Posts Tagged ‘cleaning tips’

Green Living: Get rid of pesky pesticides

Green Living: Get rid of pesky pesticides

April 25, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

The use of chemicals in your home is bad for the environment, plus the toxins can trigger allergies, exacerbate asthma symptoms and cause problems for those with ADHD, autism and other disorders. For your family's health, you should attempt to clean green whenever possible. Get rid of pesky pesticides The Bio Green

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Organic living: How to use castile soap around the house

Organic living: How to use castile soap around the house

March 27, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

Castile soap is a vegetable-based soap made with olive oil. It’s available in liquid and bar form and most brands are organic. If you’re looking for a non-toxic and fragrance-free soap to use around the house, it’s a great, reasonably-priced option. Here are some ideas to use castile soap around the

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Stain removal: Getting rid of crayon marks

Stain removal: Getting rid of crayon marks

March 23, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

Today, my 2 1/2 year old daughter was the last one out of the car. By the time that my husband had taken one or two minutes to bring the other kids in our house, she had drawn on the car window, car door, and worst of all -- the

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Housecleaning shortcuts

Housecleaning shortcuts

February 8, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

It's a horrible feeling when you have friends or family coming over in an hour and your house is a disaster. You know you can't scour and clean everything from top to bottom, so you need to use some shortcuts to get your home clean -- or at least presentable. Concentrate

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Green cleaning: The power of vinegar

Green cleaning: The power of vinegar

February 6, 2012 |  by  |  No Comments

Recently, we have been trying more and more to "clean green" in our house. That means less toxic chemicals and more cleaning with baking soda, lemon and vinegar. I've found the vinegar can clean almost everything. Clean stainless steel sinks with vinegar Wash windows with vinegar and newspaper Add vinegar to the dish water

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