TweetYou know the good old motto of conservation: think globally and act locally. But don’t forget that when you clean your house, this is part of acting locally and you need to remember that it isn’t just your home that needs to be kept clean and in good order. You need to keep your bigger home – the home you share with the other four billion people plus many more plants and animals – clean and running nicely.
Here’s a selection of simple things we can all do when we’re cleaning and doing chores that will help the environment in one way or another.
* When you clean the car, don’t use a hose. Use a bucket of warm soapy water to do the cleaning and you won’t waste our valuable fresh water. You can use the hose to rinse off, if you must, but only use what you have to.
* Another water-saving tip for when you’re cleaning the garden is to use a broom to clean the driveway rather than using a hose. Sweep up all the leaf litter, etc and put it into the compost heap or use it as a mulch.
* When you use the dishwasher or the washing machine, save electricity (and thus reduce greenhouse gases as well as saving a penny or two) by only running a load when the machine is full. If you need something that urgently, wash it by hand.
* When you do the laundry, run the machine on a cold cycle. This saves power and, as an added bonus, means that many common stains wash out without setting (e.g. blood, egg yolk, gravy).
* Start a compost heap if you don’t have one already. Food rubbish is what makes rubbish bins stink horribly and attracts flies. This means you’ll spend less time, energy and money trying to remove the smell and kill flies.
* Switch to using natural domestic cleaning products for doing your household chores. Most natural cleaning products work just as well as commercial cleaners (if not better) and cost a fraction of the price. They also use fewer raw ingredients, release fewer toxins into the environment and usually use less packaging.
* Save work and save electricity by washing laundry less. Honestly, you don’t really need to wear a fresh shirt every day, do you? Unless you do a really filthy job (in which case, you probably wear overalls), then you probably only need to change your shirts every two days or even three!
* When you do the laundry, dry it outside as much as possible – it’s free! What’s more, sunshine is a great disinfectant that also kills mould and helps bleach whites. Sunlight’s bleaching power is increased with a bit of lemon juice.
* Scent your house with what nature provides (fresh flowers, essential oils and home cooking) rather than artificial fragrances. Again, this releases fewer toxins into the environment (your immediate environment and the wider one), reduces packaging, etc.
* Set up a system for collecting and putting out recyclables. It’s easier than you think, and if you know that what you’re getting rid of via the recycling stream is doing good, you’ll be less likely to hoard clutter that you don’t have to, which makes your home easier to clean.
TweetIt’s that time of year that most of us start to open our curtains more often to let the sunshine in… and discover how much grime has been camouflaged by the lower light levels of winter. It’s time to do the spring cleaning. While this may seem like a daunting challenge, why not start small? Why not start by spring cleaning your wardrobe?
For this cleaning job, you will need several large boxes to sort things into (some can be plastic bags), a duster or three, some essential oil of lavender, a bit of wood polish (home-made or bought) (assuming that you have a wardrobe made of natural wood – skip this if you don’t and just use the dusters). You might also like to have a vacuum cleaner handy and a few old newspapers.
Right. Start this job by taking everything out of the wardrobe and piling it on the bed. Quite a lot of stuff, isn’t there? Now you can clean inside the wardrobe. Start at the top and use the dusters (they should be dampened slightly with warm or cold water). Give everything a good wipe down, and make sure that you remove any cobwebs, etc. Don’t forget to do the tops of any rails, around hooks and on top of shelves. Once you have got down to the bottom, use the vacuum cleaner to catch any lingering dust (enterprising people may like to clean the inside of the wardrobe with the vacuum cleaner and skip the duster bit).
Next comes the polishing. Whatever polish you choose, home-made or commercial, add a few drops of lavender essential oil to the mix (alternatively, use cedar oil). This deters moths, which will help to keep your clothes safe from being nibbled. You can add other things into your wardrobe that will not only keep moths away but will also delicately perfume your clothing. Lavender sachets and old-fashioned pomanders made from cloves and oranges work well, but whatever you do, avoid mothballs made from artificial camphor. They don’t smell all that nice and the artificial muck won’t do you any good as you breathe it in.
If you keep shoes in the bottom of your wardrobe, you may like to line the bottom of the wardrobe with newspaper. This makes tidying up the wardrobe a lot easier next time round, as all you have to do to get any smears from shoe soles off the bottom of the wardrobe is to remove the newspaper. If you didn’t do this last time you spring cleaned, the marks should come off with the help of a bit of warm soapy water and a soft scrubbing brush, or else a cloth dipped in dilute white vinegar.
