DAY #5 Healthy Living- Blogging 5 Days/ 5 Ways : Household cleaners

                             

DAY #5

Healthy Living without toxic

Household cleaners

 The toxic effects of breathing bleach and formaldehyde from the cleaning products lingering in the air can cause allergies and upper respiratory problems. We need to eliminate toxins in our home environments that can make you sick.

                                                                

DIY Cleaning products

You can make our own cleaning supplies by just using a few              

simple ingredients. You may already have some of these in your cupboard or pantry like- 

                                       Lemons- they have acid in them and can fight bacteria,good for brass and copper, a natural bleach

Baking Soda

White Vinegar

Borax

                                        Essential Oils (from health food stores)

Castle Soap

Spray Bottle

Using these are healthy for you , not to mention less

expensive than buying costly cleaning products.

Homemade solutions

    Window: A bit Vinegar on a towel,wipe clean.

               Toilets: Put into the toilet,baking soda, vinegar and a drop peppermint essential oils. Let sit for awhile,brush and flush.

Kitchen counters: Castle soap,essential oils. 

1 part castle soap/ 6 parts water/a drop of oils 

            Air Freshener: Put lemon juice and baking soda in a small dish, set it out.           

       Floors: Vinegar,water, essential oils, mix together

            Carpets: HOT water with baking soda. I rented a Carpet cleaner from Home Depot for $20 for 4 hours. 

I was amazed how clean my carpets are. 

 Here are two sites that give more cleaning recipes.

http://www.theherbsplace.com/Essential_Oil_Recipes_For_Cleaning_And_Deodorizing_sp_177.html

 http://eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm

                         

                                                Natural Cleaners

If you don't have the time to make your own you can buy some natural products from the store.

Castle Soap

     Seventh Generation

Method

J.R. Watkins

Melaleuca

     Dr. Bronners Magic Soap

Green Forest

                Comet (if you must get one cleaner)

You can buy these at a health food store,Target, Wal Mart,

Home Depot, Markets and some Pharmacy stores.

Thanks for coming by...I learned SO much from researching information for you, I hope you did too!