Eco-Friendly Cleaning Tips

Ever thought that the home ingredients at your reach could be turned to eco friendly cleaning products?

Easily available and cheap ingredients found at home could be used for cleaning purposes. Cleaning your house shouldn't come at a cost to the environment. But traditional cleaning products do more harm due to its chemical content prompting manufacturers to make products from renewable and sustainable resources.

Try out these simple eco friendly cleaning tips for clean, green household. Baking soda is one of the most affordable and effective natural cleaning agents. It's a great substance to neutralise odours and can be sprinkled on carpet before vacuuming to help get rid of nasty pet and food smells. A handy cleaning agent, the all-purpose baking soda causes dirt and grease to dissolve in water. Sprinkled onto a sponge, the substance becomes a mildly abrasive scrubbing powder. It can be poured down a drain to help unclog it or dissolved in water to clean and freshen everything from refrigerators to kitchen counters and stovetops.

Vinegar is natural cleaning product. Vinegar mixed with water in equal quantities can be used to clean windows and helps prevent mould and mildew from occurring.

Table salt can be used to help keep your home fresh and clean. Clean cast-iron pans with salt and paper towels to remove greasy build-up. It can also be used to remove stains from clothing and tablecloth fibres.