No chemical cleaners in my house!

Just like to share how easy it is to clean without using any of teh crap tehy try and sel you these days....
I use tea tree, rosemary, sage , lavendar...and any other essential oil that i fancy at the time..mixed with water in a spray bottle to clean everything in the whole house!
I love how it always smells so yummy in here and you can eat off the floors and not get poisoned with all that chemical crap....
You know what commercial really pisses me off...
That clorox anywhere spray....the mom sprays it on teh highchair while her baby is eating!!!!!!!
What the&!^$&^%@
werd

 

lol at your post
but im the same way. its baking soda, ess. oils and vinegar for me and nothing else.
im moving into a a place in september that was so incredibly filthy i couldnt believe it and i had to clean it all. im talking windows you couldnt see through, mouldy rags and bottles and garbage in the cupboards and a floor that should have been light orange but it was black. i did it just fine without chemicals though and i know that my new home is safe for me and my dog

 

I have been using baking soda and vinegar for awhile now. When I first started using them I was amazed that they not only get things clean but that they do a better job than most chemical cleaners. I have a spray bottle with half vinegar and half water that I use for general cleaning. It is great for cleaning mirrors and glass. Baking soda is great for removing stains and odors and cleaning the bath tub.

 

tea tree, rosemary, sage, and lavander are all chemicals.
and they probably aren't as antiseptic as bleach.
which, btw is a much simplier chemical, and i'm pretty sure occurs in nature.

 

Well tea tree, rosemary, sage and lavander all occur in nature and are in general not hazardous to your health like bleach is.

 

I was a janitor for 10 years using nother but vinegar, water, a green 3m scrubby and elbow grease.

 

thats cool supertramp. i work as a janitor at a summer camp right now and i hate all the chemicals they make me use, its the worst part of my job

 

It makes you wonder why all this chemical crap became so popular when it does not work as well and is harmful to you.

 

bleach does not occur in nature.

 

Yeah bleach doesn't, at least as far as I know. Ammonia does though.

 

bleach hahaha

 

This thread inspired me to throw out all the old shit we have
We have heaps of crap under the sink, most of which my fiancé bought before we were even together...window cleaner, bath cleaner, kitchen surface cleaner, polish, air fragrance sprays, mirror cleaners...the list goes on

Youre absolutely right...what a load of bullshit. Basically! Its not needed, it pollutes, its purely to make money and its a danger. Tomorrow i will fill old bottles with the solutions mentioned on this thread

Thanx

 

I totally agree, go you for ditching the chemicals! I'm trying to get rid of some gross clorox/laundry detergent/dish soap that old roommates have left behind during their times living with me. My only issue is exactly what to do with them.... should they be thrown away? I feel bad using them, because pouring them down the drain causes so much pollution... think about the salamanders/fish/ecosystems that stuff can destroy. But I feel like throwing them in the garbage is really just as bad. Either way they're getting into the environent and still causing harm. I don't know of anyway to neutralize them. Is the lesser of the two evils simply to throw them away and force future roomies not to bring chemicals into the house to begin with (which I plan to do regardless of what I do with the chems)?

I suppose the garbage is really the only way to go. I wish the chemical stuff didn't exist to begin with... le sigh.

 

you could give those products to someone who already uses those chemicals.