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Green Cleaning Products – Better for You and the Earth

Admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:47:38 +0000

Choosing to use Green Cleaning Products can be a simple way to not only reduce the damage you do on the earth, but also to reduce the damage you do to yourself. How many of us actually abide by all the ‘how to use’ information on our home cleaning products?

My guess, not many. After all, most of us rarely even read such tiny instructions or warnings do we. We tend to assume that if something is sold to us it simply must be safe. But, though generally it is pretty easy not to kill yourself with multi-surface kitchen cleaner, all these products do have potential health risks. It isn’t just the concern about toddlers drinking things they really shouldn’t either (though household cleaners are the main cause of child poisonings today). No, the issue is how we use them and what we use them with.

Most cleaners will tell you that they should be used only in a well ventilated space. But lets be honest here, how many of our guest bathrooms are well ventilated? Ditto the oven and most of us do not own really great breathing apparatus, nor would we wear it when cleaning the oven? But, fail to follow the rules and you will definitely be breathing in far more of the fumes from your products than that deemed safe in their product testing.

If your eyes are running, you start sneezing or your skin is irritated can you really be happy about what is going on inside? Much better to choose greener cleaning products that are more mild to you who uses them. This is one of the reasons the Simple Green Cleaner range has done so extraordinarily well. After all, they are far from the most environmentally friendly ranges available. But, what they do have is a history of being used as workplace cleaners. Firstly this means that however green they are there first job is to be efficient. The second issue is that to be sold as industrial workplace cleaning products requires passing far more stringent safety legislation than anything used in the home. So, though they may have their detractors they are generally some of the safest cleaning products for you to be using, as far as your own health is concerned.

On the whole Green Cleaning Products are better for you, as well as for the earth. Relying less on harmful irritants means they are less likely to lead to health issues for those who use them. But, even if you use the most natural cleaner on the market do think about how you use them. Leave all natural vegetable soap on your skin and it will damage it, drying it with its alkaline nature. Vinegar may be the mildest antibacterial cleaner going but you wouldn’t want to inhale it when mixed with baking soda.

Green Cleaning Products are better for you and the earth, but only if you break the habit of a lifetime and read those instructions every now and again. And, think very carefully before using two different products together. The reaction to products mixing can be very different to when used alone.

Green Cleaning Basics

Admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:49:57 +0000

Making your household Cleaning Eco Friendly is an important step towards a redressing the balance between our affects on the environment and the planet’s ability to cope with our actions. It is not difficult to ensure our household chores have a less harmful impact on the world around us, it simply takes a little thought and some Green Cleaning Basics.

Green Cleaning Basic Rules

Reduce, reuse and recycle is the catchphrase for any number of green and eco friendly ideas. Keep it in mind when thinking about your cleaning habits and materials to be used too.

Reduce the volume of any cleaning product to use, you will still get the job done, but without wasting so much of your cleaners. Reduce the amount of water you use too. Use the shortest cycles and only ever run the washer when full. Remember if you use less detergent you need less water to rinse it away. Can you mop the kitchen with half a bucket instead of a full one? Every time you use less of anything you are improving your impact on the world around you!
Reuse anything you can. Remember microfiber cloths are machine washable and will last months or years rather than the days or weeks of a sponge. The essential Green Cleaning tool is of course old linen and clothing. Any linens you were considering throwing out should be cut up and consigned to the cleaning closet.
Recycle everything you can and switch to those green cleaning products that come in packaging that is easy to recycle in your locality.

These three keystones of living a life kinder to the earth are relevant in so much of what we do it is easy to ignore them. But when you are trawling the store for Eco cleaning products or ingredients to make your own green cleaners do not forget just how important these ideas are. If you can use less, waste less and recycle more your chores will be far more Eco friendly even before we get around to working out which green cleaners are the most appropriate for you and your family!

Here endeth the first Green Cleaning Basics lesson! Don’t worry there will be plenty more here where we want everyone to make their Cleaning Eco Friendly.

Eco Friendly Cleaning with the Goodbye Detergent Original Spaghetti Scrub

Admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:09:52 +0000

Here at the Eco Green Cleaning Products site we believe reducing the number of liquids and scrubs we use around the home is even more important than changing them all to Eco Cleaners. Less waste and less mess for the planet to deal with is the result of using less rather than just changing brands. One nifty little green cleaning gadget we have noticed is this…

Available in two types, one course and one more gentle these wiggly little scrubbers are designed to get into hard to reach corners and grooves and remove food and grime on all your kitchen tools. Perhaps the only way to thoroughly clean a whisk not washed immediately after use, the spaghetti scrub balls are designed to work without detergent or soap, thus reducing the volume of cleaning products you are using at home.

Importantly they dry quickly and fully so do not provide a home for mildew or bacteria like some cloths can. They use powder obtained from peach stones to provide a gentle abrasive power. This is something that has been used in face scrubs and home made cleaning solutions for years so we know it works and is natural and mild. Some of the Original Spaghetti Scrub Reviews confirm great results on glassware, plastics and steel. If used nowhere but to scrub the kitchen sink and faucets it would be worth the investment though, as all those little curves and grooves can be a nightmare to get really sparkly clean!