Next comes the job of sorting out the clothes before you put them back in. This is a good chance for you to take stock of what you have. Get rid of anything that you haven’t worn for the last two years (exceptions: wedding dresses (sentimental value), maternity clothes if you plan on having another child and best suits kept for weddings and/or funerals (and you haven’t been to either of these in the last two years). Also get rid of anything that doesn’t fit and that doesn’t suit you. Send this sort of good used clothing to the nearest charity. If anything’s torn, assess whether you are able to fix it yourself or not. If you can, put it into a box to be fixed. If you can’t, rip it up for dusters (if it’s made of suitable material) or put them out for recycling (charities who deal in used clothing often also deal in rags).
Tweet* Ordinary water is one of the most efficient and effective substances for removing dirt and is the closest thing to a Universal Solvent known. Substances like soap and detergent work by increasing the “wetting power” of water because the soap breaks the surface tension of the water. Good old soap and water will get rid of most dirt. Sometimes, however, water needs time to saturate and loosen dirt or grime, so with really tough stains, splash or spray on the water (preferably with a bit of soap) and leave it for a while. Scrubbing also helps loosen dirt physically.
* If you dislike the smell of natural cleaning products “in the raw” (e.g. neat vinegar or baking soda), add a few drops of essential oil to the cleaner of your choice. Essential oil doesn’t just smell nice, either. Some essential oils also have a disinfectant or germ-killing effect, and these will enhance the effectiveness of your cleaner with a bit of germ-killing action. Essential oils to choose from include pine, lavender and lemon – the scents that are often used in commercial cleaners – and also thyme, oregano and eucalyptus.
* Recipes for natural home-made cleaning products sometimes for rubbing alcohol or isopropyl alcohol. The truth is that you can substitute any strong spirit for the rubbing alcohol and still get the same results. Good choices include vodka, brandy, whisky and gin, but avoid sticky, sugary ready-mixed drinks or liqueurs – these will leave a sticky residue behind them. Low alcohol drinks such as beer and wine won’t work, either, as it’s the alcohol that does the cleaning and evaporates off afterwards. Also avoid substituting methylated spirits if you are likely to be using large quantities of the product (meths is OK for removing stains from clothes, especially grass stains).
* Patience and/or elbow grease are important with any natural products. Sometimes, you will need to spray on or spread on the home-made cleaner and leave it for a while so it can act. You will also need to put in a bit of effort to remove really stubborn bits of grime.
* If you plan on making your own domestic cleaning products, stock up on suitable containers and dispensers. Shallow screw-top jars are ideal for powders and pastes (don’t use tall jars, as reaching down to the bottom with a cleaning cloth to get the last little bit out is quite tricky). For liquid products, use a spray dispenser (the sort with the squeezy pump handle). If you have been using proprietary cleaners in the past, save the old containers if they are likely to be useful rather than throwing them out and buying new ones. Rinse them out well first, so you don’t get any of the old residues in your new natural cleaner. And remember to label your jar, container or spray bottle so you know what’s in it.
* Natural cleaners that use lemon juice will go off if stored. Only use freshly cut lemons for making natural cleaning products. If you are lucky enough to have access to a large amount of lemons for cleaning purposes (e.g. if you have a lemon tree), squeeze out the juice when lemons are abundant and freeze the juice in a regular ice cube tray for use later on. And, of course, you can use the lemon juice in cooking as well as for cleaning.
* White vinegar works best as a natural cleaning product, with malt vinegar taking second place. Wine vinegar and cider vinegar also work, but as they are more expensive, you may not want to waste them as cleaners. The same applies to balsamic vinegar but this is too dark and sticky to use as a cleaning product – save it for a salad dressing or for putting on your hot chips.
* Invest in good scrubbing brushes, as these will do a lot of the actual work. Replace them when they start to look malformed. To extend the working life of brushes, don’t push down on them so the bristles bend – the bristles will bend and do their job with the horizontally-applied force of friction and your hand, rather than downward pressure (this assumes that you’re cleaning a horizontal surface). Natural bristles last longer than plastic ones, but they will need to be stored properly so the bristles dry out.
TweetOh, they’re cunning, those fiends. On the surface, they look so innocent. They look clean and healthy – that’s how they present themselves. Some of them even smell nice. But no – these fiends are out to get you. Once they get into your system – usually through your skin or through your nose – they can wreak all kinds of havoc.
