UK Energy Saving Blog: Cheap & Green Cleaning Products

If you take pride in your home, you could be one of the many people who spend up to ?200 per year on household cleaning products. If you were to take a look under your sink now, how many products would you find that have not been used in months?? Products such as drain cleaner are among the most wasted of household goods, with many bought for one use then stowed in the back of the cupboard.?

Before you buy a separate kitchen and bathroom cleaner, think, there are many products already around your home that can easily manage these jobs. By putting some of the natural cleaning products to work in your home, you can save money in a way that your nan would be proud of.

Lemons
Lemon Juice is acidic and acts as a natural bleach. By cutting a lemon in half you can create a cleaning pad for kitchen and bathroom surfaces. The citric acid will break down many deposits while the natural bleaches remove stains. By mixing one part lemon juice with two parts olive oil you can make an ideal furniture polish. The only drawback? with lemon is that the bleaches may mark some surfaces.

Baking Soda
Baking soda acts as a very strong, non-abrasive, cleaner that can replace a wide range of the cleaners in your cupboard. Leaving baking soda in an empty washing machine or dishwasher will clean them out, remove limescale and keep your drains flowing freely.? By adding lemon juice to baking soda you can make a thick paste that can be left on most surfaces. Baked-on food on pans or limescale on taps are an ideal job for this.

Vinegar
White vinegar is very acidic and, mixed in equal parts with water, makes an all-purpose household cleaner. Correctly used, this solution can be used as a surface cleaner, oven cleaner, bathroom scrub, glass cleaner, mop detergent, weed killer, brass polish, rust remover and fabric softener. Don?t be put off by the smell as this will disappear when it the vinegar dries. Make sure to use plenty of water when cleaning tiles because, if not properly diluted, vinegar will dissolve grout and discolour marble.

Rice
Rice acts as a very effective sponge that can reach into the most awkward places, coffee grinders and waste disposals can be scrubbed out by passing rice through them. It is also very good at water displacement, if you have dropped your phone in the bath, leaving it in a bowl of rice will help draw out any water.

The chemicals in most household cleaning products can be picked up by sewerage treatment works , so the majority can be safely washed down the sink.? They can, however, have a negative environmental impact if not disposed of properly. There is no danger of this happening with the above natural products. The examples given are only a small sample of the uses these products have so, by doing a bit of experimenting, there are many ways in which you can save money? and make your home that little bit greener.

Author Bio: Joe is a blogger for Force8 doors and windows who writes about property, home improvement, interior design and green living

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Source: http://uk-energy-saving.blogspot.com/2013/04/cheap-green-cleaning-products.html

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