Natural Cleaning Methods

Safer, Less Expensive Ways to Clean Your Home

Are you looking for an inexpensive way to clean your house? What about a safer, chemical free way of cleaning? Natural cleaning methods are for you! Forget the pre-made cleaners that tout antibacterial protection with their long list of chemical ingredients. You can clean your home naturally, while leaving it pleasantly scented and protected against harmful germs without a lot of expense or chemical residue.

When using natural cleaning methods there are a few basic, inexpensive cleaning items to have on hand at all times. Baking soda is great natural cleaner for scrubbing tubs and showers, freeing stoves and pans from baked on grease and neutralizing odors. Make a paste with water and baking soda and scrub away. More water will equal a softer, more liquid scrub and less water will give more oomph. Baking soda can also be used for brushing your teeth, washing your hair, and exfoliating your skin. It is the most gentle, while still be extremely effective, scrubber to be found in the chemical-free cleaning world.

Vinegar can be used to naturally disinfect bathrooms, counters and floors. Mix one part water, one part vinegar in a spray bottle and clean away. If you’re worried about the odd smell of vinegar being left behind in your home, don’t fret. The smell will dissipate and you’ll be left with an odor free home. Add a ½ part of rubbing alcohol to the mixture and use it to wash windows and glass surfaces. Apple cider vinegar can be used to rinse your hair after washing it with baking soda. Your hair will be shiny and soft as if you used an expensive shampoo after using the baking soda/apple cider vinegar combo for a while.

A natural cleaning product that will kill germs is easy with rubbing alcohol. Along with removing gum and paint, rubbing alcohol can be used to disinfect surface after they are contaminated with raw meat. However, rubbing alcohol should not be used on wooden cutting boards at all because they will dry them, crack them and allow more bacteria inside. Hydrogen peroxide is a good natural cleaning product choice for cleaning wooden cutting boards.