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Effective Green Household Cleaning Tips

House cleaning may be an unfortunate fact of life, but I want to give you some household cleaning tips for a clean house, and that will save you time, money, the environment and your health while doing it!

No doubt you have seen the clever marketing produced by petro-chemical companies warning you of the dangers of a less than germ-free home. All those ugly little cartoon germs polluting your home's surfaces. Unfortunately, they are only telling part of the story.

University studies are now discovering that many of the chemicals used in cleaning products present long-term health and environmental dangers. These include developmental disorders, 'gender-bending', increased numbers of people suffering from autoimmune disorders, allergies, asthma, and the development of 'super-bugs' - strains of bacteria that do not respond to disinfectants or antibiotics.

Clean does not equal healthy the way we hope it does!

The normal human response to all that?! ANXIETY, FRUSTRATION and PARALYSIS!

Take a deep breath and relax! Sanity is possible!

I have spent years trying out different cleaning products - to the point that my poor husband never knew what he was supposed to use to clean the floors.

I would like to share my best household cleaning tips with you to save you the years of 'practical research' and wasted money I experienced. There are sensible house cleaning solutions that will work for you: giving you a clean house, free enough of pathogens (bacteria, viruses, molds and allergens) to be healthy, and in less time and for less money than you are probably spending now. Most of these sensible solutions will also reduce or eliminate the use of harsh chemical cleaners/disinfectants; better for you, your family, and for the environment.

Sensible House Cleaning Solutions Blog
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About Me
Let me tell you a little bit about how this site about house cleaning solutions came to exist...

Just Thinking... About Homemaking
Homemaking is both an art and a science. That means that the rules are changing all the time. This is the place where I am going to comment and respond to what I see and hear in the media...

My Own Website!
If someone had told me a few years ago that I could build my own website - I probably would have turned away and laughed at the idea. I would never have imagine that I could build a web business...

Schedules for Cleaning House
Developing schedules for cleaning house is a step on the way to freedom from the tyranny of those household tasks that have to be done over and over again. They help us to manage our time and effort,

House Cleaning Cost
House cleaning cost needs to be evaluated in four major areas, all of which have an impact on our lives. 1. Financial costs 2. Work Effort 3. Environmental Costs 4. Health risks

How to Organize Clutter
Knowing how to organize clutter is my biggest obstacle to a clean house. However, the very thought of eliminating clutter before I can even start to clean makes me tired before I begin.

Housecleaning Products
We are discovering that many of the housecleaning products we all thought were safe may be putting our long-term health and the environment at risk. Manufacturers are making 'eco-friendly' products.

Keys to a Healthy Lifestyle
We all have access to keys to a healthy lifestyle. The question most of us face is

Toxic Load
Toxic load is a relatively new term that refers to the amount of toxins we carry around in our bloodstream and stored in our fat cells. Most people think of toxins in terms of the immediate or

Toxic Cleaning Products
The following is a list of some of the chemicals used in common household cleaners that will point you to genuinely toxic cleaning products:

Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Products
Environmentally friendly cleaning products that are made with chemicals that do not cause health or environmental risks.

Homemade Cleaning Products
Homemade cleaning products should be staples for those interested in earth friendly cleaning products and frugal homemaking. They are both inexpensive and generally less toxic to health and the envir

Microfiber Bathroom Cleaning Tips
Because microfiber is a brand new technology for most people, bathroom cleaning tips for cleaning with microfiber are essential to help you get the best results from this earth-friendly, simple and

How to Remove Mildew
We all want to know how to remove mildew. Bathroom mildew isn't just fungus that we want to get rid of because it is ugly and slimy. Although it probably won't make you sick, it does break down the

Cleaning Kitchen Cabinets
Cleaning kitchen cabinets can seem like an overwhelming chore, but it doesn't

Washing Dishes
Knowing how to go about washing dishes by hand is a basic life skill. Everyone needs to learn how to do it. You can't live out of take-out pizza boxes forever.

Laundry Tips
These laundry tips are intended to help you master one of life's basic homemaking skills. There are some basic guidelines...

How to Clean Your Room
If you want to know how to clean your room without getting frustrated and wanting to give up, here's the place to find out how. These tips can help anyone clean and organize their bedroom thoroughly

Best Vacuum Cleaner Tips
Vacuum cleaning is not rocket science, but you can probably do it more efficiently with these best vacuum cleaner tips from guest writer Leigh LaCava

Floor Cleaning Tips
Floors - we all have them! Use these floor cleaning tips to help you keep yours clean with a minimum of effort, and without leaving harsh residues behind.

House Odor
Commercial products designed to deal with house odor are very big business these days. You would be hard-pressed to watch TV for more than 30 minutes without seeing an ad for a chemical air perfumer

Window Cleaning Tips
Here are some great mirror and window cleaning tips, using three effective and frugal green house cleaning methods.

How to Clean Mini Blinds
Figuring out how to clean mini blinds can be a bit of a challenge, since you can't just take them off and put them in the wash machine or send them to the dry cleaners. However, once you know how ...

Homemade Pet Odor Removal
Homemade pet odor removal is not always easy, but a number pet odors can be handled with simple products that you have around your home.

House Cleaning Tips to Sell Your Home
Because we have moved so often, I have collected some house cleaning tips that will really help for those of you trying to sell your home. I counted the other day, just for fun, and realised

What is Microfiber
What is Microfiber? Since you can buy microfiber cleaning cloths for as little as one dollar at your local dollar store, or as much as $40 from a home party representative - this is a perfectly under

How to Clean Microfiber
To clean microfiber cleaning cloths is a fairly simple task, although the process is a bit different depending on the quality you have purchase. Lower quality microfiber requires more care than highe

Chemical Free Cleaning with Microfiber
Because low chemical and chemical free cleaning with microfiber are new ideas for most people, a few free cleaning tips will help you get the best results from this earth-friendly, simple and ef

Antibacterial Silver
Quite a few of the Norwex microfiber cleaning cloths are labelled 'antibac', and claim to use antibacterial silver micro-particles imbedded in the cloth to do the job. I have to admit I was a skeptic

Norwex
December 2009 marks my introduction to Norwex Enviro Products at a friend's house in Ottawa. Her husband, an engineer, was so impressed with them that he dragged my husband (also trained as an engine

Norwex
Norwex is the result of my search for products that greatly reduce our exposure to unnecessary chemicals and the damage they can do to our health. I have been using their products for nearly two year

Why is Fair Trade Important
Why is fair trade important for something as ordinary as microfiber? Choosing companies committed to fair trade practices makes a difference in the quality of life for those in developing nations.

Green House Cleaning Services
I have a high commitment to low-chemical cleaners, and want to support green house cleaning services by providing a directory on my website.

Cleaning Humor
Cleaning can either make you laugh or cry - since we have the choice, I say - LAUGH!

Cosmetic Labeling Laws
On Oct 19th CBC released the results of a recent study on cosmetic labeling laws and the toxic chemicals found in common drug store products.

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