Speed Cleaning Secret #4 The Green Side of Speed Cleaning

Yes, what would a course on speed cleaning be if I neglected one of the hints that is probably high on your list of questions? How can you clean and not pump more toxins into your home in the process? Have you ever used some of those spot carpet cleaners? Sure, they may take the stain out of your carpet, but they replace it with a horrendous odor. If you use some of these cleaners during the summer when you have your windows open, you may not notice this smell. But if you’re forced to use this spot cleaner in the winter when your windows are shut tight, you’ll definitely notice it. But the carpet cleaner isn’t the only toxic cleaner you bring into your home. That spotless home you’re yearning for may be causing your family untold, small symptoms of distress. Symptoms you may not even associate with the cleaners you’re using. But, you ask, what are my alternatives? Why don’t you just make your own cleaners? Using very few ingredients, you can create great cleaners that work wonders on just about any surface of your home. Actually, it’s a no brainer. You reduce the number of cleaners you really need – and you reduce the toxicity as well. And the icing on the cake? They’re so very easy to create. Let me share just one of these with you quickly now. Here’s a quick cleaner that’s sure to help to deodorize your home without using artificial sprays. Peppermint Deodorizing Mist 1 8 oz fine-mist spray bottle. 8 oz white distilled vinegar 20-30 drops peppermint essential oil Combine the two ingredients in the spray mist bottle. (If you’re having trouble finding a bottle that mists finely, visit your local beauty-supply store.) How to use this incredible spray: Spray an area. Leave the room. (So far this sounds heavenly!) Be careful not to place your face into the mist to sniff the spray. The odor will be gone within minutes. Then you can wipe the counter surfaces down. It seems to work especially well on onion, cabbage and garlic odors. Want more “green” home remedies? Go to {www.cleaning123.net} where you’ll find a few more of these incredibly powerful – and unbelievably green – cleaners.