Greenise Starts To Spring Clean And Gear Up For The Summer with healthy cleaning products and tips to keep cool during the summer so you can keep your pets and family in a clean and healthy home and help keep the environment clean first off let’s take a look at some cleaning products that are safe and eco-friendly
“Martha Stewart Clean” is a full line of cleaning supplies for every part of the house and even for clothing, It is 99+% plant and mineral-based (bio-based) and all packaging recyclable there are No fragrances or colors, just natural cleaning agents you can purchase Martha Stewart Clean at your local Home Depot or from Martha Stewart
Home Made Products Since there are a lot of different recipes we will cover just a few and for more recipes you can visit eco.cycle
Household Cleaner
Mix together:
1 tsp. liquid soap (castile, peppermint)
1 tsp. borax
Squeeze of lemon
1 qt. warm water
OR
¼ c. baking soda
½ c. borax
½ c. vinegar
1 gal. water
For surfaces that need scouring, try moist salt or baking soda and a green scouring pad.
Window Cleaner
Mix together:
2 tsp. vinegar
1 qt. warm water
OR
2 tbsp. borax
3 c. water
Rub dry with newspaper to avoid streaking.
Disinfectant
Mix together:
¼ c. borax
½ gal. hot water
Air Fresheners
Commercial fresheners work by masking smells, coating nasal passages and deadening nerves to diminish sense of smell. Instead:
Find source of odors and eliminate them;
Keep house and closets clean and well-ventilated;
Grow lots of house plants;
Simmer: Cinnamon sticks
Orange peel, cloves
Water
To absorb odors, place 2 to 4 tbsp. baking soda or vinegar in small bowls in refrigerator and around the house and pour ½ cup baking soda in the bottom of trash cans.
and finally we get to the Tips to help you stay healthy while spring cleaning Provided by : sierratradingpost.com
1. Open the windows. The best way to get dirty air moving out and fresh air moving in is to open the doors and windows. Feel the breeze.
2. Skip the air fresheners. Chemical fresheners can cause eye, skin, and respiratory irritation. Aerosol air fresheners are even worse — the tiny air-borne particles can damage nerves and lodge in your lungs. Buy fresh flowers in lieu of traditional air fresheners. An open box of baking soda, cedar blocks, and dried flowers also add natural fragrance to the room.
3. Use vegetable-based cleaning products instead of harsh chemical cleaners. Vegetable-based cleaners, like those made with coconut oil, are becoming more popular every day. Even the makers of Clorox have a vegetable-based cleaning line on the market. Choose vegetable-based dishwashing detergent, too. (I just learned that traditional dish detergent is made from petroleum. If every family replaced just one 28 oz. bottle of petroleum-based dish detergent with a vegetable-based product, we could save 82,000 barrels of oil.)
4. Vinegar, vinegar, and more vinegar. Nature’s cleaning miracle, vinegar can be used to clean just about anything. Use it straight to clean kitchen floors or wash windows, mix it with baking soda and essential oils to clean sinks, and even use it to remove stains in your carpet.
5. Get some baking soda, too. Multi-purpose baking soda can be used for everything from freshening the air, to freshening the carpet or furniture, to scrubbing the toilet and tub.
6. Don’t use bleach or any cleaners containing chlorine. The problems with chlorine bleach are numerous — it can burn skin and eyes and prove fatal if swallowed. When it goes down the drain, it becomes toxic to the natural world, too. A herbal-based sanitizer or one by Seventh Generation is a good alternative, as is just plain old hot water and soap. White vinegar also works wonders (see #4).
7. Skip the harsh chemical cleaners in the bathroom. Make that porcelain sparkle with non-chlorine bleach cleaners or white vinegar and a baking soda-water paste. (See #5)
8. Use natural fiber sponges and rags to do the cleaning. Avoid using paper towels and other one-time use tools.
9. Skip the antibacterial soap. It’s just not necessary. The widespread use of antibacterial soap is also leading to antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria.
10. When you make the switch to natural cleaning products, be sure to safely dispose of any dangerous chemical products. Don’t pour them down the drain, into the ground, or into the trash. Read the labels or check with your waste management provider for options.
and now let’s get ready for the summer
Keeping Cool Provided By: EarthShare
With the heat of summer now upon us, we should do everything we can to conserve energy as we keep cool. That means treating our air conditioners the same way we treat other energy-demanding appliances: by using them wisely and keeping them running efficiently.
Use an energy-efficient air conditioner.
If you’re buying a new air conditioner, choose one for maximum energy efficiency. New air conditioners come labeled with an Energy Efficiency Rating (EER), a standard that lets you calculate how much electricity the air conditioner will consume. The higher the EER, the less it will cost you to operate the appliance to achieve the same level of cooling.
Avoid overcooling.
Don’t use or buy more cooling equipment capacity than you actually need. If you decide on central air conditioning, select the most energy-efficient unit that will cool the size space you have. Bigger is not better. A larger unit than you need will cost more to run and may not remove enough humidity from the air, the feature that some consumers like most about air conditioners.
Keep your cooling system well tuned.
Have it professionally maintained, and ask how the energy efficiency of the system may be increased.
Install a whole-house ventilating fan.
This can be put in your attic or in an upstairs window to cool the house, even if you have central air conditioning. According to Consumer Reports, a big fan working under the right conditions can cool and ventilate an entire house for about the energy cost of running an air conditioner in one room.
Set your thermostat as high as possible.
78 degrees F. is often recommended as a reasonably comfortable and energy-efficient indoor temperature.
Water Saving Tips For The Garden Provided By: EarthShare
Gardening can be a fulfilling activity to help you relax outdoors. But, if you aren’t careful, an environmentally-friendly activity can quickly turn into a sink for precious natural water resources.
Millions of gallons of water are used in gardens and lawns each year —many of them wastefully. Here are some ways to cut back on
the amount of water you use in the garden:
Adjust your lawn mower to a higher setting. Longer grass retains water better.
Water in the early morning, when temperatures are cooler, to minimize evaporation.
Check your sprinkler system regularly and adjust sprinklers so only your lawn is watered and not the house, sidewalk, or street.
Collect and use rainwater for watering your garden.
Direct downspouts or gutters toward shrubs or trees.
Install a drip irrigation system around your trees and shrubs to water more efficiently.
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Greenise starts to Spring clean and gear up for the Summer with healthy cleaning products and tips. This Spring cleaning article is on how to keep cool during the Summer. One of our goals here at Greenise is to provide information that can keep your pets and family in a clean and healthy home, while helping to keep the environment clean.
First things first, let’s take a look at some cleaning products that are safe and eco-friendly
“Martha Stewart Clean” is a full line of cleaning supplies for every part of the house and even for clothing. This eco-product is 99+% plant and mineral-based (bio-based) with all packaging is recyclable. There are No fragrances or colors, just natural cleaning agents to keep you, your pets and the environment safe and clean. You can purchase Martha Stewart Clean at your local Home Depot or from Martha Stewart
Now let’s take a look at some Homemade Eco-Products.
