Clean your home with natural wonders, not toxins

This article comes from Home Beautiful magazine [‘Seven natural wonders’, April 2009, p 64.)

These days we are more aware of chemicals and toxins then ever before. Here are some tips on cleaning your home, without poisoning it.

Eucalyptus oil

• This germ-fighter can be splashed into a bucket instead of bleach to disinfect floors. Use it to dissolve build-up stains, glue and sticker residue

Tea tree oil

• This antibacterial is great for mould. Create a shield for the shower by mixing 15 drops in 750 ml water, in a spray bottle. Spray generously and don’t rinse.

Lemon juice

• Cuts through grease on pots and pans, and removes perspiration stains from clothes. Mix one part lemon juice to two parts olive oil to create a solution that makes furniture shine like new.

White vinegar

• Run it though a dishwasher instead of Rinse Aid, and through the rinse cycle of a washing machine to soften clothes. Boil it in a kettle to remove limescale.

Cedar (oil, or dried cedar)

• Keep linens fresh and moth-free by storing this pest preventer in the closet or cupboard

Bicarbonate of soda

• Mix with vinegar to clean the bathroom and unblock drains. Try replacing your usual surface cleaner with bicarb on a damp cloth. Buy at the health food store or local market.

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