These fiends are common ingredients in many domestic cleaners and cosmetics. In fact, it’s hard – or even impossible – to avoid these rotters (OK, OK, they’re designed to stop things rotting, in many cases, so maybe rotters isn’t quite the right word). But if we can at the very least cut down on our exposure to these artificial fiends, we can minimise the damage they do.
Fiend 1: Artificial musk. Once hailed as a wonderful environmental saviour because people could enjoy the very sexy smell of musk without having any rare musk deer killed in the process. However, artificial musks are hormone disrupters and they can build up in the body. The best way to tame this fiend is to reduce the amount of artificially scented stuff in your home – artificial musk often shows up in deodorants, baby wipes, soaps, detergents and fabric conditioner. And, of course, it shows up in musk-scented perfumes. Admittedly, high quality musky perfumes smell ravishing, and doing without them may seem a bit party-pooperish. Maybe limiting the amount of sexy musk perfume you use is the best compromise – special occasions only. On the topic of musk, here’s a point to ponder: is farming musk deer and musk oxen beyond the bounds of the impossible? Musk oxen, for example, could be bred for their wool and their meat as well as for their scent (which may not be as good as musk from the musk deer, but is still natural). Anyone want to give it a try?
Fiend 2: Parabens. Found in nearly cleaner, shampoo or cosmetic you can think of, parabens are designed to stop these products going mouldy. However, like artificial musks, they are also hormone disrupters that are possibly linked with an increased breast cancer risk. Hard to avoid completely, but if you can switch to natural cleaners and have a few no-makeup days a week, you can minimise your exposure to them.
Fiend 3: Parfum. Again, this is scented stuff added to nearly everything that isn’t edible, usually because the base of the cleaner (or whatever) reeks so badly. They are often allergens. Use unscented products and natural cleaners as much as possible to avoid them.
Fiend 4: Phthalates (pause for a few seconds while you try to pronounce that). They’re linked to fertility problems, foetal abnormalities and hormonal problems, but they are everywhere. Everywhere – clothes, toys, flooring, wallpaper, plastics, cosmetics, fragrances, cleaners, etc. etc. Nearly impossible to avoid. Your best bet for taming this fiend is to get plenty of fresh air, use natural fabrics, and have a healthy diet and lifestyle that will offset the damage caused by these wretches.
Fiend 5: Solvents. The biggest offenders are nail polish and nail polish remover (the writer blushes guiltily and tries to hide her hands, feeling like a hypocrite), but of course they turn up in glue, paint and all those other things that unfortunate screwballs use to get high on the cheap and mess their minds up. Which shows you what it can do to you. Avoid by not using nail polish (much) and by making sure you have plenty of ventilation if you need to use glues and paints, just like the warning on the label says. Buffing one’s nails works quite well for an everyday shine.
TweetThe darker your wall paper and the more intricate the design the better it is at hiding dirt. And since the dirt build up is so gradual, you often don’t notice how dirty it has become. Cleaning your wallpaper can often lead to surprising results when you see how fresh and bright the room looks. While most people leave this job to their commercial cleaning services, there’s nothing to stop you from doing it yourself, if you suddenly realize the room is looking dirty and there’s no time to call in the cleaners.
Before starting, you need to check if the wallpaper manufacturer has given any cleaning instructions. If you do not have any with you, you can always check on the company’s website. If there are specific cleaning instructions, always follow them.
The first thing you need to do is cover the floor with plastic sheeting to prevent water dripping down or spilling onto the floors. Once this is done, use a soft or medium brush to brush away all the surface dirt from the wallpaper. Do not use a hard brush as this may scratch the surface. Do one wall at a time starting from the top and working your way to the bottom. Once all the walls are done, clean off the dirt from the plastic sheeting (water dripping can turn it into mud) and replace it on the floor.
Now you need a bucket half filled with warm water. Do not use hot water as this could affect the glue holding the wallpaper in place. Add very little mild detergent to the water – just enough to get a few bubbles when the mixture is agitated. Too much detergent can leave to wallpaper sticky and more prone to dirt. Take a clean sponge and dip it in the water and detergent mixture. Wring it dry and using the damp sponge wipe down the wallpaper in smooth long strokes from top to bottom. Never use a wet sponge since water seeping into the wallpaper can damage it and also loosen the glue holding it in place.
