Everyone wants to have a clean home, but if you are looking to live a more holistic life, it might be time to switch to natural cleaners. Your commercial cleaning products are often filled with chemicals and additives that don’t help clean your home any better and contain unnecessary ingredients. Here are some easy and natural ways to clean your home.
Natural Cleaning Ingredients
Before you start cleaning your home, you need to gather some natural ingredients and tools. For natural cleaning, some of the best ingredients include white distilled vinegar, baking soda, lemon, borax, cornstarch, essential oils, and of course, good old fashioned water. You will also need a few supplies for making your own natural cleaning products including empty spray bottles and possibly measuring spoons or measuring cups.
Easy Changes to Make Right Now
Over time, you will start understanding all the different ways to clean your home, but for now, let’s keep things simple. Here are a few different ways to clean your home naturally that don't require much more than what you have on hand now.
Use microfiber cloths – With microfiber cloths, they do a lot of the cleaning without needing anything other than water, or maybe a little baking soda for scrubbing. They are gentle, kind to the environment, and can be used over and over again. I love, use and sell Norwex products. Please check out my website here: https://jdillman.norwex.biz.
Stop buying scented products – You don’t need added scents in your cleaning products. You can find natural ways to improve the smell of your home, including essential oil diffusers to provide natural fragrance at any time.
Vinegar and citrus is the perfect combo – Any time you need to do some light cleaning or disinfecting, all you need is citrus and white vinegar. These together work great for cleaning windows, wiping down countertops, and even mopping the floors.
Make a habit of cleaning as you go – Reduce how much scrubbing you need to do by cleaning more as you go. Rinse dishes when you put them in the sink, wipe down counters after cooking, and rinse your shower walls more often.
Natural Cleaning Products You Can Make at Home
Now for some more natural cleaning products you can make right at home with the ingredients listed above.
Deodorize with Baking Soda – Baking soda is going to be your best friend when you decide to use natural cleaning products. It is excellent for scrubbing, but don’t forget about deodorizing. Sprinkle it in your bathtub, toilet, or garbage can, let it sit for a bit, then rinse with water and things will smell much better.
All-Purpose Cleaner – You can make your own all-purpose cleaner with just white distilled vinegar, water, and lemon. Use about one part water with one part vinegar, then add the rind from a lemon to the bottle for added scent. Just be careful about using the acidic products on granite or marble.