Archive for Cleaning products
Letter from Moldova
Here I am in Eastern Europe. Sipping coffee in sidewalk cafes, buying fresh raspberries and cherries at the market, making my own jam and crepes. It’s a charmed life. Sure, there are drawbacks – some days there’s no running water, the heat is suffocating some days, but the absolute worst of it – there are [...]
Note to self. . .
Do not taste sausage before heating, just in case you goofed and bought the uncooked variety.
If however you accidentally put raw meat of unknown quality in your mouth, you may avoid food poisoning by gurgling straight vinegar and chasing it with a shot or two of vodka. This is a rather unpleasant process, and the [...]
All about enzymes
I’ve seen a whole lot of ‘enzyme’ cleaners lately – laundry detergents, kitchen cleaners, bathroom cleaners, hardwood cleaners. It seems like they’re all invading my path all of a sudden. They sure sound nice – kind of sciencey, but a little zany and green too. Enzyme. I just like to say it. But is it [...]
Home made laundry detergent!
We found this great post on making your own laundry detergent over at Cozgroovy – they’re a green maid service just like we are, but they’re up in snow country (cheese country?) Wisconsin.
Has anyone ever tried this? It looks like it might be fun!
Favorite essential oils!
As an individual, there are tons of things I love, but don’t allow in our cleaning business either because they aren’t tested, clients may not like them, or they just aren’t easy to use. But oh. I just found a combination of essential oils that’s so. perfect. I use it at home in my cleaning [...]
The media even knows it!
We go to the supermarket, we assume that what’s on the shelf is harmless. But precious few know about the acute and long-term health hazards of household chemical-based cleaners. Here at Broom Huggers we’ve been trying to educate consumers, but now a news station has picked it up and done a piece on it. Check [...]
All purpose cleaners buying guide
National Geographic’s Green Guide just published this guide to buying all-purpose cleaners. It is by far the most thorough post I’ve seen like it. It goes into what things like enzymes and surfactants are, and it talks about different certifications and what to look for. Head on over and take a look.
If you’re looking for [...]
Sticky kitchen messes
Bread dough, cookie dough, pastry mess… When you have a sticky icky kitchen mess on your hands, what’s the quickest way to clean it up? Most of the stickies we’re talking about need an acidic cleaner to wipe them up. Flour, water, oil, shortening, or butter… It’s an alkaline mess and what better to clean [...]
Magic Eraser review
Of the ‘conventional’ cleaners out there Magic Eraser is a little different. No powder, no liquid, just a little white sponge. It got a bad rap a while back due to an email that went around claiming that it’s filled with formaldehyde. The truth is, there’s no formaldehyde in it, according to the manufacturer and [...]
Mold in the shower
Q. from Teresa: I am having a HUGE problem with mold in my shower. PLEASE help. I need to get rid of it and then keep it away…but without using harsh chemicals. I have tried vinegar, Hydrogen Peroxide, water-tea-tree oil-lavender oil mixture. Nothing works. I am so frustrated (and disgusted!)
Great question Teresa. It’s hard to [...]
