Eco Green Facts

Research by Eco Green Facts has established that each year over one million children are accidentally poisoned by products that we purchase from the supermarket and thousands of children and adults are permanently disfigured or injured through contact with chemicals used in the home. Many of these household cleaners are highly flammable and can cause serious injury to the lungs if inhaled. Also the products can cause irritation or damage to our skin and eyes. Mixing two types of cleaners can be extremely toxic and it is important when cleaning the bathroom or kitchen that the area is well ventilated.

 Household cleaners are the leading cause of accidental poisoning in children so it is important that cleaning products are locked away.

 Why not use ordinary household products found in most kitchen cupboards for your cleaning. Products such as bi-carbonate of soda, vinegar and even salt have good cleaning qualities:-

Bi-Carbonate of Soda – Clean Refrigerator

 Clean your refrigerator with a bicarbonate of soda solution to remove any odour.

Bi-Carbonate of Soda – Car care

Bicarb soda mixed with water and scrubbed on battery terminals will leave your battery clean.

 Sprinkle bicarb soda onto a damp cloth or mix 1 tablespoon with 1 pint of water to clean windows. Wash off after using.

 Apply bicarb soda with a damp cloth, let dry, then wipe off with a soft dry cloth to make your chrome shine.

Bi-Carbonate of Soda – Towels

 Bicarb soda added to water cleans your towels.

Bi-Carbonate of Soda – Woollen socks

 A teaspoonful of bicarb soda in the water will keep woollen socks soft.

Cornflour – Car polish

 After washing your car, polish and then give the car a sprinkle with some cornflour, cover entire car and polish again.

Cornflour – removing blood stains

 Take one dessertspoon of cornflour, make into paste with cold water. Spread over stain, leave to dry and brush off.

Starch – removing blood stains

 Mix old fashioned starch to a thick paste and cover stain. Leave to dry and when it has absorbed the stain, brush off.

Vinegar – Wallpaper Remover

 Use equal parts of warm water and vinegar and sponge wallpaper thoroughly and it should peel off easily.

Vinegar – Clean Steam Iron

 To clean the inside of a steam iron, fill with equal parts vinegar and water; allow to steam a minute or so, switch off and leave for an hour. Wash with clean water.

Vinegar – Tile Cleaner

 Combine quarter cup water and a quarter cup vinegar in a spray type bottle. After spraying, wipe dry with a soft cloth.

Vinegar – Washing Machine / Dishwasher

 Fill machine with water and add 1 litre of white vinegar and allow the machine to run through its cycle.

Salt – Reviving sick ferns

Water with a solution of ¼ cup of salt into 3 pints of lukewarm water

Salt – Removing Beetroot stains

Soak stained cotton or linen articles in a container of cold water in which at least 1 tablespoon of common salt has been dissolved.

Salt – Washing socks

Soak stained socks in salt water prior to washing to remove stains and odour.

 Weak Tea – Tonic for ferns

 Weak tea is a good tonic for ferns if used once per week.

Olive Oil – Tonic for Indoor Plants

Give your indoor plants a drop of olive oil once a week. It makes them grow faster and gives the leaves a glossier green.

Cream of Tarter – Whiter Linen

If your white linen has become yellow, soak overnight in water in which 2 teaspoons of cream of tarter has been dissolved. Rinse next morning and hang in the open air. They will be much brighter.

Cream of Tarter – Handkerchiefs

Soak stained hankies in cold water and a pinch of cream of tarter.

Sugar – Shirt collars

 Moisten dirty shirt collars and sprinkle them with 1 teaspoon of sugar, leave overnight. Collars will rinse clean and stay new looking.

Salt and Vinegar –  Clean burnt saucepan

Soak in water containing a dessertspoon of salt and a dash of vinegar. Leave for 15 minutes and scrub.

Bicarbonate of Soda and vinegar – Clean burnt saucepan

Sprinkle bicarb soda with a dash of vinegar and bring to boil. This method is great at cleaning a burnt saucepan.