What natural cleaners do you use to clean your kitchen?

[Anonymous]

I've previously used 409 kitchen cleaner and really can't stand the harsh fumes, it is definitely time for me to switch to less harsh cleaners. Outside of the typical baking soda and vinegar solution (which I do use occasionally), what store bought cleaners do you use in your kitchen?

[Anonymous]

Water, vinegar, baking soda and bleach really cover all messes in our house. We don't use any prepared cleaners except for the washing machine and dishwasher.

If you are determined to use store-bought though, perhaps try Method (sold at Target I think).

[Anonymous]

Clorox's Greenworks brand is as green as I go. Similar to 7th Generation and Whole Foods' store brand 365. Natural surfactants and better for environment. But they are definitely not like washing with vinegar.

[Anonymous]

Bleach

[Anonymous]

I don't consider bleach to be "natural" or environmentally friendly, am I wrong?

[Anonymous]

I use Method. I'm not convinced it's actually "natural" by any means, but they at least pay lip service to the issue, and it's pretty cheap. Most importantly, it works really well.

[Anonymous]

A good abrasive cleanser is Kosher salt. I use it for my sinks and I sprinkle a large amount on a lemon half and use that to scrub my sink also works good in the shower. You can also use it to scrub poultry before cooking. Just rinse well. Vinegar is an awesome fabric softener. a 1/4 tsp of lavender oil in a quart of water makes a great all purpose cleaner lavender is antimicrobial.
A good website for homemade cleansers.

http://thefamilyhomestead.com/homemadehouseholdcleaners.htm

[Anonymous]

I tried various natural cleaners for years - nothing is better than the super-easy homemade solutions. I'd rather buy the occasional big bag of baking soda, gallon of vinegar, gallon of castile and take fifteen seconds to refill a bottle than deal with purchased cleaners. I also have citric acid and a few other items to make special-use cleaners, but for everyday cleaning - psh.

Alternating spray solutions of vinegar with hydrogen peroxide (just screw a spray head on to the plain brown bottle) is as effective as bleach and considerably less gaggy.

[Anonymous]

Oh - "Organic Housekeeping" by Ellen Sandbeck is by far the most intelligent approach to cleaning I've found.

[Anonymous]

Watered down bleach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I tried various natural cleaners for years - nothing is better than the super-easy homemade solutions. I'd rather buy the occasional big bag of baking soda, gallon of vinegar, gallon of castile and take fifteen seconds to refill a bottle than deal with purchased cleaners. I also have citric acid and a few other items to make special-use cleaners, but for everyday cleaning - psh.

Alternating spray solutions of vinegar with hydrogen peroxide (just screw a spray head on to the plain brown bottle) is as effective as bleach and considerably less gaggy.

You must be my long-lost twin! I buy bags of baking soda and jugs of vinegar from Costco every 2-3 months. I have spray bottles of vinegar all over the house and mix up my scrub of baking soda + Dr. Bronner's (I prefer the peppermint) which works really well and smells awesome!

[Anonymous]

I have been using Mrs Meyers clean day for a few years and I love it. I don't user anything else.