Tag: non-toxic

  • Avoid Using Harsh Chemicals with These 6 Homemade Cleaners

    Avoid Using Harsh Chemicals with These 6 Homemade Cleaners

     

    House cleaning can be a drag, but house cleaning while wearing a gas mask is just wrong.  So, why does it seem like so many of the available cleaners on the market today practically require a full haz-mat suite?

    If you are tired of dreading housework because of the inevitable headaches and respiratory problems that can be experienced by cleaners, consider instead mixing up your own with any or all of the options below.

    Full Strength White Vinegar

    Use this wonder product straight from the bottle to remove calcium and other hard water deposits from your shower, sink, counters and more.  Apply and let it soak in. Rinse and repeat until all build-up is gone.

    Clean clogged showerheads by pouring vinegar into a plastic bag and securing it around the head with a rubber band or tape.  You’ll want to let it soak for at least 2 hours depending on the amount of build-up, or, put in place before bed and let it sit overnight.

    Rinse afterward and buff up the fixture to bring back its shine.

    Soften clothes and remove detergent residue in your washer by adding 1 cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle instead of fabric softener.

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    White Vinegar and Water

    The mild acidity of white vinegar tackles hard water build-up, soap scum, and dirt while still being gentle enough to mix with water and clean hardwood flooring.

    Begin your cleaning day by mixing this super easy cleaning. In a spray bottle mix equal parts white vinegar and water. Then get spraying.

    Use this same recipe to get the odors out of furniture, carpets and even walls.  White vinegar is a natural deodorizer that absorbs odors instead of covering them up.

    It’s a great way to freshen up a musty room or get rid of the stale smell of cigarette smoke from furniture, floors, and walls without harming paint or finishes.

    Go Lemon Fresh

    If you need a general cleaner for light work, use lemon juice instead of vinegar.  Additionally, you can use the outer peeling to polish porcelain, then put all the leftovers from the peeling to the pulp down your garbage disposal to clean and sanitize it while sharpening the blades.

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    Baking Soda Cleanser

    Instead of investing in harsh scrubbing powders, try baking soda. Sprinkle it onto a damp rag or sponge to clean out your bathtub’s soap scum rings or tackle baked on food on your kitchen range.

    For harder jobs, mix the soda with some water to make a paste.  Apply it to the problem area and let it sit for 15 minutes.  Scrub, rinse and repeat until the area is spotless.

    Rubbing Alcohol

    Rubbing alcohol is a great base ingredient to create your own window and glass cleaner. Do try it out, mix 1 cup of rubbing alcohol with 1 cup water and a tablespoon of white vinegar.

    Use this concoction on any shiny finish like mirrors, chrome, ceramic tile and, of course, windows.

    Ammonia

    Ammonia’s alkaline composition makes it an even stronger all-purpose cleaner or window cleaner.  Try one of these recipes when you have a tougher job ahead of you.

    All-Purpose Cleaner

    • 2 Cups Water
    • 1 Tablespoon Clear Non-suds Ammonia
    • 1 Tablespoon Dishwashing Liquid

    Glass Cleaner

    • 1 Cup Rubbing Alcohol
    • 1 Cup Water
    • 1 Tablespoon Clear Non-suds Ammonia

    A Clean House is A Happy House

    As you can see, with just a few basic ingredients and some decent spray bottles, you can have a whole arsenal to battle dirt and grime throughout your whole home without the use of harsh chemicals or expensive products.

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  • Vinegar Does it All

    Vinegar Does it All

    When most people think of vinegar they probably think of salad dressings, or pickling, or the quintessential baking soda and vinegar volcano for kids.  But most people would still underestimate vinegar, and in doing so they could waste money and expose them and their families to needless amounts of toxins.  Here are a few ways you can use vinegar in your home to save money on commercial products and reduce the amount of toxins in your home.

     

    Toilet Cleaner

    Pouring vinegar in the toilet bowl and letting sit overnight will stop water lines from forming and help disinfect your toilet.  Common products sold for toilet bowl cleaning cost much more than vinegar and come with warning labels about not inhaling vapors from the product or getting it on your skin, let alone ingesting it.

    Shower Head Cleaner

    If your shower head is covered in white film and spraying in every direction except onto you, this could be due to calcium build up.  You can soak the shower head in vinegar to dissolve the calcium and get your shower head looking and working like new.

    Better Coffee

    Coffee makers, like shower heads can become clogged with calcium.  They can also have coffee build up and even mold in them.  To clean out your coffee maker, fill it with equal parts vinegar and water and turn it on to brew as normal.

    Cleaning Cutting Boards

    Wooden cutting boards can be homes for potentially harmful bacteria.  To clean them without soap that can be absorbed and affect food’s taste use vinegar.  Simply wipe the cutting board down with a generous amount of vinegar and allow it to soak in and dry.

     

    Vinegar is amazing, and this list is by no means a comprehensive example off all of vinegar’s household uses.  Given its affordable price and the fact that it is food grade, you will hard pressed to find a better all-around cleaner for your home.

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  • Making Non-Toxic Paint

    Making Non-Toxic Paint

    Buckets of paint don’t come with severe warnings about the dangers of the near inevitable contact with skin or inhalation of the vapors coming off the paint for no reason.  Many people think that there is just no alternative to using these toxic substances in their homes.  But what did people use prior to toxic commercially produced modern paints?  One old time paint recipe that some still use today, especially in baby rooms, is made from milk and a few other ingredients.  So before you coat your baby’s crib or the walls of his room with carcinogenic substances consider this non-toxic alternative.

     

    Ingredients

    For approximately 1 gallon of paint you will need 1 gallon of skim milk, 2 cups white vinegar or lemon juice, ¾ cup of hydrated lime, and 8 ounces of dry pigment.

    Making the Paint

    Pour 1 gallon of milk into a container that holds 1 gallon and allows for more room.  Let the milk sit out until it reaches room temperature.

    Pour in the vinegar or lemon juice and stir.  Curdling should begin immediately, stop stirring and allow this mixture to sit over night at room temperature.

    Now get all your other ingredients ready so that you can mix them with the milk and use the paint quickly since milk paint will spoil.

    Mix your pigment with equal an equal amount of water until it becomes a homogeneous paste.

    Mix the lime with 1 ½ cups of water until it is evenly moist.

    Pour the milk that has now separated into a colander that is lined with cheese cloth so that can collect the solids, this is the portion that you will be using in the paint.

    Transfer the curd solids into your paint bucket, then add in the wet lime paste and stir until it becomes the consistency of paint.  You may need to break down some of the larger pieces.  Then add in your wet pigment and thoroughly mix.

    You will need to continue to stir regularly while you applying the paint.

    Unused paint can be stored in your refrigerator for a few days, but it works best when fresh and should be thrown away when separation occurs.

     

    Even paints that are marketed for being “green” have warnings on the containers about toxic fumes and other dangers.  Instead of paying more for a slightly different mixture of toxins, why not make your own food based paint so you don’t have to worry about it?

     

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