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A Rare Find

4/28/2021

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if you are an aficionado of cleaning this will be a treat. Otherwise, probably not. In my many years of cleaning the best general bathroom cleaner I've found is one made by Ecover. It's made with nontoxic ingredients and is extremely effective, even on really tough soap scum. They use to sell it in all the co-ops. I used to pick it up frequently, as part of my regular cleaning toolkit. But they stopped selling it about ten years ago. 

I looked and looked for an equivalent but wasn't able to find a nontoxic cleaner that really took on the heavy jobs in the same way. But... I discovered that they do sell it in England, where it is made. I do order from there and continue to use it, quite happily. So if you are a cleaning aficianado, you can go to

​www.naturitas.us/p/home-and-garden/home-and-kitchen/household-detergents/bathroom-cleaner-500-ml-ecover?gclid=CjwKCAjwj6SEBhAOEiwAvFRuKHfrKFSE40nGMg82CCSjyQOqTLduBDvLmFKTMosQb-s-ESqcaLXxexoC7Q8QAvD_BwE

to order it for yourself!
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Easy Way to Clean Sink Disposals

4/14/2021

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Here's another idea from a great website for innovative cleaning ideas: Apartment Therapy. To clean a sink disposal the main thing involves putting ice cubes in it, running hot water, and turning on the disposal, letting the blades crunch up the ice. You can add your choice of natural cleaning agent to aide the scouring power of the ice. Cutting up a few lemons is my preference. This is a good spring cleaning task. Give it a whirl! 

www.apartmenttherapy.com/tiktok-garbage-disposal-ice-cleaning-trick-36871965
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Cleaning Reusable Grocery Bags

4/5/2021

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Cloth, canvas, and plastic grocery bags are a great improvement over paper bags in terms of cutting down on our use of natural resources. But they do get grimy and crumb-filled after awhile. Take a moment to clean them up. Some you can just throw in the washing machine--though best to put them in a mesh bag so the handles don't get caught in the machine. Otherwise, for canvas and cloth bags, wash with a little laundry soap in the sink. Plastic bags, use a cloth or sponge in soapy water to wipe down, then rinse. 

This great idea comes from https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/cleaning/g3345/spring-cleaning-tips/?slide=5, which is filled with other good cleaning tips. 
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