All the Goodbye Detergent range of products are designed to do just that, remove the need for detergents from your cleaning regime. Now I guess that most folks will still use some form of dishwashing liquid but you can definitely use a whole lot less with the spaghetti scrub even if you cannot give up the habit entirely!

Goodbye Detergent GDB101 Original Spaghetti Scrub, 2 Pack, Gentle

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Eco Friendly Laundry – Nellie’s Dryer Balls Review

Admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:41:51 +0000

Since ‘doing the laundry’ is one of the biggest polluting aspects of our home cleaning regime it makes sense to make the Laundry Cleaning Eco Friendly. We have already looked at Eco Wash Balls, and how magically brilliant they are. But, what about Eco Dryer Balls? There are a few brands available but first up is perhaps the most well known; the Nellie’s Dryer Balls Review.

In an ideal world of course we would all line dry our laundry outdoors. The sun would help brighten whites and the breeze would freshen and reduce creasing. But where your hectic lifestyle, apartment or the weather make outdoor drying of the laundry a rare luxury rather than a common occurrence there is no getting away from the volume of washing that needs time in the dryer.

If you use a dryer regularly you already know how much energy they use, and how necessary dryer sheets are to prevent all that cling and lint build up. Finding a way to reduce the time in the dryer is a sure fire way to reduce your energy bill and make your laundry day a little greener.

Nellie’s Dryer Balls work by getting in the way of the laundry! Their bulk separates items aerating and thus helping items dry faster. This tumbling about also helps the fibers in your fabrics realign themselves and thus soften them. This means with a dryer ball you should find you no longer need to use a fabric softener in the washer. This saves you some more money and stops your home wastefully consuming extra chemicals it does not need to be using. All in all, a win-win situation for the greener approach to cleaning.

But, do Nellie’s Dryer Balls work? Well check out the customer reviews from amazon below and you will see that indeed they do…

Dryer Balls at Amazon

Nellie's PVC Free Dryer balls

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Nellie’s Dryer Balls

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Nellie's Lavender Fragrance Sticks (Use with Nellie's Dryer Balls) Chemical Free (Replaces Dryer Sheets & Fabric Softener)

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Nellie's Dryer Balls - 2 Pack (4 Balls)

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Dryer Max Dryer Balls with Anti Static Technology

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Green Cleaning Gadgets – Vapamore MR-100 Dry Steam Vapor Cleaner Review

Admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:45:01 +0000

Reducing the number of chemicals used in the home is one of the key prerequisites of any move towards more Eco Friendly Cleaning. With a dry steam vapor cleaner NO cleaning liquids are used at all, just plain old water (and not too much of that either).

Here at the Green Cleaning Products site we are always concerned with waste and the need to use less of every type of cleaning product (even the most Eco friendly). With this in mind, our third green cleaning gadget review is of the Vapamore MR-100. Being a dry steam cleaner means using the power of water rather than detergents to do your cleaning for you.

Avoiding detergents is about as green as it gets. And though obviously this isn’t quite as green cleaning as a bucket and microfiber cloth, there are times when we need to get a little tougher on dirt!

Vapamore MR-100 Dry Steam Vapor Cleaner

About the Vapamore MR-100 Dry Vapor Steam Cleaner

Using steam at pressure means you can get into lots of different materials. To sanitise mattresses and other soft furnishings is a good extra tool you can own with the Vapamore. Although floor cleaning is what we generally think of, it has a myriad of other uses too. A carpet cleaning attachment is obviously pretty useful for dealing with unexpected spills and pet mess. The high temperature reached by the steam exiting the green cleaning gadget exceeds that needed to deal with bed bugs and mites so you can achieve a real deep cleaning without resorting to any harmful or non-green chemical agents.

Outside it will cope with sorting out your wheel rims and paving. But for more delicate items indoors it is possible to adjust the pressure to ensure your cleaning is done in a sensitive manner. This is one of the cheaper home steam cleaners available but the customer reviews give it a definite thumbs up, so do not be fooled by the low price. This is an economical buy but definitely a useful one in the war against dirt in your home.

Our favorite points have to be that this gizmo has lots of power without the need for harmful cleaners. Keeping your home clean and safe from toxins and air-borne particles is important. And, with the only waste product being dirty water you do not need to be worried about sending out harm to the environment at large.

The dry steam will lift dirt, remove stains, destroy bacteria, mites, spores and moulds and more, all in an ecologically sound manner. 17 extra attachments are included with the steam cleaner. They all fit snugly into the cleaner body or accessory bag so you have no storage issues to deal with. Because the steam only contains around 5% water vapor your home furnishings will not be treated to a soak as you clean.

Attachments Include:

Steam gun with hose
Accessory adaptor
Detail accessory nozzle
Jet detail nozzle
Nylon detail brush
Metal detail brush
Nylon grout brush
Floor cleaning head and cotton mop cover
2 in 1 clothes / fabric cleaner and cover
2 in 1 window / surface cleaner
3 extension tubes
Funnel and measuring cup for easy filling
Cord reel and accessory bag for simple storage

Whether you are particularly interested in environmentally friendly cleaning solutions or simply want something tough to clean floors and sanitise home furnishings, the Vapamore MR-100 Dry Steam Vapor Cleaner could be the ideal Green Cleaning Gadget for you.