Non Toxic Cleaning Products – Kitchen

Non Toxic Cleaning Products for the Kitchen

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Beautiful kitchen in wood and recycled glass.
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use non toxic cleaning productsIt always intrigues me that there are so many commercial cleaning products – one for this, another for something else…… it’s crazy. I know people who clean their kitchen using 6 different products!  All that does is create extra work.

And just how safe are all these commercial products? I want non toxic cleaning products in my home.

Even if some commercial cleaning products are labelled green and eco friendly, you still want to still read the ingredients list just to be sure – and who wants that hassle?

Keep It Simple!

lemons are non toxic cleaning productsI like to keep things simple, and so I keep lemons, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), and vinegar and use them for everything.

(Very eco friendly, green cleaning!)

Much cheaper than commercial toxic kitchen cleaning products (the money you save can go towards buying organic produce which is often more expensive but oh so worth it for your health).

Here are the best ways to use them in the kitchen:

Non Toxic Cleaning Products – Oven

non toxic cleaning products for your ovenLeave this recipe to work its magic overnight. This is completely safe and doesn’t have nasty fumes like commercial oven cleaners.

  • Cover the bottom of the oven with a ¼ inch / ½ cm layer of baking soda / bicarbonate.
  • Add water to a clean spray bottle and spray the baking soda / bicarb – it should be completely damp but not soaking or flooded.
  • Leave for a couple of hours, then re-wet before you go to bed.
  • In the morning, scoop the mixture out with a sponge. All the gunk will come with it.

Normally, most of the mess in an oven is on the bottom. If you have spots on the sides, add baking soda paste to a cloth and apply directly to the spots, and follow the same instructions as for the bottom.

Non Toxic Cleaning Products – Microwave

  1. microwave oven needs non toxic cleaning productsSlice half a lemon. Place the slices in a microwave-safe bowl.
  2. Add about 8 oz. / 220 ml water to the bowl.
  3. Heat the mixture on High for 3 minutes, then allow to sit for another 3 minutes – all without opening the door of the microwave.
  4. Remove the bowl. The lemon and steam should have loosened any baked-on particles, making them easy to wipe away with a cloth or sponge.  Your microwave will smell fresh too!

If stubborn spots still remain, mix vinegar, lemon juice and water and wipe with the mixture.

(By the way, how often do you use your microwave? Occasionally is probably fine, but frequently eating microwaved food is likely to be detrimental to your health, and it also greatly reduces the amount of nutrients you get from the food).

Non Toxic Cleaning Products – Fridge

  1. non toxic cleaning products for fridgesAdd 1 quart / 1 litre warm water to a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons baking soda to the water, it will dissolve.
  2. Use a cloth and this mixture to wipe all surfaces clean.

For stubborn spots, use baking soda paste to scrub, then rinse off.

Non Toxic Cleaning Products – Drain Cleaner

  1. Pour ½ cup / 120 g baking soda / bicarbonate of soda down the drain.
  2. Then pour ½ cup / 120 ml vinegar down the drain. It will bubble.
  3. Leave it to bubble for about 15 minutes, then boil a kettle and pour the water down the drain until it is clear.

Non Toxic Cleaning Products – Scale or Calcium Remover

non toxic cleaning products for kettlesIf you get scale or calcium in your kettle or iron, did you know that it makes it less efficient? So be green and remove it for better energy efficiency.

Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar to 1 cop / 240 ml of water.  Leave to simmer in your teapot or kettle for 30 minutes.  The calcium deposits will loosen – scrub them away.

Bonus Tip

Baking soda / bicarbonate of soda is also useful as a fire extinguisher – it will extinguish any type of fire incluing grease fires.

What non toxic cleaning products do you use? Let me know in the Comments below.

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    • That’s perfect Sandy. I was unable to buy Castile soap for ages where I live. Then it suddenly arrived on supermarket shelves – but when I read the ingredients, I was horrified. It wasn’t green at all! In the last 6 months or so though I’ve been able to get a good product which is great, it can be very useful. Thanks for sharing!

  • Wonderful tips and thanks so much for the recipes! I use the same basics as you … plus one: hydrogen peroxide. We have a lot of iron in our water which turns everything orange. Using hydrogen peroxide removes the stains. Also, I’ve read that, between vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, pretty much all germs are taken care of. I should say that it’s important not to mix them together … use one and then follow up with the other. 🙂 Thanks, Clare!

    • It’s great to know that hydrogen peroxide acts as bleach and removes those orange hard-water stains!
      I agree, the nasty germs are taken care of. And yes, you make a very good point, not to mix vinegar and H2O2 together – thanks for that! 🙂

  • My cleaning is as simple as it gets, baking soda, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. With a bit of elbow grease, good for exercise 🙂 , this will clean everything around my house.

    • Perfect Lois – and indeed, let’s not forget the elbow grease LOL. I remember as a child taking the expression literally and waiting for goo to ooze out of my mother’s elbow when she was doing housework; I was SO disappointed when it never arrived!

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