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A Natural Clean Saves Green

December 27th, 2007

My wife recently cleaned our oven. Not the inside but the top. You know, around the elements where it is just burnt on. We recently have changed to natural cleaning. So when it came time for the oven, my wife used non-toxic general purpose cleaner. While this is highly concentrated, the stains were also quite old. So, she used it full strength. She didn’t need a mask or gloves to do this. She just let it soak & then the baked-on crud slowly came off with some scrubbing.

Here’s the point. The various commercial cleaners from the store contain petroleum distillates. They produce potentially deadly fumes & are harmful to our environment. Not to mention the fact they cost much more per ounce then the natural cleaners. Often their packaging is non-recyclable.

The store-bought cleaners are also pre-mixed. With the natural cleaners, you decide how strong you would like the solution. Just one quart of natural cleaner can make up to 32 gallons of safe cleaning solution. One quart of cleaner from the store equals one quart of cleaner.

The natural cleaning products are just as effective as their toxic counterparts. It’s easy to save money with organic cleaning since the products are concentrated. We have cleaned quite a few things with the cleaner so far, & still have quite a bit of concentrate left. At just pennies per quart of diluted solution, there isn’t a much more effective cleaner out there for the money.

Natural cleaners are effective everywhere in the home. While the kitchen & bathroom contain most of the more harmful cleaners, they can be found in all areas. Even air fresheners (aerosol) are harmful. Natural cleaning products can provide a safe home environment & help save money.

John Marshall a.k.a. “Mr. Green Clean” is an advocate of natural cleaning. More info available at http://www.completegreencleaning.com Copyright (c) John Marshall.

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3 Comments Add your own

1. John Atchue | January 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 am

My wife and I do everything we can to remove chemicals from our home. We eat only organic foods, use natural cleaners, even bought organic mattresses and have hardwood floors throughout. I recently found out about Norwex products and love them so much I have become a rep. They are microfiber cleaning cloths and mops which have a silver based agent in them, the microfiber removes 99.9% of bacteria on all washable surfaces and the silver woven into the microfiber kills the bacteria within 24 hours. All you need is a cloth and water and you can clean your whole bathroom. No more cleaning products to buy. And the cloths have a 2 year or 500 wash guarantee. You have got to try these!!
2. Kerri Witt | January 2nd, 2008 at 11:04 pm

Hi John

Thanks for sharing. I’m not familiar with Norwex but I have been a big fan of advanced fibre technology for cleaning (www.enjo.com).

I’ve been using Enjo cloths since 2003 and have been a huge fan. Is Norwex good for grease? I’ve been so impressed with the ones I use especially in the kitchen cleaning greasy range hoods.

It’s such a smarter way, cleaner, healthier way to clean!
3. Danielle Videroni | April 30th, 2008 at 4:13 pm

I second the vote for ENJO.
They have an enormous range in cleaning products for both inside and outside the home plus a body line range and I pretty much use them all. For me Enjo products have been a Godsend. Even my kids can get in and use them because they only need cold water to work incredibly.
I am not sure if there are any reps in your area but you should get in contact with them via www.enjo.net and see if you can pick up a sample.

Happy green cleaning to you!