Clean and Green: The Complete Guide to Non-Toxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping - Softcover

Annie Berthold-Bond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1886101019 ISBN 13: 9781886101012

Publisher: Ceres Press, 1994

Synopsis

Clean & Green is filled with new and traditional ideas for living free of hazardous household products. You'll learn how to create a fantastic cleaner and a soft scrubber, clean produce effectively, and eliminate mold without disinfectants. Discover the cleaning power of lemon, rhubarb and other plants, use little-known cleaning agents like pumice and zeolite, and rediscover gentle disinfectants like pine oil and borax. You can even make your own car wax, rust inhibitor and engine degreaser.
You'll also be able to create a healthier environment with air-filtering house plants, preserve bulk cleaning formulas, naturally wash floors with a flea-fighting soap, and personalize homemade cleaners with your favorite natural fragrance. Resources for nontoxic commercial products are also included.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Now You Can Clean, Polish and Disinfect Naturally.

Clean & Green is filled with new and traditional ideas for living free of hazardous household products.

Create a "fantastic" cleaner and a "soft scrubber" * Clean produce effectively * Eliminate mold without toxic disinfectants * Discover the cleaning power of lemon, rhubarb and other plants * Use little-known cleaning agents like pumice and zeolite * Make your own car wax, rust inhibitor and engine degreaser * Rediscover gentle disinfectants like pine oil and borax * Create a healthier environment with air-filtering houseplants * Preserve cleaning formulas naturally * Wash floors with a flea-fighting soap * Personalize homemade cleaners with your favorite natural fragrance * Choose the best commercial products available from the natural food store, supermarket, and by mail

"I never thought a book (or anything else) could make me enthusiast about house-cleaning, but this book has!" - Donella Meadows, Adjunct professor of environmental studies, Dartmouth College

"The ultimate in childproofing. Every home needs this veritable encyclopedia of nontoxic, environment-friendly cleaning products." - Wendy Gordon Rockefeller, Co-chair, Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet

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Creamy-Like-Frosting Soft Scrubber

1/4 cup baking soda
vegetable-oil-based liquid soap to make a paste
Place baking soda in a bowl, stir in liquid soap and mix until you have a rich, creamy texture. Scoop onto a sponge, wash surface and rinse thoroughly.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ceres Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1886101019
• ISBN 13: 9781886101012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162