http://enconcerto.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/chemical-free-stain-removal/ Living in Concert with the Natural World Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:39:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://enconcerto.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/chemical-free-stain-removal/#comment-182 How to Green Spring Cleaning 2009 « Harmony Green Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:11:09 +0000 http://enconcerto.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/chemical-free-stain-removal/#comment-182 [...] Don’t forget to go green for big cleaning projects, as well. Instead of buying the chemicals they sell you when you rent the carpet shampooer, consider mixing up your own. Washing soda is non toxic and if you use the right amount, it doesn’t turn your carpet into a foam workout. Vinegar is the stuff to use if you are trying to wash out pet odors; acetic acid works natural miracles on urine. Lemon juice and water on a rag will take nicotine off of walls, coffee spatters off the venetian blinds and dried food off the side of the garbage can. If you want to add some antibacterial action to your mix, add a drop or two of tea tree oil. Use grain alcohol (drinking alcohol, not denatured!) as a base for your mix and up the antiseptic qualities. If you want to freshen the air, add a drop of peppermint oil to the lemon or linseed oil you rub the furniture with. And check out my previous post for recipes for leather cleaners and other hard to find natural cleaning solutions. [...] [...] Don’t forget to go green for big cleaning projects, as well. Instead of buying the chemicals they sell you when you rent the carpet shampooer, consider mixing up your own. Washing soda is non toxic and if you use the right amount, it doesn’t turn your carpet into a foam workout. Vinegar is the stuff to use if you are trying to wash out pet odors; acetic acid works natural miracles on urine. Lemon juice and water on a rag will take nicotine off of walls, coffee spatters off the venetian blinds and dried food off the side of the garbage can. If you want to add some antibacterial action to your mix, add a drop or two of tea tree oil. Use grain alcohol (drinking alcohol, not denatured!) as a base for your mix and up the antiseptic qualities. If you want to freshen the air, add a drop of peppermint oil to the lemon or linseed oil you rub the furniture with. And check out my previous post for recipes for leather cleaners and other hard to find natural cleaning solutions. [...]

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