GREEN CLEAN? YES!
June 30th, 2009 categories: Market Trends
Could you use an extra shelf or two in your home–I certainly could! Like most people, our home has a couple of shelves of cleaning products for the various surfaces that need to be cleaned in our home. Last Thursday (July 18, 2009) the Chicago Sun Times printed an excellent article about how to use green cleaning products and recommended a book,” Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Home”. Some of the suggestions for using common household inventory follow.
Did you ever think of using Tabasco Sauce as a cleaner–it removes tarnish from brass! Or how about white vinegar–baking soda and white vinegar will unclog a blocked drain. The combination turns fatty acids into soap and glycerin and the clog washes down the drain. Caution–don’t do this if you have already used a commercial drain cleaner–a dangerous combination could result. I had heard of using old newspapers but had never been told to age them a few days so that the newsprint doesn’t smear.
A good idea is to use rags instead of paper towels because they can be washed and re-used. There is a commercial product that can be used to clean your shower head and it can also be done with a mix of equal parts of white vinegar and warm water–if you can’t detach the shower head just put the mixture into a plastic bag and tie onto the shower head for a couple of hours. Pouring a can of cola into my toilet and letting it stand for an hour is a very unusual idea–it is supposed to remove most stains. Not only are these products less expensive–a joy in these economically challenged times–they are green and help protect our climate challenged world–and we only have one of those.
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