Natural Home Cleaning Tips

February 16, 2021 by Mulberry Maids

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Home cleaning is of utmost importance if you want to maintain a clean, serene and clutter free living space. This is even truer now that we are all spending more time indoors due to the coronavirus outbreak, which makes keeping your home clean that much more difficult. 

Nowadays, there are so many great green cleaning products easily accessible in the store, and many more that can be made at home. That’s why the best home cleaners in Fort Collins are here to help guide you to clean your home in a safe and natural way.  Read on! 

Why is it important to use safe cleaning agents?

While there are many very effective cleaning products on the market, not all of them are safe to use around people, especially children and pets.  Additionally, the strong smells associated with bleach products is unpleasant, and spills of these products can damage floors, carpets and furniture. 

Mulberry Maids uses green cleaning products to keep households safe and clean, and we are here to save you time with effortless online booking!

Air Quality 

In addition to harsh cleaning products, many everyday products used in your home may contain volatile organic chemicals, which have negative effects on air quality in your home.  By using green cleaning or homemade cleaning agents, you can make sure you are breathing clean air throughout the day. 

Harsh chemicals from cleaning products can get into the air, and cause health issues such as asthma and rashes. 

Even when using safe cleaning products, you should still ventilate your house as much as you can, especially while cleaning.  In addition to harsh chemicals, poor indoor quality can be caused by dust bunnies, mold, and animal dander, so it is always important to ventilate your home regularly. 

Skin Health 

Harsh cleaning products can be very hard on your skin, causing rashes, eye irritation, and other reactions.  By using all natural cleaners such as vinegar and baking soda, or mild store bought products, your skin will likely be in better shape after cleaning. 

Additionally, chemicals used in cleaning can actually be absorbed into your skin, making it even more important to make sure you are cleaning with safe agents. 

Environmental Health

One way or another, whatever cleaning product is used in your home, it will be washed down the sink and put back into the environment.  By using biodegradable products and solutions, the environment will take less of a beating than when using harsh chemicals to clean with. 

Save Money

If you are an avid cleaner, making your own green cleaning solutions will likely save you money.  All you need is a couple spray bottles, and some simple solutions.  For example, a very cost effective mixture is distilled white vinegar diluted with water.  Baking soda can also be used as a gentle abrasive cleaning product, which is both cheap and gentle for most surfaces. 

What are some of the best green cleaning products?

There are so many great green cleaning products available for sale, and even better, you can make very effective cleaning agents yourself.  For more in depth health and safety information on particular cleaning products, check out the EWG online resource.

All purpose cleaner

A safe for most surface all purpose cleaner can be made from distilled white vinegar and water.  It can be spruced up with some essential oils to mask the vinegar smell, and leave a pleasant aroma in the room.  Use these tips with a homemade all purpose cleaner to tackle your kitchen counters. 

There are also many effective green cleaning all purpose cleaners on the market – and most are available in mainstream stores.  Do your research and test out a few products to find one that works well for your home.

Toilet bowl cleaner

Similar to all purpose cleaners, making your own toilet bowl cleaner can be pretty easy.  You can make a toilet bowl cleaner out of vinegar, borax, or lemon juice.  The citric acid that is found in lemon juice can actually bind to minerals in the toilet bowl that may be left from hard water stains.  This will help dissolve the minerals for a cleaner toilet. 

If you don’t want to use a homemade toilet bowl cleaner, there are numerous brands with safe and effective toilet cleaning products. 

Shower cleaner

Cleaning the shower can sometimes be a daunting task, but with the right products doesn’t need to be so bad!  A good go to homemade tile shower cleaner is a combination of baking soda, vinegar, dish soap, and water.  Just mix:

• 1 ½ cups of baking soda
• ½ cup of warm water
• ½ cup of mild dish soap
• 2 tablespoons of white vinegar

Another simple recipe to help shine your bathroom chrome and mirrors is to mix 3 cups of warm water with 2 tablespoons of distilled white vinegar.  

You can always add in lemon juice or essential oils to help leave a fresh scent in the bathroom after cleaning. 

Degreaser

Degreaser can be some of the harshest chemicals available to buy in the store.  This doesn’t have to be the case though, as there are many natural degreaser recipes from simple products.  An effective example recipe to try out is the following:

• 1 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• A few drops of mild dish soap
• Warm water to fill a spray bottle
• Lemon juice or essential oils for scent

Additionally, many different types of natural degreaser can be found in the store, such as citrus based degreasers that are all natural and safer to use than your standard store bought degreaser. 

Skilled home cleaning in Fort Collins that saves you time

Mulberry Maids is here to help you take back your time and provide the best cleaning possible.  We offer standard, deep, and move in and out cleanings, with 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

Once your home is taken care of by the pros, take your family for a stroll around the Twin Silo Park for some exercise.  Book your cleaning online in under a minute, or give us a call at (970) 460-4298 to get on our schedule. 

We can’t wait to hear from you soon!