Clean or replace the sponge if it starts to get dirty. Once you finish cleaning a few square feet of a wall, use a soft clean towel to gently mop up any excess moisture that may remain. Do not rub with the towel; just use it as a mop.
Once the room is finished leave the windows open to allow any remaining moisture to dry up.
TweetKeeping pets is good for you (unless you have allergies to cat or dog hair). Keeping pets lowers your stress levels and if you have a dog that pleads to be taken for a walk, getting a good bit of aerobic exercise into your day is much easier – a dog makes a good “personal trainer”. Animals are soothing and comforting – even when nobody else wants to listen, an animal will, even though they can’t talk back.
With all the good things that pets give to people, it’s important that people are good back to their pets. Animals need food, water, health care, exercise and medical care – and love! And you need to take care of yourself, too. While pets are good for you in many ways, they can be downright unhealthy in others – animals seem more resistant to bacteria than humans and can eat, snuffle in and get covered in things that can make you ill. And even the best housetrained animal can have accidents at times if they are shut in the house by mistake or are upset (a cat belonging to this writer used to sneak indoors and misbehave in the spare room after losing a few fights for territory against the local top tomcat – very annoying!).
Fleas are one thing that will annoy your pet as well as you. Regular house cleaning and vacuuming is a must, as fleas reportedly get battered to death in the turbulent environment of a vacuum cleaner. This will kill any fleas that make their way in. To prevent fleas coming in the first place but without using toxic flea collars that often irritate pets’ skins, use pennyroyal, either as an essential oil or the herb itself, fresh or dried. A sprig of pennyroyal in your pet’s bed will shoo the fleas out, and if you suspect that your pet is infected with fleas, try rubbing them with a handful of pennyroyal leaves. Alternatively, mix some essential oil of pennyroyal in some water or vinegar and spray it on the pet’s bedding. You can also add some pennyroyal oil mixed with water to the rinse water after bathing your dog. A third option is to put a bit of pennyroyal oil on a mitten or on a bristle brush and use this to groom or stroke your pet. A very strong decoction of catmint is also said to repel fleas – and your cat will love it!
You will need to wash out your pet’s food containers periodically, but DON’T wash them along with your crockery – do them separately, preferably not in the kitchen but in the laundry sink. Your food areas and animals’ food areas should be kept separate – never feed animals if they beg beside the table (better still, banish them at mealtimes) and do not let them jump up onto the table or food preparation surfaces. Definitely do not let them lick plates clean – I can’t believe that people do this! However, you can feed pets leftover “people food,” especially dogs, who are fairly omnivorous and are scavengers by nature. Having said that, it’s best not to give dogs things with a lot of chocolate or onions, as these can be poisonous to dogs in quantity, and for your own convenience, avoid giving too much carbohydrate-based food, especially white bread, to your dog, as this makes them pass wind frequently and offensively. Dogs can quite happily eat leftover meat and bones, egg products, dairy products, a little bit of bread and starch, and some starchy vegetables such as pumpkin and potato (this writer’s dog used to eat bananas and windfall apricots as a puppy).
Never declaw a cat – it is cruel and means that they lose some of their “climbing equipment” and they are unable to defend themselves against threats such as dogs and other cats. To deter cats from clawing the furniture, dab a little tea-tree oil on the items they prefer to scratch to deter them. Provide an alternative, such as a proper scratching post (you can make your own using a piece of four-by-two, old carpet and something to use as a solid base. Add some catmint to attract your cat to it. Letting a cat outdoors to trees will also give them a chance to scratch trees instead. If protecting the local birdlife is your concern, the old method of putting a collar with a bell on it is best, but make sure the collar is elasticated so if it gets snagged on something, your cat won’t get strangled. However, you cat will not be able to catch and kill mice or other vermin if it is belled.
TweetAccidents will happen, the old quote says. No matter how careful or cautious you are, or how good your sense of balance is, you will have an accident of some sort at some time or other. And you will end up with (at best) a spill of something or (at worst) smashed glass and a hard-to-clean spill all over the place.
What causes spills? The quick answer is a combination of the law of gravity plus a few other laws of physics, such as friction, momentum, surface tension, etc. As it’s hard to pinpoint a cause, it’s hard to say how to prevent them. Obviously, you should use your common sense and not stack things that spill or are breakable (or anything, come to that) very high on top of a narrow base or shelf.
