Toxin-Free Cleaning Tips for Your Home

In the last post we mentioned that Casa Latina’s workers enjoy participating in “Green Cleaning” workshops, where they share tips for creating a cleaner, healthier home. This week we’d like to present some of those tips to you! The following ideas come from The Washington State Department of Ecology. For even more “Green Cleaning” tips, visit their website here: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/toxicfreetips/

 

Tub & Sink Cleaner
• Baking Soda
• Liquid Castile Soap/Murphy’s Soap

You can use baking soda in place of scouring powder. Sprinkle the baking soda on porcelain fixtures and rub with a wet rag. You can add a little soap to the rag for more cleaning power. Rinse well to avoid leaving a hazy film.

Window and Mirror Cleaner
• Vinegar
• Water

Put ¼ cup vinegar in to a spray bottle and fill to the top with water. Spray on glass surfaces. Rub with sheets of newspaper, a diaper, or other lint-free rag. For outdoor windows, use a sponge and wash using warm water with a few drops of liquid Castile soap added. Rinse well and dry with a squeegee.

Toilet-Bowl Cleaner
• Baking Soda
• Liquid Castile Soap/Murphy’s Soap

Sprinkle baking soda inside the bowl as you would any scouring powder. Squeeze a couple of drops of soap in, then scrub with a toilet-bowl brush. Finish outside surfaces of toilet with a wet rag sprinkled with baking soda.

- CLWC