Cleaning, Grandma Style

It's spring cleaning season. Maybe it's time to think about what you are using to clean your house.  Commercial cleaning products can not only be costly, but also bad for your health and the environment.

My grandma used to use vinegar and hydrogen peroxide as an antibacterial cleaner. Vinegar and water to clean glass. I think she was on to something. It's time we all went back to cleaning grandma style! I am not sure when we became so lazy as a society that we buy products like Lysol Wipes and Swiffer Wet Jets.
 
All it takes is a few safe and simple ingredients to clean your house. Here a couple of recipes that I use:

Vinegar & Hydrogen Peroxide.

Antibacterial Cleaner
Fill one spray bottle with hydrogen peroxide. Fill another bottle with vinegar. Don't ever mix the two in the same bottle!

Glass Cleaner
Mix equal parts water and vinegar in a spray bottle. Wipe with newspaper.

Toilet Bowl Cleaner
Place 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup borax, and 1 cup vinegar in toilet bowl. Mix with bowl brush and let sit for about 30 minutes before scrubbing.

You can also find some great green cleaning recipes on the David Suzuki website.

Happy (chemical free) cleaning!