Comments on: Green Cleaning Tips

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 21:18:56 +0000

I have tried many home made remedies and although some work okay the smell (even vinegar) and the elbow grease required did not work for me.

Then a friend introduced me to Quick n Brite and I am sold for life! There are no fumes or chemicals it is non-toxic and biodegradable and has a 100% lifetime guarantee. It works on everything from set in clothing stains and showers to cars and RVs. Quick n Brite is a lifesaver and I highly recommend it to anyone who is sick of scrubbing and smelly fumes or chemicals.

Plus, since it’s an all purpose cleaner you aren’t using tons of plastic bottles that you throw away. You have 1 container that you refill!

By: Laure

Laure — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:57:50 +0000

I still haven’t found a product for the dishwasher that is natural AND doesn’t do such a poor job that my glasses and dishes stay dirty or at least look that way. I’ve tried several natural brands at the store.

Part of the problem seems to be that I don’t put dishes into the dishwasher with food on them (or else I will create a pest control problem). Most automatic dishwasher soap is so harsh that it etches the glass if there isn’t enough greasy food to work on.

Anyone have any success in greening their dishwashers?

By: A Big Beautiful Mouth

A Big Beautiful Mouth — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:24:54 +0000

I quoted your last post (and of course gave you credit) because I loved it so much. Hopefully people will follow your blog through mine too.

I’m now following you now.

XO, A Big Beautiful Mouth

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:56:42 +0000

I don’t know if you’ll see this or not since I chose an older post to comment on, lol, but I’ve been going “greener” in cleaning and just recently discovered the power and joy of a microfiber cloth. You can use them wet or dry and they’re just amazing. I only have one right now but I’m planning to get a few more so I can have one dry and one wet as I clean.

By: Juliet

Juliet — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:41:26 +0000

I have 1 tip and 1 idea.

Tip: cut your favorite boutique cleanser (mine is Meyers Geranium scrub powder) 1:3 with borax. Same cleaning power, same smell, lasts 3x as long : )

Idea: cleanliness isn’t life or death like we’ve been told (sold). It isn’t worth voluntarily introducing poison into your home environment just to kill a few more microbes. Dryness is the key to keeping bacterial growth under control, as well as exfoliation (scrubbing!) to remove build up that bateria thrives on.

Great post, Katie, thanks!

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:06:30 +0000

Good tips, and very sensible. I have always found it worrying how much our new obsession for glistening cleanliness if potentially doing us more harm than good. In the same way that killing 99.9% of germs is breeding allergies and illness, so essentially drinking our bleach probably isn’t a good idea!