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Make your own cleaners, including laundry detergent

Why This is Green

The ingredients in some conventional cleaning products can negatively impact both personal health and the environment. While green alternatives from natural product companies tend to be free of the worst offending chemicals, and are usually plant (not petroleum) based, consumers should still read ingredient lists and fine print when shopping.

There’s another alternative: to truly know what’s in your cleaning products, make your own using safe-for-the-environment-and-you household staples like vinegar, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, washing soda, salt, and baking soda. Many of these ingredients and DIY formulas have been used for generations and get the job done. Bonus: making your own can save you money.

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How To

Make sure you have the basic ingredients on hand. The internet is filled with “recipes” for safe and effective cleaning products you can make at home. But it doesn’t have to be an exact science.

Vinegar and water equals glass cleaner.

Warm soapy water equals all-purpose cleaner. Add lemon juice or essential oils to the mix for natural fragrance.

A little baking soda mixed with natural liquid soap in the palm of your hand and then dabbed onto a damp sponge is the perfect tub scrub. That’s a great one to do right before lowering a baby into a bath. Especially if you use the soap you’ve already carefully chosen to wash the baby with, you’ll never have to worry about cleaning product residue again.