How to Clean Green

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Forget the industrial cleaners and acids: a few household basics are all you need to breathe fresh air into your home.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Windows that open
Natural fiber sponges
Cotton cleaning cloths or rags
White vinegar
Baking soda
Lemons
Olive oil
And some borax
Fresh flowers and cinnamon sticks

Step 1: Let fresh air in

Open your windows and let the fresh air in. Use exhaust fans in the kitchen and bathroom to boost indoor air quality even further.

Step 2: Shine with vinegar

Vinegar cuts grease and dirt. For cleaning windows, fill a spray bottle with water combined with one quarter cup white vinegar. Add one teaspoon of lemon juice for a fresh smell.

Step 3: Absorb and scrub baking soda

Use baking soda to absorb odors. It can also double as a scrubbing solution for countertops and tile.

Step 4: Clean with vinegar and salt

Mix vinegar with salt for a powerful cleaning solution.

Tip: Use natural fiber sponges and cotton cleaning cloths or rags instead of paper towels. Throw cloths in the laundry and re-use.

Step 5: Wash floors with vinegar and water

Add a half cup of vinegar to a gallon of warm water for floor cleaner. To make it stronger, add some Ivory soap flakes or vegetable oil-based liquid soap, but you'll have to rinse afterward.

Step 6: Disinfect with Borax

Combine a half cup of Borax (sodium borate) with a gallon of hot water to make disinfectant. Add a few sprigs of lavender or rosemary for a fresh smell.

Tip: Instead of using synthetic air fresheners, put out a bunch of fresh flowers or boil a couple of cinnamon sticks in water.

Step 7: Polish furniture with olive oil and vinegar

Keep your furniture polished to perfection with a mixture of one teaspoon olive oil and a half cup of vinegar.

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[Vgrocker101]

alextyrey,

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[sininkh]

please make your music lower, i cant hear you are talking well. thank you

[goodmaro]

Step 5 is really dumb if you take it all the way and mix Ivory soap or vegetable oil soap with vinegar. Those are sure to counteract each other.

[stuffandstuffable]

all this stuff is good....but its wasting my viniger!!!

[animeultrafan]

it would be nice if could put the recipes in hte description.

[BabyButtSmell]

Will you clean the space between my butt-cheeks, please? And also that stinking dirt-bag's hair at 0:25, will you clean that for crissakes too?

[Sigurddrugis94]

BAD ASS!!

[greedlusthate]

I do not care, I would clean that ugly/ dirty ass house with bleach and Lysol. That place needs it.

BTW, I never got people caring more about the earth than themselves. That guy is obviously a fat slob. Eat less Twinkies and Spam, then care about your shit-hole.

[tjthug002]

u swear that guy is really going to clean his house or whatever

[cinnabonmadness]

that guy is damn ugly