Alternative Cleaning Products

All-Purpose Cleaner
source: Household-HazWaste.org/alternatives.html

1 quart warm water
1 teaspoon liquid soap
1 teaspoon borax
1/4 cup undiluted white vinegar

Mix ingredients and store in a spray bottle.
Use for cleaning countertops, floors, walls,
carpets, and upholstery



Drain Cleaner
source: WaToxics.org

1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup vinegar
kettle of boiling water

This recipe will free minor clogs and is
great preventive medicine. Pour the
baking soda down the drain first, then
the vinegar. Let it bubble for a few minutes.
Then pour down a teakettle full of boiling
water. Repeat if needed. If clog is stubborn
use a mechanical snake.



Scouring Powder
source: Green Clean Team

3 parts baking soda
1 part Borax

Use as you would any powdered cleanser.
For lighter jobs, try baking soda alone.