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Bathroom cleaners

The Green Guide, published by National Geographic, has a guide to bathroom cleaners in their weekly edition. It’s highly worthwhile reading, rating a variety of greener cleaners and also giving information about worst offenders in terms of ingredients.
So if you’re in the market, or just wanting a good starting place for more information, go check [...]

Satin finished stainless appliances

Q: I was wondering what you use on satin finished faucets, etc./ fixtures in kitchen/ bath. I don’t want to ruin the finish (as some other not so natural cleaners have in the past!).
A: Apple cider vinegar will clean and disinfect. But if you have stubborn buildup or something that the vinegar isn’t removing, you’ll [...]

Works For Me Wednesday: frugal bowl cleaner

Truth be told, toilet bowl cleaners are nothing more than marketing genius. Those porcelain thrones get special attention due to the special nature of the ‘nature’ that happens there. Companies have played on our sensibilities (and sense of smell…) long enough.
What they’re really selling is: a fun shaped bottle; chemicals to alter the way your [...]

WFMW: Clean shower curtain

We usually participate in Shannon’s Works for Me Wednesday weekly tip over at Rocks in My Dryer, but in honor of Independence Day, Shannon’s canceled it this week. However, seeing as how Broom Huggers has been out of commission for about a week now for this site transition, and seeing as how we’re all about [...]

Bleach alternatives

A full 50% of the searches that lead people here have to do with bleach. I have a feeling there are people out there who are bothered by bleach (for health or ecological reasons) but don’t know how to clean without it. So, here are some suggestions. The main purposes for bleach are to whiten [...]

Thursday’s tip: Sqeegees!

Wanna know the best way to clean your shower? Don’t let it get dirty! How do you do that? Squeegee it every day! Really, it doesn’t take long. Just a few flicks of the wrist and you’re done. It’ll keep mold and mildew from growing, it’ll keep the soap scum and lime deposits from [...]

Toilet bowl trivia

Guests coming tonight, and as I run around the house in cleaning mania, I realize that I forgot to buy more toilet bowl cleaner. Well, forgot is a relative term. It wasn’t high on my list of priorities. Did you know that toilet bowl cleaner is just a gimmick? Yeah, it ‘clings’ to the [...]

Thursday’s tip: Shower door solution

That pesky shower door! It seems like nothing will clean it sometimes. I read somewhere that you can put some Murphy’s oil on it when it’s clean and it’ll stay clean longer – don’t do it! It doesn’t work AND Murphy’s oil is Horrible to clean off! So here’s a better solution.
The filmy stuff on [...]

Thursday’s tip: Pasta clean-up

What’s your worst cleanup task? For me, one of the worst (and most frequent with 2 toddlers at home) is pasta. Mac & cheese, specifically. C’mon, with two little kids, it’s a staple in my house. And the 3-yr old is fine – she tries hard to get it all in her mouth, but there [...]

Thursday’s tip: Clean your drains

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right? Clean your drains before they get totally clogged. I’ve noticed that my drains don’t clog much now that I have super short hair. But if you don’t want to cut your hair to save your drain (really, that isn’t a very good reason [...]