The Naturally Clean Home: 100 Safe and Easy Herbal Formulas for Non-Toxic Cleansers - Softcover

Siegel-Maier, Karyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158017194X ISBN 13: 9781580171946

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 1999

Synopsis

You don't need to pay a fortune for expensive "green" commercial cleaning products. It's easy and inexpensive to mix up effective, nontoxic alternatives using basic kitchen staples — baking soda, vinegar, lemon juice, herbs, and borax — plus a handful of easy-to-find essential oils. Karyn Siegel-Maier offers 150 all-natural recipes for cleaning everything in your home — from bathrooms to bedding, carpets to cabinetry. The formulas are so simple that anyone can make them, but they are at least as effective as the commercial options. Try making your own Rosemary-Geranium Floor Wipes for electrostatic floor mops, Weekend Warrior Wicker Wash, Telephone Dirty Talk Tamer, Clear the Air Room Spritzer, or Lavender Lift Automatic Dishwasher Soap.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Save money...Save your health...Save the planet...With natural cleaning power!

Did you know that the air in your home might have chemical contamination levels 70 times greater than outdoor air? And the culprits are lurking right under your kitchen sink. It's time to clean up your act!

Learn how easy it is to make your own safe, nontoxic, effective alternatives to commercial cleaning products by combining the antibacterial and antiseptic properties of herbs and essential oils with other natural ingredients such as baking soda, vinegar, borax, and lemon juice. The Naturally Clean Home includes tips and formulas for freshening every room in the house:

--Wash the dishes with eucalyptus

--Restore the rug with rosemary

--Soften fabrics with lemon

--Clean the oven with orange

--Scrub the sink with lavender

--Polish wood with raspberry leaves

--Flush the toilet clean with tea tree oil

--Wax the car with beeswax

About the Author:

Karyn Siegel-Maier is a health writer, the mother of three, and the author of The Naturally Clean Home. She contributes articles about herbal health and alternative medicine to magazines including Natural Living Today and Mother Earth News.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 158017194X
• ISBN 13: 9781580171946
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 169