The Spring Festival clean from green cleaning products

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) December 28, 2011 -- The Chinese New year is coming soon; the family gets together and celebrates the New Year. As the usual practice, China people like to clean the house and celebrate the New Year, How to have a clean and green Spring Festival in 2012.

Making your own green cleaning products for use at home couldn't be easier. Go into any store and you will be faced with a bewildering array of household cleaning products. You will find ones to clean the sink, floor, toilet, oven, glass, carpets - the list is endless. While these products may be effective, many contain harmful, toxic chemicals that are bad for your health and the environment. In addition, most people throw away numerous plastic containers after use. This adds to the growing problems of our ever-burdened landfill sites and contributes to global warming.

The conventional cleaning products we use have only been around a relatively short period of time. Prior to the Second World War, simple household products such as bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), vinegar and lemons were used. These are effective, safe and natural cleaning agents. Here are steps about how to make a clean environment for you.

Step 1: The preparation:

White distilled vinegar, 3% hydrogen peroxide, Bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), Olive oil or jojoba oil, Lavender, lemon and tea tree pure essential oils, Fresh lemons (optional), 4 spray bottles, 2 large glass jars, 1 squeeze bottle, Labels and waterproof pens
Don't worry about sourcing the bottles and jars. You'll find it easier than you think to reuse old packaging if you take a good look around your home. Your deodorant or body spray might be in a pump dispenser bottle; you may find glass jars with the last dregs of hand cream or facial cleaner in them and look at your shower gel and shampoo for squeezy bottles.
Step 2: Glass cleaner

Mix one part white vinegar with one part water. Label the bottle, Glass cleaner, Use this product to shine mirrors and windows. Spray it onto a cloth to clean grubby fingerprints off light switches and door handles. Spray around the toilet rim to freshen. Or use to spray on surfaces after cleaning to remove any product residues.
If you have particularly greasy areas to clean, then add a teaspoon of washing-up liquid to the mix and gently shake.
Step 3: Toilet cleaner
In a large jar, mix 1/4 cup bicarbonate of soda and 1 cup white vinegar. This is a great mix for the kids to get involved with as it will fizz and rise up inside the jar. (Best to hold it over a sink or the toilet when you mix them in case it comes over the top!) Label this container, 'Toilet cleaner.'

Pour into the toilet while it is still fizzing, leave for 10 minutes and then scrub with a brush or gently rub with a natural pumice stone to remove lime scale.
Step 4: Grout cleaner/mold treatment
In a spray bottle, combine one part 3% hydrogen peroxide with two parts water. Label this bottle, 'Grout cleaner. Spray this on grout or areas where mold tends to grow. Leave to work for half an hour, then rinse.
Step 5: Wooden floor cleaner
Combine 1 part white vinegar with one part water. Add 5 drop pure lemon essential oil, 2 drops pure tea tree oil and 5 drops pure lavender essential oil. Label this bottle, 'Floor cleaner.'

Spray this directly onto wooden floors and wipe clean with a microfiber cloth. Spray onto linoleum and use a mop to remove all marks and leave a wonderfully clean, fresh fragrance.
Hopefully this has inspired you to have a go at making one or two green household cleaning products yourself. It's a great way for you to teach your children about respecting their health, the environment and your family home and make an environmental cleaning Spring Festival for 2012.

Tag: cleaning products, glass cleaner, toilet cleaner

cleaning products     glass cleaner     toilet cleaner