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Alternatives to Method cleaning products?
I need some alternatives to Method cleaning products. It is costing me $150 per month in cleaning supplies. I cannot use anything with bleach or ammonia in it and would prefer to go the natural route...just without the huge price tag. I currently use method for everything from glass cleaner to laundry soap. Oh and I live in a dirty world (cattle and horse ranch with kids, dogs, cats, and a husband who likes to work on cars) so the cleaning solutions need to have some actual power.
Thanks!!!
Re: Alternatives to Method cleaning products?
http://www.diynatural.com/simple-easy-fast-effective-jabs-homemade-laundry-detergent/
Also try All Free and Clear
Glass cleaner: Just use water/vinegar solution if you can stand the smell.
Clorox has non-bleach 'green' products out there for cleaning supplies.
I've heard good things about fels naptha for getting out stains in clothing
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001B32NVO/ref=nosim/debtfreeadventure-20
http://eartheasy.com/live_nontoxic_solutions.htm is a list of DIY cleaning solutions. Mostly vinegar and baking soda.
You should post on the GL board, lots of people over there have recipes. Vinegar, baking soda, and some castile soap (bar an liquid) are the ingredients in a lot of them, and vinegar and baking soda can be found in bulk at Costco/Sam's for super cheap.
I also own this book, http://www.amazon.com/GREEN-CLEAN-Environmentally-Sound-Cleaning/dp/1595910042, which is full of recipes.
Ditto PPs on making your own cleaning solutions, so much cheaper- but I still have to ask-
$150 a month?
How many products have you bought?
We use a Mrs. Meyer's multi-purpose cleaning solution concentrate @ my DD's school for use in the refillable swiffer-like mop and we use like a teaspoon per refill, and expect the 2 bottles we have to last us for the whole school year (w/ 3 classrooms being cleaned daily, plus bathrooms, etc.)
If you are looking for something you can buy in a store/order online look into Mrs. Meyer's products, also always look for stuff sold in concentrate so you can water it down, saving $$$ (since you aren't paying for water to be shipped around.)
If you have a Trader Joe's by you I LOVE love love Trader Joe's Next to Godliness Multi-purpose cleaner. It smells great and you can use it on just about everything, glass, stainless, granite, tile, etc. While I use a lot of homemade cleaners, I love this because when I use it, my house smells clean.
The little zine "Make Your Place" by Raleigh Briggs has natural recipes for every house cleaner you'd ever need, and also lots of health & beauty recipes as well. I've found everything I made from her instructions did the job well, though if I were looking at farmhand laundry like you are, I might still buy a commercial detergent for that.
http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/2333/
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