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"Green
Cleaning" Basics
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These are ingredients used in cleaning and pest control
recipes, which are inexpensive and commonly available. With a stock of
these items in your cupboards, you can clean, disinfect and control
pests in your home
inexpensively (and without toxic or allergy-provoking chemicals). Click here for
formulas and recipies.
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Common Sources:
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Alcohol, denatured
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grocery, drugstore
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Aluminum foil
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grocery
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Baking soda (sodium
bicrbonate)*
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grocery, natural foods store
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Borax powder
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grocery (laundry section),
natural foods store, hardware store
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Containers (Spray bottles,
shakers, glass jars
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recycled containers, thrift
store
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Cornstarch powder*
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grocery, natural foods store |
Diatomaceous earth
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garden supply
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Hydrogen peroxide solution
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grocery, drugstore
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Lemon juice
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grocery
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Olive oil
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grocery
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Salt*
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grocery
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Soap, liquid
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grocery, natural foods store
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Toothpaste, white, non-gel
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grocery, drugstore
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Vinegar, white*
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grocery, natural foods store |
Washing soda (sodium carbonate)
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grocery (laundry section),
natural foods store |
*Bulk food items
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Low-toxicity
commercial products
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Item:
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Common Sources:
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Oxygen bleach powders
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Grocery (laundry section)
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Enzyme "pet odor" cleaners
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Natural foods store, pet supply
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Real citrus air freshener
sprays
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Natural foods store, pet supply
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