Posts under ‘Chemical Free Home’

Ever taken a close look at the ingredients of your household cleaning or laundry products?  If you have you probably found a long list of chemicals and synthetic materials many of which are harmful to humans.  Everyone is affected by chemicals to some degree and everyone will benefit from reducing their use, especially in the [...]

Essential Ingredients:
Most of these products can be purchased at your supermarket or local hardware store.  You may need to look around though as they are not always found in the household cleaning section.
Baking soda, or bicarbonate of soda – cleans, deodorises and neutralises and is a great abrasive cleaner.  Punch holes in the top of [...]

Baths and ceramic basins
Apply a paste of baking soda and water and wipe clean with a moist cloth.  Rinse any residue off with water and polish dry with a soft cloth.
Carpet
To deodorise sprinkle with bicarbonate soda using a sieve or colander from the kitchen, brush into the carpet with a soft brush or broom, leave [...]

For more information and recipes
Web Sites

Embrace healthy living
Organic formulations – recipes for natural skin care
The New Homemaker – US website about natural living.

Books

Chemical Free Home by Robin Stewart (Black Inc., 2nd edition, 2002)
Green Cleaner by Barbara Lord (Crown Content, 1999)
Organic Control of Household Pests by Jackie French (Aird Books 1993)
Safer Cleaning and Better Living Tips by Zoe James [...]