Re: Natural Cleaning Products

[Guest guest]

White distilled vinegar is the best home cleaning product, especially when

paired with baking soda, which is a great " cleanser. "

Try http://www.ecomall.com/greenshopping/coamerica.htm

They have some good ones. Also, you can find anything on www.google.com! It

is one of the best search engines!!!

[Guest guest]

>

> Has anyone else been using these? I was very disappointed in 7th

> Generation products... I mean... when you spray their bathroom cleaner

> in the sink and try to clean it, it's just about trying to clean it

> with WATER! No thanks...

>

> But Greenworks by Clorox has many different products to choose from:

> toilet cleaner, bathroom cleaner, window cleaner, general purpose

> cleaner, floor cleaner, etc... and they are all coconut-based

> products. They have a great natural scent too... They are available

> everywhere... Target, Home Depot, etc...

>

> Doug

Another good brand is Biokleen - it has various products as well. I

use their dish soap, dishwasher soap and spot cleaner for laundry. I

use Bon Ami or a vinegar solution for almost everything else - works

great and I don't react to either. There is a website devoted to

multiple chemically sensitive people with lists of products that many

have used without reaction. It's debra@.... Debra Lynn Dodd

started it after being debilitated for years with MCS. There's a

newsletter you can sign up for that updates any new info on products

and solutions people have found.

Thought this might be useful to some.

Anita

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I use regular white vinegar and/or old fashioned Borax to clean

just

> > about everything in my house - I save a bundle of money, don't

have

> to

> > worry about fragrances and my kids can help clean without me

worrying

> > about what's in the products. They work great too !

> >

>

> ---,

> I have just started using vinegar, baking soda, and ordered some

> borax. Could you tell me some " recipies " for your cleaning? I'm not

> sure how to use Borax. Some examples of how you use these

things..what

> do you use to clean the bathtub?toilet?sinks?diswasher?

> Thanks a million.

> Amy

==>Amy, see " Cleaning Product Toxins & How to Make Your Own Safe

Products " on my website:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/toxin4.php

Bee

[Guest guest]

I use the vinegar to clean bathrooms/ windows or just about any

surface I want to get rid of some germs.

Borax - I add to my washing machine - I just added it to water to

spring clean my walls with - I use it similar to any abrasive for

cleaning the grime off my bathtub or even on my pots and pans. It is

great for eliminating odors as well - I use it in the toilet bowl as

well. From what I understand it is mostly naturally occurring

minerals (forgive me if I'm wrong) but just try not to inhale any air

born particles. With the vinegar - I also dilute it about half with

water. The strong smell dissipates rather quickly and you don't get

any chemical smells in the air.

> >

> > I use regular white vinegar and/or old fashioned Borax to clean just

> > about everything in my house - I save a bundle of money, don't have

> to

> > worry about fragrances and my kids can help clean without me worrying

> > about what's in the products. They work great too !

> >

>

> ---,

> I have just started using vinegar, baking soda, and ordered some

> borax. Could you tell me some " recipies " for your cleaning? I'm not

> sure how to use Borax. Some examples of how you use these things..what

> do you use to clean the bathtub?toilet?sinks?diswasher?

> Thanks a million.

> Amy

>

[Guest guest]

Great cleaning tips Bee !

I hadn't seen that section of your site yet. I'll have to try the

baking soda out.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

What do you use in the laundy machine to clean clothes in place of

detergent?

> Borax - I add to my washing machine - I just added it to water to

would just 1/2 cup of borax be enough? Do you also use a detergent?

Most natural detergents are expensive-I'm looking for cheap natural

alternatives

Chris

[Guest guest]

>

> What do you use in the laundy machine to clean clothes in place of

> detergent?

>

> > Borax - I add to my washing machine - I just added it to water to

>

> would just 1/2 cup of borax be enough? Do you also use a detergent?

>

> Most natural detergents are expensive-I'm looking for cheap natural

> alternatives

>

> Chris

==>Fabric softener and laundry soap is in this article:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/toxin4.php

Bee

[Guest guest]

That's one alternative I haven't found yet. I use Seventh Generation

detergent but try to use a small amount and add the borax to 'boost'

the cleaning power. I also put some white vinegar in the rinse cycle.

If you find an alternative for laundry detergent or dish soap I'd

love to hear of it.

julie

>

> What do you use in the laundy machine to clean clothes in place of

> detergent?

>

> > Borax - I add to my washing machine - I just added it to water to

>

> would just 1/2 cup of borax be enough? Do you also use a detergent?

>

> Most natural detergents are expensive-I'm looking for cheap natural

> alternatives

>

> Chris

>

[Guest guest]

> ==>Amy, see " Cleaning Product Toxins & How to Make Your Own Safe

> Products " on my website:

> http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/toxin4.php

>

> Bee

---Thanks Bee, right after I posted this I saw your post with the

address to your article.

Amy

[Guest guest]

>

> That's one alternative I haven't found yet. I use Seventh Generation

> detergent but try to use a small amount and add the borax to 'boost'

> the cleaning power. I also put some white vinegar in the rinse cycle.

> If you find an alternative for laundry detergent or dish soap I'd

> love to hear of it.

==>julie, it is this article on my website:

http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/toxin4.php

Bee

[Guest guest]

Great !

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> ==>julie, it is this article on my website:

> http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/toxin4.php

>

> Bee

>