Cleaning

On one of my message boards, there was a post about the ten germiest things in our lives - would you believe that a load of clean, wet laundry was near the top of the list? Clean laundry - it topped even public drinking fountains! That led to a search of disinfectants, which led to some websites about hydrogen peroxide, which led to more natural cleaners, with the final result that my kitchen floor is cleaner than it's been for years.

I found these sites about replacing toxic household chemicals with natural products:
http://allnaturalbeauty.us/ani12.htm
http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/

I haven't used a lot of different chemicals to begin with - some diluted bleach for disinfecting, and soapy water for almost everything else - but these ideas will help me to get things clean that weren't really getting clean before. I used a vinegar/baking soda paste on my floor with a little bit of elbow grease, and it made a big difference.