Dishing the Dirt: Homemade Vs Store-Bought Cleaners

Dishing Dirton The CLEANERS HOMEMADE Vs SHOP BOUGHT BENEFITS BENEFITS COST-EFFECTIVE CONVENIENT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY EFFECTIVE NON-TOXIC STRONG DISINFECTION DRAWBACKS DRAWBACKS NOT ALWAYS AS EFFECTIVE EXPENSIVE WEAK DISINFECTION BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT TIME-CONSUMING TO MAKE CAN BE HARMFUL TOXIC CHEMICALS FOUND IN COMMON HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS CARCINOGENS CAN CAUSE AND PROMOTE CANCER ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS CAN CAUSE INFERTILITY, PREMATURE PUBERTY, MISCARRIAGE, MENSTRUAL ISSUES AND ADHD NEUROTOXINS AFFECT BRAIN ACTIVITY AND CAUSE HEADACHES AND MEMORY LOSS Creen WHAT ABOUT STORE-BOUGHT CLEANERS? EVEN "ALL-NATURAL" AND "GREEN" CLEANERS CAN STILL CONTAIN HARMFUL CHEMICALS. IN 2010 IT WAS FOUND THAT 95% OF SO-CALLED "GREEN" CONSUMER PRODUCTS HAD COMMITTED AT LEAST ONE "GREENWASHING SIN". THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN GREEN W) CLEANING PRODUCTS 01 : 3RD PARTY CERTIFICATIONS & RATINGS 02 : FULL DISCLOSURE OF INGREDIENTS 03 : IDENTIFIED FRAGRANCES 04: MINERAL/PLANT BASED 05 : BIODEGRADABILITY POWERFUL INGREDIENTS 10 FOR DIY CLEANING 01: WHITE VINEGAR WHITE VINEGAR EFFECTIVE CLEANER THAT CAN KILL 90% OF HOUSEHOLD GERMS. 02: LEMONS ACT AS A DEGREASER, CLEANER AND DEODORISER. 03: SALT CAN BE USED AS A GENTLE ABRASIVE. ALSO REMOVES RED WINE STAINS. 04: PURE ESSENTIAL OILS IN EXTRACTS OF THYME, OREGANO, MINT, CINNAMON, SALVIA & CLOVE POSSESS STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES. 05: BORAX BORAX CAN BE USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER. CLEANS, DEODORISES, & REMOVES LIMESCALE. 06: BAKING SODA BAKING SODA DEGREASER AND DEODORISER. 07: RUBBING ALCOHOL CAN BE USED FOR REMOVING INK RUBBING ALCOHOL STAINS. GOOD FOR BATHROOM CLEANING 08: VEGETABLE OIL CAN BRING MOISTURE BACK TO DRIED-OUT WOOD, RATTAN & WICKER. CAN ALSO BE USED ON LEATHER. 09: HYDROGEN PEROXIDE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE NATURALLY OCCURRING BLEACH. DISINFECTANT AND WHITENER. 10: MICROFIBER CLOTHS ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIAL THAT TRAP MOISTURE, DIRT AND DEBRIS MORE EFFICIENTLY. WHITE VINEGAR MAKE YOUR OWN ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER INGREDIENTS HOW TO USE •1 CUP OF WATER POUR INTO A SPRAY BOTTLE AND SHAKE GENEROUSLY. USE AS YOU WOULD A •1 CUP OF WHITE VINEGAR NORMAL ALL-PURPOSE CLEANER. WIPE WITH • 10-20 DROPS OF ESSENTIAL OIL A MICROFIBER CLOTH OR PAPER TOWEL. THE ESSENTIAL OIL IS NOT ONLY TO MASK THE SMELL OF THE VINEGAR; LAVENDER AND TEA TREE OILS HAVE ANTISEPTIC AND BACTERICIDAL PROPERTIES TOO! 4 CLEANING MYTHS DEBUNKED ΜΥΤΗ 01: "VINEGAR CLEANS EVERYTHING" VINEGAR IS ACIDIC, THEREFORE SHOULD BE TREATED WITH CAUTION AROUND NATURAL SURFACES (STONE, MARBLE, WOOD ETC.) & FLOORING - AS IT CAN ERODE IT. MYTH 02: "NEWSPAPER IS GREAT FOR CLEANING GLASS/MIRRORS" THIS USED TO BE TRUE, BUT CHANGES TO THE INKS USED IN PRINTING HAS MEANT THAT NEWSPAPERS NOW 'LEAK' INK EASIER - LEAVING YOUR WINDOWS COVERED IN INKY STREAKS! MYTH 03: "YOU MUST USE SPECIALITY CLEANERS FOR DIFFERENT SURFACES IN YOUR HOME" MOST HOUSEHOLD SURFACES CAN BE CLEANED WITH A MICROFIBER CLOTH AND ALL-PURPOSE CLEANING SOLUTION. NATURAL STONE SURFACES (LIKE MARBLE AND GRANITE), MAY REQUIRE SPECIAL CLEANERS. MYTH 04: "BAKING SODA + VINEGAR MAKES THE ULTIMATE HOMEMADE CLEANER" SEPARATELY, THESE ARE EFFECTIVE CLEANERS. HOWEVER, WHEN COMBINED, THE ACID OF THE VINEGAR& ALKALINE OF THE BAKING SODA CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT, LEAVING YOU WITH JUST A SALTY WATER SOLUTION. SOURCES: HTTP://DONTMESSWITHMAMA.COMI7-TOXIC-HOUSEHOLD-CLEANERSAVOID-PROBLEM-NATURAL-STORE-BOUGHT-CLEANERS/ HTTPS://EXPERIENCEIFE.COM/ARTICLE/8-HIDDEN-TOXINS-WHA TS-LJRKING-IN-YOUR-CLEANING-PRODUCTS/ HTTP://MYDARLACLEMENTINECOM/2015/12/30/5-THINGS-TO-LOOK-FOR-IN-GREEN-STOREBOUGHT-CLEANERS-AND-A-GIVEAWAY-WITH-GRABGREEN HTTPS://WWW.GRAINGER.COM/CONTENT/SUPPLYUNK-CLEANING-WITH-MICROFIBER HTTP://BLOG.RADIANTUFECATALOG.COM/DIY-AL-PURPOSE-CLEANER HTTP://WW.GOODHOUSEKEEPING.COM/HOME/CLEANING/G3132/PINTEREST-CLEANING-HACKS-THAT-DO-NOT-WORKI HTTP://W.NCBI.NLM.NIHGOV/PUBMED/12678685 my sofa beds Web : www.mysofabeds.co.uk Twitter: @MySofaBeds Facebook : facebook.com/mysofabeds Pinterest : pinterest.com/mysofabeds