Have you ever wondered if you have to use those expensive chemicals and cleaning supplies found at your local supermarket? While some are irreplaceable, there are some products found at your supermarket that you can find cheaper when they are packaged for something entirely different.
In fact, there are many different household products available that you use every day that you can use instead of chemicals for cleaning your home. These products are readily available at most stores across the country and can be obtained for a fraction of the cost that you normally find with chemical names.
Remember to Test a Spot
Before you begin, be sure you invest some time to properly test the products in a small area in your home. While you are free to use these household products to clean your home with confidence, never skimp on the testing of a spot first so you are sure you get an accurate assessment of what exactly is involved with the materials you are applying to and the fumes and fragrances that are exuded into the air, your breathing zone.
A Word of Warning
While there are many different kinds of common household products that will work perfect for your home, always remember to check the labels to see what is actually in what you are buying before you put it in your home. If you don’t, you could end up damaging your materials you are using it on or even the plumbing when you wash it away or you could end up with very poor air quality because of something you put into the air. Worse still, you could end up affecting your health!
While the following products will most definitely work in a home environment, they can also be used in a work place environment. In some cases, these products may not perform as well as the ones designed specifically for a cleaning purpose, but if you are on a budget, they do make great alternatives and can help you save a little money on your indoor air care maintenance.
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Household Products You Can Use In Your Home or Office
I know it may be hard to believe, but everything you will find on this list you can easily use in your home at a fraction of the cost of what you will buy at a supermarket.
1. Baking Soda
Baking soda is the same thing as sodium bicarbonate that you can find in the cooking isle to react with acidic component in cakes and breads to expand and raise them. You can add 10 grams or half a hand full of baking soda to water to create a paste very effective when used in cleaning and scrubbing. One other thing you should take note of, while you can use baking soda in your cleaning the home, you can use it in cleaning your teeth, mouth and as a body deodorant.
2. Fermented White Vinegar
Fermented White Vinegar, known as 5% to 8% acetic acid in water, can be used to kill mould just like that mould killer you pick up in your supermarket. In fact, if you have mould issues, it can actually help you prevent the mould growth on the surfaces. Just make sure you use the good stuff. You can improve indoor quality in any space by simply cleaning with fermented white vinegar.
3. Citric Acid
Citric acid can be used as a mild acid to soften water and lower the pH ultimately making it harder for bacteria and mould to survive and reproduce. This acid is sold in most supermarkets as a food preservative and can be found in the cooking isle.
4. Borax
Borax, which is found in almost every laundry aisle in supermarkets across the country, can be used to raise the pH levels in your laundry and cleaning products, increasing their effectiveness. Can be used to stop life giving processes and disinfect and kill unwanted pests. How much you need to use will depend on how big your cleaning routine is and how much you need to reduce the toxins in your home.
5. Microfiber Cloths
Are you looking for a better way to get up the dust and dirt that have accumulated on hard surfaces? Instead of trying to vacuum the entire home or office, take a microfiber cloth and wipe the dust into one area first and then wash it or vacuum it away. This makes it much easier to clean the hard surfaces and floor than just using the vacuum. Just be sure you use a microfiber cloth suited to the task at hand and with sufficient quality that will still work effectively.
Let’s Get Clean
While some chemicals and cleaning supplies are simply irreplaceable, others can be easily substituted for common household products that you use almost every day. Remember to check your labels and be careful while using them so you remain safe while cleaning in your space. Do you use any household chemicals in your home or office that wold be of concern to your health? Let me know in the comments below.
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