Thought folks might find this interesting. Please let me know if you try any of these and how well they work. My comments below are in orange.
According to SustainLane.com, you can make healthy, CHEAP, and environmentally friendly DIY cleaning products using only borax, baking soda, white vinegar and lemon juice:
All purpose cleaner - Add 4 T baking soda to 1 quart warm water in a bucket. You can also try just baking soda on a damp sponge. It is slightly gritty and works well on a stove top.Glass
Cleaner - Mix 1 T white vinegar or lemon juice and 1 quart of water in a spray bottle. Spray on a cloth or wad of newspaper to use.
Rug deodorizer - Sprinkle baking soda directly on rug, wait 15 minutes and vacuum. (I've tried this one before and it works pretty great. For a decent size room or living room you might need two boxes of baking soda.)
Pet urine stain remover - Mix a solution of 1/2 water and 1/2 white vinegar. Soak into stained area and work into stain with a brush. Let dry.
Fabric softener - Add 1/4 cup of baking soda or white vinegar to wash cycle.
Drain cleaner - First remove all hair and other built-up particles. Add 1/2 C. of baking soda followed by 1/2 C. of vinegar; cover and wait a few minutes. Follow with some boiling water. (This seems to be the "volcano" science project in action. I'm going to try this one.)
Toilet bowl cleaner - Scrub with a paste of borax and lemon juice. Let sit as long as possible (2 hours is ideal). This removes stains and makes your toilet bowl fresh.
Please feel free to share these tips/recipes, citing that they can be found at SustainLane.com. The full article can be viewed at http://www.sustainlane.com/reviews/greener-and-healthier-cleaners/V7NIFOQ3V2XWORHABZ3SUIIZMBRN.
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Baking soda on the carpet before vacuuming is the only deodorizer I'll use. Febreeze is way too chemical and gives me a headache. Plus it has a weird "too wet" texture. Another good reason to stay away from the harsh chemical cleaners is that those molecules are very stable and pass through waste water treatment facilities fully intact and reenter the water table. The more of them our exploding population uses the more we end up ingesting.
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