helping to get rid of grease and
  grime in ovens. Make a paste of ¾ cup of baking
  soda, ¼ cup of salt and ¼ cup of water and spread
  over the ovens interior, then leave it overnight.
  The next day, scrape the paste off with a
  spatula, and then give it a gentle rub over with
  steel wool on the areas where the tougher to
  shift stains are.

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• Store cupboard products often make the best
  solutions for cleaning homes without damaging the
  environment, and as they are usually economically
  friendly, there really is no excuse for you to
  get cleaning!
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