Disinfecting the eco way

One thing that I am sure is of concern to many people when pondering the decision to move to eco cleaning products is 'Will they act as a disinfectant?'.

A disinfectant that you can quickly make up at home could be the answer to your worries;

• Start with 3 cups of hot water
• Add 2 teaspoons of Borax
• 4 tablespoons of vinegar
• Add to a squirty bottle to use

While this won't remove all bacteria, it should sufficiently disinfect the area that you clean.

Tip of the day.

One problem that we often face when cleaning is a build up of lime-scale on taps and shower heads. A good way to combat this is to soak rags in distilled white vinegar and wrap them around the offending area. Leave for an hour and come back and give it a good scrub to see a marked difference.

E-Cloth sale

For me, one of the most important parts of an eco cleaner's kit has to be the trusty E-Cloth. They contain no nasty chemicals and can be used for anything from dusting to getting a nice shine on glass and stainless steel.

They normally retail for around £5.00 each however, Wholistic Research currently have them on sale for only £2.49 so grab yourself a few before they sell out!

Not just your every day clean!

If you have a party or event coming up that you are hosting at home, you might want to have a bit of help with the cleaning so that you can focus on the more important things!

We recently did a clean for a client who was hosting a wedding reception at their house.

Here's the feedback that we received;

'Thank you again for all your and Zofia's help. The day was amazing - blue skies, happy faces all round and a fantastic party in the evening and it was lovely not having to worry about cleaning in the run up to our big day' JM, Bishopston

One off cleans are a minimum of 6 hours and will be tailored to your exact needs.

Lemons - Essential Cleaning Kit

Hooray for lemons! They are great for anti-bacterial cleaning and are a must-have for natural home cleaning. Here are a 3 quick and simple cleaning tasks that make use of this natural ingredient.

• to freshen up a microwave put some sliced lemons in a bowl of water and mircrowave for 3 minutes. It will make it much easier to clean afterwards.
• lemon juice is great for lifting stains - add the juice of 2 lemons to your whites wash and then ideally line dry your in the sun for gleaming whites
• Use half a lemon to remove stains on chopping boards - leave to soak for a couple of hours and then rinse.

"Just got back from a knackering weekend but my spirits were uplifted by my lovely clean house - what an amazing job, thank you so much. I could get used to this very quickly, you've made me very happy!"

Kirsty, Clifton (one-off spring-clean on 26th September 2010)

Organic Fortnight

Organic Fortnight started on the 3rd September and runs unil 17th September. If you're looking for an organic treat of the non-food variety you could do a lot worse than a bar of Organic Lavender and Rose Geranium soap from Cornwall Soap Box (£450 for 100g). Hand-made in Cornwall using organic olive oil this soap smells devine and is available to order on-line.