green cleaning: bring on the mundane
While our usage of household chemicals is fairly low, I'd like to phase it out altogether using a combination of natural products and elbow grease, hence the following list.
Ones I've stumbled upon:
- teaspoon of bread soda and some hot water for persistent tea or coffee stains in mugs: leave it for a bit and then scrub out as normal
- lemon juice to freshen up the dishwasher: about half a lemon's worth into an empty load or in with dishes as a matter of course
Ones I've yet to try:
- cleaning the windows with vinegar and newspaper(?)
- vinegar to descale the kettle
- cleaning the drains (keeping them clear) with a cup of bread soda and vinegar
Ones that haven't quite worked (suggestions welcome):
- a saucer or eggcup full of bread soda in the fridge to deodorise it
Things for which I've no ideas for green cleaning:
- cleaning the oven
- limescale
- unblocking drains or keeping them clear (we don't put food or whatever down them as a matter of course, but they still do get bunged up)
Resources:
- various ideas here
Ones I've stumbled upon:
- teaspoon of bread soda and some hot water for persistent tea or coffee stains in mugs: leave it for a bit and then scrub out as normal
- lemon juice to freshen up the dishwasher: about half a lemon's worth into an empty load or in with dishes as a matter of course
Ones I've yet to try:
- cleaning the windows with vinegar and newspaper(?)
- vinegar to descale the kettle
- cleaning the drains (keeping them clear) with a cup of bread soda and vinegar
Ones that haven't quite worked (suggestions welcome):
- a saucer or eggcup full of bread soda in the fridge to deodorise it
Things for which I've no ideas for green cleaning:
- cleaning the oven
- limescale
- unblocking drains or keeping them clear (we don't put food or whatever down them as a matter of course, but they still do get bunged up)
Resources:
- various ideas here