The primary rule for any spill or smash of any type is to act quickly. Whatever it is, it will get worse the longer you leave it. Even if you haven’t got a liquid or something staining to clean up, solid objects can (and will) get kicked, blown or scattered further if you leave it.
Non-staining liquids: Blot up the excess moisture with a paper towel, tea towel or even an ordinary towel. This is usually all you need to do for water, but if the liquid you have got all over the floor will leave a residue that could become unpleasant (nearly everything except water – milk and lemonade are two common examples), then you will need to wash off the excess. Use a damp cloth and soapy water for hard surfaces such as lino, then dry. For carpet cleaning, pour a little warm soapy water onto the place before blotting up excess. This will float the spilled liquid to the top. Then blot as normal and leave to dry.
Staining liquids – Act immediately! Never let the liquid dry or the stain will set. Flood the spill with more liquid – soapy water will do for most spills, but for red wine, it’s best to “flood” this with white wine or else to sprinkle salt over the stain. After flooding the stain to dilute the offender and bring it to the surface, blot it off. If the stain is particularly stubborn, you may need to scrub it lightly, especially on carpets.
Broken crockery or glass: Make sure that you are wearing footwear – never clean up broken glass when your feet are bare. Sweep the broken pieces into a heap, working from the outside towards “ground zero”. It’s amazing how far particles fly when something smashes, so always start your inward sweep from further out than the pieces you can see. Don’t use a vacuum cleaner to pick up large pieces – they are hazardous and can damage vacuum cleaner bags (not to mention you when you empty a vacuum cleaner bag or container). If a piece of crockery or china has broken into large pieces, you may be able to glue it back together again, but don’t try to repair broken glass. Once you have swept the breakage together, use a dustpan and brush to collect them up. Wrap the product in old newspaper before putting the broken glass out into the rubbish – most places I have encountered do not recycle broken glass, unfortunately. Then vacuum the area to catch any slivers of broken glass or china.
The worst spill I have encountered involved a child dropping a glass jar full of jam – broken glass and sticky jam to deal with. In this case, I scooped up the broken glass with several layers of newspaper, as fortunately, the jam had stopped the glass flying everywhere. This mess of jam and glass was wrapped up and binned pronto. Then, once I had made sure I had got rid of the glass, I used a cloth and soapy water to wash all the jam residue off the linoleum before drying it. At least I didn’t have to deal with blood from any cuts as well!
TweetCities all across the country have a growing graffiti problem. And London suffers more from this form of urban blight than most places. It’s important that your surrounding, home or office, be clean and graffiti free not only for your personal satisfaction but also to protect the value of your property.
The problem with graffiti cleaning is that is that graffiti artists are using more and more technologically advanced paints and materials that make removal of the signs of their vandalism difficult for the layman. Even if you could spare the time to try your hand at graffiti cleaning, the chances of your success are slim. With the kinds of spray paints that are now being used for graffiti, soap, water and cleaning agents are almost useless. Even over the counter paint removers may not be effective and even if they do remove most of the graffiti, cleaning up the stains and splotches left behind can be as difficult as the graffiti cleaning itself. And use of strong chemicals can cause damage to the surface finish of the areas where the graffiti has been done.
Additionally, seeing you toil away trying to remove the graffiti will only encourage the vandals to strike again. The best way to fight London’s graffiti menace is to have all traces of it cleaned up quickly and efficiently by a home cleaning agency. Once the vandals see that their efforts are being quickly removed from the public eye, their reason for existence evaporates and they slink off to find some other area to practice their nefarious arts.
When contacting a home cleaning agency make sure that is one that has a special graffiti cleaning service. Because of the types of paints used, graffiti cleaning is a specialized process requiring special tools, chemicals and experience. Look for a cleaning service that has:
* High pressure water cleaning equipment
* Non hazardous and non toxic graffiti removing chemicals
* People experience in the use of the equipment and chemicals
Finding a home cleaning agency with the right kind of experience in graffiti cleaning is important because the inks and paints used to create graffiti can damage the surfaces they are used on, especially if they are polycarbonate.
While you can try to remove the occasional mark on the exterior of your office or home yourself, be careful that your graffiti cleaning efforts don’t end up doing more harm than good. If you notice that the paints seem to be getting absorbed into the walls or if the colours are spreading, call in an experienced house cleaning agency immediately.
