Monday, October 11, 2010

Disinfecting the healthy, cheap, and easy way!

Countertops, bathrooms and laundry OH MY! Want to disinfect and clean without breaking the bank or breaking out the harsh chemicals? Try this: Take a Glass Sugar Pourer (approx $4-5), fill 2/3 with baking soda (maybe $1 worth), 1/3 with Borax (a few pennies worth), then add approx 5-8 drops of Tea Tree Oil (a few pennies worth). Shake shake shake, shake shake shake, shake that Cleaner!

I love to take this to my kitchen for my Countertops and even my wood cuttingboards and granite topped island. Shake a little on and use a wet washcloth to rub it in. The borax will clean and freshen, the baking soda will act as a mild scrubber and odor eliminater, the tea tree oil will kill bacteria. What's not to love? I let it sit for about 10 minutes then squeeze a little warm water over it and wipe it away.

Don't stop there, take it anywhere you need to kill bacteria or eliminate odors like your bathroom, door handles, switchplates, etc.

It's cheap, it's healthy and it's really not that hard!

1 comment:

  1. You're my hero! I was just thinking "how can i disinfect my diaper pail without using stupid bleach that will kill every brain cell in the house?" YOU are my answer! I shall do this asap. Have you ventured to make your own diaper detergent? I am thinking about it...

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