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Here are a few ideas to reduce the toxicity of your house.

Distilled Vinegar (Clear):  Good antibacterial properties for wiping down surfaces such as kitchen worktops with dust or crumbs; though not much good against grease.  Can also be used in the rinse section of your dishwasher.

Bicarbonate of Soda:  Good for deeper cleaning against mold or where deposits build up such as your bath.  Also good for where you store food such as your fridge.

Borax:  Used before soap.  Can be used for your clothes or your dishwasher.  Not quite as good a conventional laundry powder or dishwasher tablets, but better for you and the environment.  It can leave a cloudy film on anything in the dishwasher, especially glasses.  Vinegar in the rinse will help to prevent this.

Spirits:  When you need to be very thorough with your hands you can rinse them in spirits such as Vodka.
(My lady uses this regularly . . . . I think it is a terrible waste J)

Iodine:  Very good for sterilising anything.  A few drops of iodine in water can also be used to kill bacteria on food fruit and vegetables for someone with an impaired immune system or even on open wounds.  Like vinegar and spirit it has strong anti bacterial quality, but it will not sting if used on tender injuries, or change the taste of food.  Iodine can come direct from the chemist general sterilisation, but if you want to use if on food or wounds, then I recommend that you get Lugol’s Iodine, which food grade.

Soap Nuts:  I thought I was being teased when I first heard of this.  Nuts from a tree called the soap nut tree can be used for washing laundry and are totally natural and renewable. 

They do work, I’m not nuts . . . honest J  

If you have any environmentally friendly tips for making your home a safer place, then please share it an leave a comment.