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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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green cleaning products
Hey guys, any advise on green cleaning products? I've seen a lot on Mrs. Myers, Dr. Bronners, Seventh Generation, and Clorox Green Works. I also know people use water and vinegar. What do you recomend? For the house, I just want some soild stuff that'll take care of day-to-day grime. But also, if any of you have any suggestions, I work at a doctor's office and would like something to use there also. I'm worried about green products not being powerful enough to tackle the patient's illness germs... thanks!
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Re: green cleaning products
I have some recipes listed here - it also has a link to the Vinegar Institute, which will likely have more info about germ effectiveness for the doctor's office!
Because of my blog I've had the opportunity to try different brands and compare them. My two favorite are Seventh Generation and Simple Green Naturals. I use a combo of these two mostly. But for different things... like for Seventh Gen I love their Multi-Purpose cleaner and fabric softener and for Simple Green Naturals I like their carpet cleaner (it's going to save my apartment deposit!) and glass cleaner.
I've made my own as well and I just use vinegar and water for small things like day to day cleaning. I pull out the brands for heavy cleaning and big messes.
I use different things for different jobs around the house. I have ECOS laundry detergent that I found at Sam's Club for an awesome price. It doesn't seem to be doing as great of a job as the previous Method brand detergent that I have used. I will probably switch back to Method detergent when my bottle runs out of ECOS. I have also tried and like the Mrs. Meyers laundry detergent.
I really like the Method brand daily shower spray for preventing soap scum and then I use the same brand for deep cleaning the showers/sinks/toilets and also around the kitchen. I use Method brand window cleaner, hand soap and recommend both of them as well.
I use Seventh Generation dishwasher detergent.
For our floors, which are tile and laminant, I use a mixture of vinegar and water and a machine washable cloth.