Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Hi Sharon I just checked a book (Home Safe Home by Debra Lynn Dadd - gives non-toxic alternatives on absolutely everything and highly recommended) and she says the following about cleaning the oven: Best to put a cookie sheet on the lower rack and clean this and clean up spills when they happen! But when accidents do happen: Mix together in a spray bottle 2 tablespoons liquid soap (not detergent), 2 tsp borax and warm water to fill the bottle. Make sure the salts are completely dissolved to avoid clogging the squirting mechanism. Spray it on, holding the bottle very close tot he oven surface so the solution doesn't go into the air and into your eyes and lungs. Even though these are natural ingredients, this solution is designed to cut heavy-duty oven grime, so wear gloves and glasses or goggles, if you have them. Leave the solution on for 20 minutes, then scrub with steel wool and a nonchlorine scouring powder. Rub impossible baked on black spots with pumice, available in a stick at hardware stores. If you have an extremely dirty over layered with years of baked on grease, you may have to use a chemical oven cleaner once to get it clean before you begin your nontoxic maintenance. Choose a non-aerosol product and follow these precautions: Follow directions, wear gloves and goggles, open windows, make sure children and other members of family are out of room, if the fumes begin to affect you, close oven door, leave room and get fresh air. I also use the following document for non-toxic cleaning recipes which has both oven and leather cleaners in it http://www.dwsd.org/cust/non_toxic_book.pdf Hope that helps To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: bill.molineux@...Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:42:11 +0000Subject: Oven Cleaner.OT Hi,Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy water and hard work ?Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes and it looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try rubbing in some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please.I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but haven't come up with anything.Many Thanks,Sharon. Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 --Thankyou , This is very helpful. The olive oil worked well on my sofa.Unfortunately I think my oven will need the overnight soak! BW Sharon - In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , McReynolds wrote: > > Hi Sharon > > I just checked a book (Home Safe Home by Debra Lynn Dadd - gives non-toxic alternatives on absolutely everything and highly recommended) and she says the following about cleaning the oven: > > Best to put a cookie sheet on the lower rack and clean this and clean up spills when they happen! But when accidents do happen: > > Mix together in a spray bottle 2 tablespoons liquid soap (not detergent), 2 tsp borax and warm water to fill the bottle. Make sure the salts are completely dissolved to avoid clogging the squirting mechanism. Spray it on, holding the bottle very close tot he oven surface so the solution doesn't go into the air and into your eyes and lungs. Even though these are natural ingredients, this solution is designed to cut heavy-duty oven grime, so wear gloves and glasses or goggles, if you have them. Leave the solution on for 20 minutes, then scrub with steel wool and a nonchlorine scouring powder. Rub impossible baked on black spots with pumice, available in a stick at hardware stores. > > If you have an extremely dirty over layered with years of baked on grease, you may have to use a chemical oven cleaner once to get it clean before you begin your nontoxic maintenance. Choose a non- aerosol product and follow these precautions: Follow directions, wear gloves and goggles, open windows, make sure children and other members of family are out of room, if the fumes begin to affect you, close oven door, leave room and get fresh air. > > I also use the following document for non-toxic cleaning recipes which has both oven and leather cleaners in it > > http://www.dwsd.org/cust/non_toxic_book.pdf > > Hope that helps > > > > To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe@...: bill.molineux@...: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:42:11 +0000Subject: Oven Cleaner.OT > > > > > Hi,Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy water and hard work ?Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes and it looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try rubbing in some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please.I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but haven't come up with anything.Many Thanks,Sharon. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Make a mini you and download it into Windows Live Messenger > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354029/direct/01/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Oven Cleaner.OT Hi,Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy water and hard work ?Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes and it looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try rubbing in some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please.I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but haven't come up with anything.Many Thanks,Sharon. Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Definitely not kind, but I suspect biological washing powder is kinder to your lungs than some of the chemical cleaners. Just leaving the racks to soak in very hot or boiling water with some biological powder/tabs makes a huge difference. What the biological powder does to the water system is a different matter - but then again, probably less harmful than the proprietory brands of chemical cleaners. I only have biological tabs in the house in case I need an ooomph of a clean - I don't actually use them for clothes. Sue > > > Oven Cleaner.OT > > > > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy water > and hard work ? > > Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes and it > looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try rubbing in > some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please. > > I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but > haven't come up with anything. > > Many Thanks, > Sharon. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Not much help but there are chemical free oven cleaning people advertised in our Yellow Pages (or there were in Plymouth) so there must be a way - or if you can afford it, much nicer to get them to do it. Think I might do that myself. Sara Ladyshrink111@... wrote: > > > > Oven Cleaner.OT > > > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy > water > and hard work ? > > Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes > and it > looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try > rubbing in > some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please. > > I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but > haven't come up with anything. > > Many Thanks, > Sharon. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN! > <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354032/direct/01/> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Just checked the book for ammonia - "great for attacking household grease and grime, but it also attacks the skin - rashes, redness and chemical burns during exposure are common. Because it is a very volatile chemical, its fumes are extremely irritating to eyes and lungs. Ammonia fumes can be especially harmful to anyone with respiratory problems. Children with colds or bronchitis and those with asthma will have greater difficulty breathing with ammonia in the air. Ammonia also can cause severe eye damage if it is accidentally splashed in your eye or if you absentmindedly rub your eyes with ammonia on your hands. If products come in aerosol spray cans, the risk is increased as the spray makes it much more likely that actual droplets of ammonia will end up on your skin and in your eyes and lungs". To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: Moroza-@...Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:08:46 +0100Subject: Re: Oven Cleaner.OT Not much help but there are chemical free oven cleaning people advertised in our Yellow Pages (or there were in Plymouth) so there must be a way - or if you can afford it, much nicer to get them to do it. Think I might do that myself.SaraLadyshrink111peoplepc wrote:>> >> Oven Cleaner.OT>>> Hi,>> Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy> water> and hard work ?>> Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes> and it> looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try> rubbing in> some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please.>> I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but> haven't come up with anything.>> Many Thanks,> Sharon.>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------> Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN!> <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354032/direct/01/>>> Get Hotmail on your mobile from Vodafone Try it Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Oven Cleaner.OT>>> Hi,>> Can anyone tell me a non toxic oven cleaner?Is it just hot soapy> water> and hard work ?>> Also any tips on cleaning a leather sofa ? I've used baby wipes> and it> looks as if I've ruined the finish on it.I was going to try> rubbing in> some olive oil.Any other ideas or tips ,please.>> I've searched the Healthy House site and Dietary Needs direct but> haven't come up with anything.>> Many Thanks,> Sharon.>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------> Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! Click here to WIN!> <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354032/direct/01/>>> Get Hotmail on your mobile from Vodafone Try it Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 And, thinking ahead, when you replace your oven consider getting a pyrolytic one. All the shelves and runners etc are removed and then the oven is cleaned by being heated to an extremely high temperature - the grease turns to white ash. No chemicals and NO WORK! Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 PS, I've heard of burnt saucepans etc being left out in the garden and eventually they are scoured clean by slugs and snails who eat off all the burnt on material. How green is that then! Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 ----- Original Message ----- From: mcollins2001uk And, thinking ahead, when you replace your oven consider getting a pyrolytic one. All the shelves and runners etc are removed and then the oven is cleaned by being heated to an extremely high temperature - the grease turns to white ash. No chemicals and NO WORK! ===>Yes, that is what I have, 900 degrees on the self-cleaning, although I had no idea that is what they were called. Works like a charm, the electric version, that is, I have heard the gas versions, not so good. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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