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.

1. 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!
2. 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.
3. 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.

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You will really need to study the labels to ensure you purchase a green cleaning product that is up to your personal ‘green’ standards.  Maybe you want less toxic, more easily disposed of cleaners.  Or perhaps you want ‘all natural’ ingredients.  You may have keen interest in packaging; how easy it is to recycle, whether it is produced from post consumer recycled materials to begin with, or is it plastic free (a pretty tough one this).  For some the avoidance of petrochemicals is a must, or maybe you just want some super mild to protect your babies skin when you are dealing with the laundry.

The options are huge and to be honest no one range is likely to appeal to everyone.  We all have compromises to make between being less harmful to the environment, and our standards of cleanliness.  You must choose green cleaning products that are exactly right for you and your lifestyle.

An easy way to know exactly what ingredients are going into your green cleaning supplies is to use homemade remedies.  Now very few of us have time to create all our own cleaning materials.  But, switching one or two key items from pre-made formula to home-made Eco clean recipe can be done easily and with little trouble on your part.  If nothing else use baking soda to deodorize your garbage pail rather than usually extremely toxic deodorizer sprays.  Or ditch the windolene in favor of some vinegar and a microfiber cloth.  A few homemade recipes can really cut costs to your pocket and the planet and are a great way to supplement your other less than perfect green cleaning products.

Our desire to make cleaning Eco friendly and live more sustainable, less polluting lifestyles, is a noble one.  But we have to be realistic here and never forget that even one product changed is a help.  Choose or make one Green Cleaning Product today and who knows, next month you may choose another until by next year perhaps all your household chores are more environmentally friendly?.

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Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Liquid Dish Soap, Basil, 16-Ounce Bottles (Case of 6)

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Daily Shower Spray, Ylang-Ylang Formula, 28-Ounce Bottles (Pack of 8)

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Seventh Generation, Paper Towels, White, Triple Pack 3 ea

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Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day Countertop Spray, Basil, 16-Ounce Bottles (Case of 6)

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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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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…

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Nellie's PVC Free Dryer balls

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Dryer Magic/Dryer Fluff Balls Dryer Balls- SET OF 2

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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.

Vapamore MR-100 Dry Steam Vapor Cleaner from Amazon

Vapamore Multi Purpose Vapor Steamer w/ Variable Steam Control + Free Shipping

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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.

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