Creating a chemical-free house...

Vinegar, baking soda, lemon, tea tree oil and club soda have become my favorite household cleaning ingredients!

Whenever I would clean my bathroom, I would always ensure that the window was open, that the fan was on and that I wasn’t breathing too much, because the product I used to clean my bathroom would create a burning sensation in my lungs. I may be more sensitive to these products than others, but if it affects my lungs this way, surely it must do something to everyone. I needed to find a safe alternative to cleaning my house.

After a quick research on the Internet, I found a great book called “Clean House, Clean Planet” by Karen Logan. This book provides recipes to replace any common household cleaner from all-purpose cleaners, to bathroom cleaners, to car cleaners and laundry detergents (to name a few).

For example, windows and mirrors can be cleaned using club soda and it works just as well as the popular window-cleaner, but without ammonia. All you need is a spray bottle and club soda, but do not reuse a spray bottle that previously contained chemicals as there may be residues.

Not only are these recipes safer to use around the house, they are also a lot less expensive than the hazardous chemical products. Stay tuned as there will be more entries posted about “Creating a chemical-free house”!