Here's the shortlist of everyday items you can use to clean your home:
Baking soda: Also known as sodium bicarbonate, baking soda is a natural substance that maintains the pH balance. Neutralizing both acids and bases, it actually eliminates odours rather than just covering them up.
Lemon: The acidity of lemons provides antibacterial and antiseptic properties for cleaning. Attack countertop stains by allowing lemon juice to sit on the stain for a few minutes, then scrub the area with baking soda.
Olive oil: Once called 'liquid gold' by Homer, olive oil is typically derived from the tree crop of the Mediterranean. Excellent for wood polishing -but use a bottle of inexpensive domestic olive oil and save the expensive Greek variety for your sauté.
White vinegar: Vinegar is a great natural cleaning product, as well as a disinfectant and deodorizer. The strong smell quickly dissipates as it dries.
Old newspapers: Read, then reuse (and subsequently recycle!) your old newspapers to clean mirrors and windows. Cuts down on the volume of paper towels used for cleaning.
Rags: Give your sad, stained fabric dishcloths, face cloths and T-shirts a second life by adding them to your rag basket. Washable items help eliminate the paper waste and throwaway cleaning pads.
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