Eco Cleaning & Cosmetics

I've been trying to gradually replace our cleaning products in our flat with less harmful ones which are kinder to the environment. My biggest find was reading about the amazing cleaning properties of white vinegar. Its not only good as a cleaning spray its really cheap. I bought a spray bottle from Wilkonsons (UK store) for less than a £1. I need to read up properly on what you can use it for cleaning. Otherwise most of our household products are now Ecover, my shampoo is from Lush (one of the solid bars that is shampoo & conditioner) and most of my make up is Barry M.

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9 replies since 30th September 2009 • Last reply 30th September 2009

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Baking soda arty, baking soda is great for scrubbing and washing. Want whites to be whiter, add BS! Need to clean the sink? use BS


also for clogs use one cup vinegar and one cup baking soda

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also olive oil is a great mosituriser.

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ummmm, I use old towelsm cut up as rags for cleaning

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Miranda Kerr is branching out and launching a 100% organic skincare line called Kora.

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Hey, I know that white vinegar and newspaper to be GREAT for cleaning windows... its got a whole lot of grease off of my car windows.
If you are in the UK, you might appreciate Kim & Aggie's tips from "How Clean is Your House?" I <3 that programme it shows how filthy people can get, like one person hadn't cleaned at all in 20yrs. I like seeing the outcome. As lazy as I am with cleaning, I could never let my house get that bad

Anyways they use alot of natural stuff like vinagar, bicarbonate soda, lemons etc...

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/cleaning/index.html

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I know that show

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I like Kim and Aggie - they do use some great, easy to make and natural products. Bicarb is excellent stuff!

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ooh its not hard going green as people think, most people think GREEN is expensive, I told my mom that I use only biodegradable washing powder and when we went shopping I showed it, its the same price as the others, but with no phospourus, dyes or additives

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Olive oil is a great furniture polish.

2 cups olive oil (doesn't have to be expensive, pomace grade is just fine), and the juice of one lemon shaken up in a jar and then gently rubbed onto furniture with a soft rag works well, and the lemon smells good!

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I don't know why people spend so much on those harsh chemicals, I always used water and lemon

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I swear to you, baking soda and vinegar are all you need. My mom uses vinegar for all glass and mirror cleaning. Anything that you would use a glass cleaner for (tv, glass, windows, mirrors), you can use vinegar. Baking soda is great for any scrubbing.

For a coffee pot or stove that has lots of stains: salt, ice, lemon. You put the ice (cubes), some salt (enough to cover the bottom of the pot), and then squeeze half a lemon in...add some water, swirl around, then scrub with the scrubby side of a scrub. It will remove coffee stains from a pot and you don't have to try to shove your hand down in there. It would work for any cookware.

Plus, simply soaking things in water helps loosen up anything.

I've read that coke is great for releasing grease. You just put a can of coke in with any clothes that have grease spots and also use detergent, and it's supposed to release the grease. I haven't tried it though.

A friend of mine made her own detergent: borax, ivory soap (grated with a cheese grater), a little citric acid. This is what I used whenever washing her daughter's clothes and diapers (I was her nanny) and even used it when I'd do my laundry over there.

Also, I've just started using baking soda to wash my hair. It's great! Just mix it up with some water, 'til you have a nice paste, put it on your hair and give yourself a great, all-over, scalp massaged. Rinse it away. Then mix some of that vinegar with water and pour it over your head to make it shine. I've been doing it for two weeks, and it's cheap and has no harsh chemicals!

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