Apart from the chemical cleaners available in the market, there are quite a few easy to use options that are quite effective in cleaning and freshening up a household. The best news is that they can be found easily on any pantry shelf. You can always call for professional house cleaners to do your job.Our company provides house cleaning services in Perth with environment-friendly products on request.

A list of common, non-toxic household products are as follows:

Baking Soda – Cleans, removes odor, softens water, removes grime.

Lemon – Contains food-acids, effective against common household bacteria, scours and deodorizes.

Borax or the salt of boric acid – (sodium borate)used for cleaning, deodorizing, controlling pests it also softens water, cleans walls and floors.

White Vinegar – widely popular, vinegar is multifunctional . It can cuts grease, remove mildew, build up, hide odors, and other stains and wax build-up.

Washing Soda or soda ash – or sodium carbonate dehydrate, is a mineral. Washing soda scours or cuts through tough grease stains, cleans water stain build up on walls, tiles, sinks and tubs.

Rubbing Alcohol – is an excellent inexpensive disinfectant. .Mixed with water, it can be a perfect cleaning solution for various materials in the household.

Cornstarch – used to clean window sand carpets, polish furniture, remove grease stains on fabric and leather.

Citrus Solvent – like orange peel oil cleans grease on stoves, stains from carpets, removes paints, disinfects, can be used in laundry instead of chlorine bleach. Can remove gums from your mats and rugs too.

How to use these environment friendly products as household cleaners :

All-Purpose Cleaner : Mix vinegar and baking soda or borax in water, in specific proportions , and store. Use the solution to remove stains in the shower, windows , mirrors etc. Citrus solvents are also effective all-purpose cleaners.

Air Freshener : Commercial air fresheners, can cause allergy. Use your household products as deodorants.

• A mix of baking soda /vinegar with lemon juice in small containers in corners, can absorb bad smell , and keep your house smelling fresh.

• Simmer vinegar (1 tbsp in 1 cup water) while cooking. It removes any cooking odor.To remove strong smells of fish and onion/garlic from chopping boards and cooking utensils, apply vinegar on them and then wash with dish washing liquid.

There are other uses of the above mentioned household, non-toxic cleaning products which will be discussed later.