One great way to ensure a healthy happy pet, is to use simple, and effective natural cleaners in your home. It is a super easy way to have less chemical exposure to you and your dog, and to provide a fresh, clean environment for you both!
Here are some great ideas for cleaning your home in the holistic fashion, using baking soda, borax, vinegar, dish soap, and water.
Mix baking soda and vinegar in your toilet bowl, half baking soda, half white vinegar, and let it fizz! Scrub the bowl clean when it is done fizzing, and add some more vinegar to fizz again. You can leave this in the bowl overnight, or for as long as possible to continue the process of disinfecting the bowl.
Mix a paste of baking soda, and warm water on your counters and sinks in the kitchen for a soft scrub. The course, natural paste will clean any bacteria off your counters, and will not harm you or your pet in any way. Great for stainless steel, and for ceramic surfaces.
Take an old spray bottle, and reuse it by placing 2 tsp of borax in the bottle, 1/4 cup of a natural dish soap, 1 cup of white vinegar, and add warm water to fill the bottle. This is a great mixture to leave in the shower to remove soap scum, and mildew and rust stains. Leave it in the shower, and if you would like, add a few drops of your favorite essential oil like lavender or eucalyptus.
Why would you bother to make your own cleaning mixes? What is the big deal? The truth is, we really don't know what all the chemicals really do to us, and simply not having the facts of effect on us, are not good reasons to stop chemical use in our lives. For one, using the five ingredients above, is more cost effective, and will be very effective. You will have great results with these natural cleaners!
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