Beware of greenwashing from companies who are trying to hop on the environmental bandwagon.

The addition of a few essential oils doesn't mean that beauty product is helpful to you or the earth.

If you have questions about ingredients, check out a reliable source like


http://www.cosmeticsdatab...Findex.php

I've been thinking about this myself. Thanks, Mach!

Over the weekend we used white vinegar to clean out the microwave. It spilled inside and I used a clean kitchen rag to soak it up. I then used the vinegar-soaked rag to clean all the other surfaces in the kitchen, and it actually did a better job than the pricey cleaners we've bought.

I refuse to buy products like Windex or anything by Clorox that claim to be natural or green.

Even if their products are natural though I highly doubt it, they're cutting into the profit margins of companies like Seventh Generation, Nature's Gate, and Kiss-my-face which have been doing this for years and years.

PunkMistress said:

When my mother was small they were really poor so my grandmother had to be creative. Vinegar and baking soda was what she used most of the time to keep the house clean along with bleach or ammonia for the floors sometimes.

wherever there is a topical issue there is gonna be a bandwagon

seriously, most stuff comes off with really hot water and one of those microfibre mitts.

heybaby said:

I refuse to use anything but Vinegar and backing soda most of the time.


I add tea tree or peppermint essential oil to make the vinegar smell better and the properties of Tea-Tree oil are antiseptic (it was used before the 'chlorine revolution ).

For scrubbing the bathroom tub, I use backing soda, a little bit of regular liquid soap (I used organic , vegetable based but you can use any) and a few squirts of vinegar. I then scrub thoroughly with a brush, and it cleans beautifully (it does take a bit of work but not much more than comet).

To get rid of hard water stains, you can use cream of tartar mixed with a bit of peroxide. Scrub the metal surfaces with it and the hard water stains are completely gone--no commercial product can come close.


95% of the things in your house can be cleaned with vinegar and baking soda , with a bit of regular soap.


There are sooooo many web resources out there about homemade cleaning supplies that save you TONS of money as well as are much much much better for your overall health.

PunkMistress said:

Welcome ( me too )

I have used vinegar for yrs and yrs to clean
Floors, toilets, counters, laundry almost everything. Sometimes I put essential oils in my spray bottles of it ~ like 50/50 water/vinegar with 22 drops of peppermint or tea tree, lemongrass, sweet orange

some of the expensive natural cleaners like Seventh Generation are nice though I fond that my homemade natural cleaners do just as well if not better at fractions of the cost

Imago said:

I was inspired by you products thread actually


you'r so mean to me

Imago said:

Yeah Clorox is demon seed - no way I would support them ...


I LOVE Kiss my Face been using their products for yrs and yrs

heybaby said:

My granny too

I just carried on the $ and earth saving tradition

Imago said:

Imago said:

I've got to try this on my shower doors.

Mach said:

Great thread. The link is very helpful. I like Kiss My Face but their skin care products tend to make me perspire. And I’ve yet to find a deodorant that works and won’t slowly poison me at the same time.