Cleaning Green

Spring is almost here...and you know what that means: spring cleaning.

Whether you are cleaning for you and your family or because you are having an open house, consider whether the products you are using a doing more harm than help.

Many of the home cleaning products we buy are convenient, but they can be potentially harmful. Sometimes these products release toxins into the air and these toxins can linger, especially if your house does not have the best ventilation.

One way to avoid this is to use natural products to clean your home. The interesting thing about these natural cleaners is that they are all things that you can safely ingest, so that tells you that there is nothing wrong with breathing them in as you clean. Just be certain that you do not mix homemade cleaners with store-bought cleaning products.

You can use a vinegar solution to clean counters, floors, and drains, Vinegar can help you say good bye to hard water build-up and ants as well.

Baking soda is great deodorizer for the refrigerator. You can also use it to scrub hard-to-clean stains on pots and pans.

You can use lemon juice in the same ways you use vinegar, with the added bonus that the lemon juice will add an invigorating scent.