Going Green

CAST OF CHARACTERS

White vinegar

Murphy's Oil Soap

Dawn Dish liquid

Borax (and all of it's 20 mules)

Baking soda

Rubbing alcohol

Hydrogen peroxide, 3%

Today is the day ! I've been researching and experimenting and testing

different methods of natural, biodegradable cleaning

for several weeks/months actually.

Everytime I cleaned my shower with those

cute little "guys with big white brushy moustaches",

the ones that were going to remove hard water scale and make my

shower sparkly clean,

the ones in the spray can with the lemony scent ---

I would find it difficult to breathe while spraying my shower

down so I would hold my breath 'til I 'd nearly

pass out. Then I'd evacuate the bathroom until the lemony, yet noxious

fumes died down a bit. Then go back in to finish the job.

And bottom line --

nothing, but nothing !!! worked on the kind of hard water scale we have

in this part of the world. Sheeesh !

(I thought)

I started thinking that surely to goodness there had to be a better way.

I wasn't even really looking for healthier at that point.

I just wanted something that would work!

THEN, I started googling "natural home cleaning products"

and wow!!! came up with lots of great info.

I learned along the way that many of the cleaning products

I use on a daily basis are very harmful and damaging to the lungs

and the skin and the mucous membranes.

Also, the residue from many of these products

is something I'm just not comfortable having in my home.

Having a grandbaby really made me hyper-aware of it all

and so, after much research and googling and searching

other blogs for info ----

I have come to today.

I'm "going green".

I've been very skeptical about the cleaning "power" of some of these

natural products. But, I've put them to the test.

I've been researching them on my most stubborn

of stains and cleaning problems and I'm convinced !!

I have so much info to share with you and I don't want this post to just go on and on and on....

So, I'm going to break this up into a series for at least the next few days.

Here's a starter --

I have an off white laminate kitchen countertop

that is very susceptible to staining.

I was constantly using spray bleach to

brighten it up and remove the coffee and tea stains

that plagued me.

This morning I wiped the stains with a wet cloth,

sprinkled a little bit of baking soda over the stain,

then added 1 squirt of dishwashing liquid.

With the wet cloth I scrubbed the area

and in just a few seconds the stains

were completely gone.

It wasn't instant like with the spray bleach.

It actually required me to move my arm back and forth

a few times.

But, when I had rinsed the area --

it was sparkling clean, smelled great,

and I knew there was no leftover bleach

that could jeopardize my clothes.

I'm always leaning up against the still damp counter

and having to immediately change and wash my clothes

so they are not ruined.

All in all -- worked super great !!

I'm very pleased!

I'll be sharing many more

cleaning "products" the next few days.

I've also uncovered a LOT of natural health

products along the way ---

GOOD STUFF!!!

Stayed tuned !

Did I mention how much $$$$$ you

can save using this stuff?????

WOW

Safe Cleaning,

Gwynie Pie