| Natural cleaning products are used to clean, deodorize | | | | You can also make a toilet bowl cleaner: Mix ¼ |
| and disinfect which have natural substances as their | | | | cup baking soda and 1 cup vinegar pour into toilet, let |
| active ingredients. These products are less damaging | | | | set for 5 minutes, then scrub with brush. My father |
| to the environment and safer for human and also for | | | | had tried it last September he accidentally mixed |
| animals or your pets, unlike the household cleaning | | | | baking soda into a cup of vinegar while cooking then |
| products. | | | | he placed it on a container. |
| These household cleaning products contains a toxic | | | | While my father was cooking, my mother asks for |
| chemical ingredients which are eventually contact the | | | | the muriatic acid to clean the toilet bowl. My father |
| air, water and soil where they can cause a significant | | | | had mistakenly gave the container of mixed baking |
| and irreparable harm to animals, plants ,drinking water | | | | soda and vinegar, my father remember that |
| and food supplies. This can be a really big problem. So | | | | container but it's too late my mother had already |
| try to use natural cleaning products to avoid those | | | | used it and it is effective. Start on that day until now |
| problems. | | | | my mother still using that ingredient. They both |
| What else can you do? Dispose of hazardous | | | | learned to use homemade natural cleaning products |
| household cleaning products responsibly. For | | | | and also to save more money. It's too easy making |
| information on proper disposal in your area, contact | | | | homemade cleaning products, simple and affordable |
| your local or state department of solid waste disposal | | | | unlike using household cleaning products which are |
| or household hazardous waste. But if your community | | | | expensive and dangerous cause of its toxic |
| doesn't have a household hazardous waste collection | | | | ingredients. |
| program, encourage your community leaders to | | | | Homemade cleaning products you have in your |
| organize one. | | | | kitchen: vinegar, lemon juice, salt, baking soda and |
| If you want to save more money in cleaning your | | | | others. Lemon juice is another natural substance that |
| home and furniture's try to make homemade cleaning | | | | can be used to clean your home. It cleans and shines |
| products. It's very simple and easy to do. Here are | | | | brass and copper. Lemon juice can be mixed with |
| some examples of ingredients using baking soda: | | | | vinegar and or baking soda to make cleaning pastes. |
| All-purpose cleaner: Place 4 tablespoons baking soda | | | | Cut a lemon in half and sprinkle baking soda on the |
| in 1 quart warm water and shake well. Baking soda | | | | cut section. |
| (sodium bicarbonate) neutralizes acid, softens fabrics, | | | | Use the lemon to scrub dishes, surfaces, and stains. |
| as well as deodorizes, cleans and polishes metals and | | | | Mix 1 cup olive oil with ½ cup lemon juice and |
| plastics. | | | | you have a furniture polish for your hardwood |
| Another natural ingredient is vinegar. Vinegar removes | | | | furniture. You can use salt in cleaning your |
| mildew, grease, and wax; deodorizes; cleans | | | | accessories like silver. I had always used salt in |
| windows, brick, and stone. Some ingredients using | | | | cleaning my accessories. You just need to boil water |
| vinegar: Air freshener: Place shallow plates of vinegar | | | | then pour the salt and your silver accessories for 5 |
| in rooms to absorb odors; sprinkle ½ cup | | | | minutes. Try it at your home and see to believe that |
| borax in the bottom of trash cans or diaper pails to | | | | a salt can make your silvers clean and shine like new |
| prevent the growth of bacteria and mold that cause | | | | sold. |
| odors. | | | | |