Make your own creamy cleaner
Can you look in your laundry and bathroom cupboards and find umpteen tins and bottles of pungent, toxic cleaners? One whiff of any of them will probably leave you short of breath.
Chemical cleaners are wiped around toilet seats, baths and kitchen surfaces, not to mention the fact that our clothes are drenched in them each time we do the washing. A lot of cleaning products are absorbed by our skin. Many are carcinogenic and can affect our central nervous system.
So far we have only mentioned the affect on our bodies but what about the affect on our environment. That's another story we don't need to go into here as you are well aware of how fragile it is.
Lets get down to something constructive and make some healthy cleaners. Most of ingredients are in your pantry right now, so let's get started.
Read here about the ingredients you will be using.
Thick creamy cleaner, similar to Jif:
Mix 1 and 3/4 cups of bicarbonate of soda with about 2/3 cup of liquid detergent to make a cream. If you like, you can add a few drops of essential oil such as lavender. All detergents vary so you may need to adjust the quantities slightly. But don't make the solution too thick or you won't be able to squeeze it out of your storage bottle.
This mixture is good for cleaning baths and ceramic sinks.
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