Guest guest Posted October 31, 1999 Report Share Posted October 31, 1999 I have terrible times with cleaners even when not sick. (athma, allergies, etc.) Some people have good luck with vinegar, the smell sets me off personally. I use hydrogen peroxide (the garden variety kind that you buy for 50 cents or so at the pharmacy or grocery store) to clean the bathroom (it will kill any mold and mildew) and I also use it if I have towels or clothes that got damp and mildewy, just dump the bottle in the wash. CAUTION add the peroxide to the wash AFTER it is filled with water, will bleach spots where it lands on dark clothing otherwise. I have not found anything truly satisfactory for keeping white clothes white, so do not buy white clothes. (Pool supply stores have a stronger hydrogen peroxide solution, that is reputed to be excellent as a bleach for clothes in particular, but I have been told that it smells quite a bit and have not tried it.) I use baking soda (about 1/3 to 1/2 (smallest) box per load) to wash my clothes. For windows I've read you can add 1 tbsp. cornstarch to a gallon of water for streak free crystal clean windows, have not tried this yet. Or of course vinegar works well, if you can tolerate it. I use baking soda to scour the sink, stove, counters, tub. This works well in a tub if you do it frequently. If it is an old porcelan (sorry, I know it's spelled wrong, can't think how to spell it) tub with a lot of recesses where the dirt gets trapped, the baking soda will work better if you fill the tub with hot water and drain it before cleaning. This softens the dirt, and it is much less work to scour it off. If the tub is really bad, I buy the cheapest big tube of toothpaste I can find and scrub it with that. Sometimes it works better if you apply it, let it sit a little bit, then scrub it off. One tube is plenty for one application. I use a liquid hand soap that doesn't have artificial fragrance to do my dishes, it cuts grease well. I tried the earth-safe products such as seventh generation, but wasn't satisfied with the grease cutting capability. An alternative might be to add lime oil or another citrus oil to enhance the grease cutting power, but haven't tried this. I use the hand soap to wash floors etc. Pots/pans that really need heavy scouring, or toilet bowl with lime deposits/stains, I use a pumice stone (NOT THE SAME ONE! ) to get that off, can find these in the beauty care section along with bath sponges etc. Pumice stones are used to keep feet and elbows callous free and soft, in case you didn't know. Hope this helps, if anyone out there has found an extremely low odor bleaching product, please let me know. I can't be around bleach, or the typical bleach alternatives, or anything with artificial fragrances . . . Take care, all. Maxine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 1999 Report Share Posted October 31, 1999 Thanks, I will print this out and post it to my wall, there is so much information that you have given me I should be able to stay breathing. <g> Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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