Your home is for living NOT for CLEANINGbaking soda | Your home is for living NOT for CLEANING – New York – Manhattan Cleaning Services | Cleaner and Organized Home http://keepyourhomeclean.com/blog New York - Manhattan Cleaning Services | Cleaner and Organized Home Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:29:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to make your own green soft scrub. http://keepyourhomeclean.com/blog/how-make-your-own-green-soft-scrub/ http://keepyourhomeclean.com/blog/how-make-your-own-green-soft-scrub/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:47:52 +0000 Marzena Ziembicka http://keepyourhomeclean.com/?p=851
  • How Did I Change My Approach Towards Cleaning?
  • Why we should use green cleaning products?
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    • ]]>     Recently I decided that I am going to make my own cleaning products for my cleaning service in NYC. I use them at home for my cleaning, so why not use them at my clients’ homes.

    I was asked to do a deep cleaning for a new client on the Upper West Side. The project was big because we had to wash the walls from top to bottom. The apartment was in good shape.

    I made my own soft scrub.

    It was very easy and quick to do. I mixed 1/8 cup of Castile oil plus 1/2 cup of baking soda plus 8 drops of tea tree or rosemary essential oil. It makes enough for a couple of bathroom cleanings.

    It worked great and smelled great and there were no toxins in it.

    After 9 hours of cleaning I didn’t have a headache , dry eyes or a nosebleed which regular store bought products have given me in the past.

    By the way, thank you Kim for using my green cleaning service for deep cleaning your apartment.

    I am wondering how many of you are using your own homemade products. If you know some good recipes please share them with me.

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    ]]>     http://keepyourhomeclean.com/blog/how-make-your-own-green-soft-scrub/feed/ 0     Go Green With Your Laundry http://keepyourhomeclean.com/blog/go-green-with-your-laundry/ http://keepyourhomeclean.com/blog/go-green-with-your-laundry/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:24:14 +0000 Marzena Ziembicka http://keepyourhomeclean.com/?p=462
  • Green Cleaning Recipes for Your Home
    • ]]>     Did you realize that you can buy green soaps and detergents? I am sure you did.

    You may find that using soap does not work too well with the water that is in your area. If you do find this is so, you can soften water with baking soda. If you add ¼ cup baking soda to the rinse cycle your clothes will come out nice and soft as though you have used a commercial softener. You can increase the amount of soda you use up to ½ cup until you are happy with the results. The health benefits of being green in your laundry are huge. Just think about it. You have clothes on your back 24 hrs a day and for 24 hrs a day we have chemicals touching our bodies when we don’t use a green laundry system.

    If you are going to switch from detergents to green soaps it would pay to give your machine a wash through with just water and vinegar to clean out all the soap scum that has accumulated over time. This way, your clothes will be going into a scum free machine for their next wash.

    There are many green brands of home products as well so you won’t have to go without if you would rather use a commercial product. Here are some sites you could look at for a chemical free laundry:

    • www.ecover.com
    • www.oxyboost.com
    • www.sunandearth.com
    • www.seventhgeneration.com

    I would love to hear your feedback about today’s post. So TalkBack to me… I’m listening! :-)

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