Natural House Hold Cleaners

I use vinegar (full strength) as an all purpose cleaner/degreaser, as a rinse agent in my dish washer (when I had one) & as a fabric softener (I have used it in a HE & a non-HE machine with no problems) & denture tablets in my toilet. I also use baking soda & water (or vinegar) to scrub my tub, shower & sinks. Vinegar & baking soda also works to unclog drains. The vinegar has a strong smell, but it goes away as it dries. I only really use very diluted bleach when I do dishes (I don't have a dish washer any more). I have also sprayed full strength vinegar on my floors when I ran out of the swiffer solution. Vinegar also works great for getting the calcium bulid up out of humidifiers.

God bless!

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I use vinegar and baking soda for various cleaning around the house. I buy the cheapest bleach cleaner to have on hand when needed. That's it.

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Method is good. You could also try Shaklee (find someone that sells it), or just do vinegar and water! Good luck!

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Some options: For glass cleaner - diluted white vinegar - stinky but effective & non-toxic. We also clean with diluted Dr Bronner's peppermint soap, which you can get at any natural food store and many King Soopers. My husband also likes 7th Generation products - we get those as King Soopers too.

You can also get Watkins, but that is also online (let me know if you want to look - it's a regular on-line purchase). Some health food stores also carry Watkins, but not always the home care.

Target "method" products may also work.

GOOD LUCK!

Oh yeh, best tub cleaner: sprinkle baking soda, spray vinegar (not diluted), wait, wipe off....

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I like Method and Seventh Generation products.

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I also like Method and Second Generation but I recently had to stop using them due to price, I just had to cut it somewhere and those were the first to go...so expensive. I also use a lot of vinegar and water. I like All laundry detergent, it's free and clear and super cheap. Mrs. Meyers (I think that's it...or is it Murphy??) is also good.

I love Method. I usually find the best selection at Lowe's... Believe it or not.

I can't hang with bleach or ammonia cleaners... It KILLS my lungs! Of course I know NOT to combine them. That creates horrible things... Just thought I'd clarify that.

I only use hot steam, baking soda, vinegar and Dr brooners castille concentrated soap in my household. The Castille soap is found in most King Soopers or Walgreens but you can also find it in the Natural food stores. The steam kills the germs. Baking soda serves as a great sink/toilet cleaner. Combine baking soda and vinegar to scrub the toilets and the Castille soap we use on all of our granite and porous tile. Add to that some spritz bottles to add water to the concentrated soap and some anti static cloths and you are good to go!

You can buy melaleuca, aka Tea Tree Oil just about anywhere now. I've never cleaned with it, but you must know the concentration : dilution ratio necessary.

In addition to all the other great cleaning suggestions, i.e baking soda & water, white vinegar, etc. You can also disinfect with clear alcohols, the cheaper the vodka the better. Pour a splash in your toilet, swirl away.

Hi S.,

When you discontinue your preferred customer membership with Melaleuca you can still purchase Melaleuca products from them. You sign into your website and only the retail prices will show. You will be paying retail prices but with their concentration rate they are still cheaper than the ones in the stores.

Melaleuca can be difficult to keep up with if you only use their cleaners because they last so long.. The other product lines are just as good and if you switch your entire shopping to them your really shouldn't have any problem. (e.g.My kids have never had a cavity....I attribute that to their dental products.)The medicine chest items are a much higher quality and the Bath and Body line is really cool too. I'm not into cosmetics but the skincare line has gotten rid of my wrinkles and my FORMER crow's feet around my eyes.

If I couldn't shop with Melaleuca I would probably use Seventh Generation products,although, they are about 3 times the price of Melaleuca's retail price. You can use vinegar to clean with, but vinegar does not disinfect well. Disinfecting is not as necessary as many think but you do need to have something in the house during critical times.

My two cents!

M.

Why don't you keep shopping at melaleuca since you like the products so much and it helped your daughters health? You don't have to be a preferred customer to shop there! You can shop at the regular prices and just shop when ever you want. I'm assuming you just bought the cleaners- since we have no problem putting in a few orders each month with just our normal household supplies-we have a family of 4 and I buy our vitamins and supplements as well as bath and personal care items-which obviously we need each month. Send me a msg if you need help changing your account over to just a regular shopper!

I love Seventh Generations disinfecting mult-purpose spray. Their website often has coupons. You can be chemical free without spending a fortune! Good luck!