Green cleaning

Natural cleaning or green cleaning is a way to clean your home with fewer cleaning products and safer alternatives - producing less waste and reducing the need for harmful chemicals.

All the following ingredients can be bought inexpensively from your local supermarket:


 * Bicarbonate of Soda (Baking Soda) - cleans, deodorises, softens water and is a good scouring powder.
 * Borax - is a naturally occurring mineral salt. It cleans, deodorises, bleaches and disinfects. Borax is also used to control pests such as ants and cockroaches.
 * Lemon Juice - is a mild bleach, a deodorant and a cleaning agent.
 * Pure Soap - is a general purpose cleaner that biodegrades completely.
 * Washing Soda - cuts grease and remove stains
 * White Vinegar - cuts crease and is a deodoriser and mild disinfectant.

Related wiki

 * Green cleaning on Greenlivingpedia

References
 * Pittwater Council-Green Living