TweetThere’s nothing like a Jacuzzi to relax and unwind in. Unfortunately, cleaning one is quite a strain. You probably leave this to your home cleaning agency but what happens if you have unexpected guests and the agency’s next visit won’t be until after the guests arrive? Can you manage to clean it yourself? You can, but it won’t be easy. The steps you need to take are given below but if you feel that anything is beyond you, don’t even try – call for a professional cleaner.
* First turn off all the electricity to the Jacuzzi
* If you have a submersible pump, place it in the deepest part of the tub and turn it on to drain out the water. Make sure you follow all the safety instructions.
* If you donХt have a pump you can use the old siphoning method, but it will be very slow.
* While the tub is draining, start cleaning the cover. Place it on a flat surface and using a non toxic vinyl cleaner start scrubbing one section at a time with a soft brush
* Once it is all clean, rinse and allow it to air dry.
* By this time your Jacuzzi should be empty so its time to get in – cleaning is easier from the inside.
* There will always be some water left at the bottom of the tub and this can be removed by using a few towels.
* You will need a non toxic spa shell cleaner and a scrubbing mitt which you can get at most spa shops.
* Spray the cleaner on one section at a time and start scrubbing with the mitt. Be careful not to scrub so hard that you damage the finish of the interior. Pay special attention to areas like the filter compartment that attract a lot of dirt.
* Once the whole tub is scrubbed clean, rinse the whole inner surface. Make sure none of the cleaner is left on the wall of the tub.
* Once the rinsing is done you will have to get rid of the dirty water that has collected at the bottom of the tub. Use the same method you did when you first drained the tub dry.
* Refill the tub and its ready to use.
It’s always advisable to clean the filter while cleaning the rest of the tub. To do this, follow the manufacturer’s recommendations.
TweetLaundry chemicals and its effects on health: The laundry detergents which are normally used contain strong chemicals. Such strong detergents are harmful for clothes as well as skin. The clothes may lose their color and softness due to the household detergents. Some of the detergents form small buds of fabric on the surface of the cloth.
These detergents make the hands go dry. The upper layer of the skin gets damaged with the harmful chemicals used in the detergents. Skin problems vary from small skin irritation to sever ones. Studies have shown that continuous use of detergents containing harmful chemicals can cause neurological problems, poisoning and even cancer. To avoid all these problems, you can use eco friendly laundry detergents. There are several manufacturers in the market which produce the eco friendly laundry detergents.
Eco friendly laundry cleaning agents: As people have started understanding the drawbacks of chemicals, use of eco friendly detergents is increasing. These eco friendly cleaning agents are available in almost every type. There are eco friendly detergents, fabric softeners and bleach. These cleaning agents contain natural organic elements. These organic ingredients are not harmful for skin as well as for the clothes.
There are many eco friendly laundry detergents available in market. The laundry cleaners such as Seventh Generation are popular with many users. These products contain no dye or artificial fragrance. They are basically non toxic. This means no acids are used in the formula. The eco friendly laundry cleaners are generally bio degradable. This means the detergents can decompose naturally. This makes them environment friendly. You will not see a lump of detergent floating over the garden ground. It will immediately start decomposing. The water containing this detergent therefore is not harmful for plants.
The eco friendly detergents do not make use of artificial optical brighteners. These don’t contain phosphates and petroleum based agents. The detergents are mild on the skin. They are safer for septic tanks, as they do not cause oxidations and rusting.
The eco friendly liquid agents generally contain coconut and corn based surfactants. The natural and non animal enzymes remove the protein layer on the clothes. Thus the starch and protein stains are removed with the help of these enzymes. Borax is normally used for softening of water. Ingredients like sodium gluconate help in removing the soil. It acts like an anti re- deposition formula on the fabric. The eco friendly detergents mostly contain salt which acts as the cleaner and brightener.
The fabric softeners make use of derivations of soy. The formula when mixed with water softens the fabric. The eco friendly bleaches eliminate the chlorine ingredient. Hence it causes no chronic health hazards. Instead it uses hydrogen peroxide as the bleaching ingredient. The usage of this eco friendly bleach is similar to the normal chemical based bleach. There are special detergents for baby cloths in the eco friendly range as baby clothes are delicate. Any chemical detergent can harm the clothes. Hence using an eco friendly laundry detergent is advisable to all.
The eco friendly laundry detergents generally do not create much froth like the regular house cleaners. This is because the soap like ingredients are not used in eco friendly cleaners. However these can be used in the washing machine.
