Non-Toxic, Do-It-Yourself Cleaning Made Simple

Deb Hiett — Tue, 06 May 2008 06:30:06 +0000

The “green” cleaning products on the market are great, but they can be pricey. You know you should mix all your own house cleaning solutions, but it can be a hassle, and who knows if you’re using the right ingredients in the proper amounts? Finally, we found an easy way to make all the healthy “green” home cleaning products you need, all in one handy kit.

With the Eco-Me Home Kit, you provide the white vinegar, baking soda, olive oil, and water, and you’ve got everything you need to make an all-purpose cleaner, a wood polish cleanser, and a scrub cleanser, too — at a fraction of the cost of most store-bought non-toxic cleaners.

The Eco-Me Home Kit contains:
2 spray bottles for mixing spray cleaner and polish
1 jar for mixing scrub cleanser
1 natural bristle scrub brush
1 handy mixer
1 microfiber cleaning cloth
1 bottle Eco-Me Home Cleaning Essential Oil
1 natural fiber storage bag
Easy to follow instructions on how to mix ingredients (right from your own kitchen).

The essential oil contains tea tree, lemongrass, rosemary, and lavender pure plant oils, and helps purge surfaces of mold, mildew, grime, and water stains (plus it smells great!). The kit is available at eZoetic.com for $26.00, and you’ll also find an Eco-Me Baby Kit, Eco-Me Cat Kit, and Eco-Me Dog Kit there, too. Now it’s easier than ever to “green-it-yourself!”

Daily Tip: Biodegradable Kitty Litter

Amy Stodghill — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:03:41 +0000

Conventional clay and silica-based kitty litters are not only burdens on landfills, but they come from strip mines [1] (a very non-ecofriendly practice). Switch your cat over to some natural alternatives. These natural based litters are biodegradable, reduce odor and have less dust, which means less irritation for your cat's lungs (and your lungs too.) In her article on greening pets [2], GO's Kelli Best-Oliver suggests a wheat based litter Swheat Scoop. [3] Tip mavens over at Ideal Bite [4] suggest the following natural litters: Corn-based One Earth Cat Litter [5], and World's Best Cat Litter [6]; Yesterday's News [7], pellets made of recycled newspaper; and Feline Pine [8] made from reclaimed sawdust pellets. If your cat is having problems getting used to the new stuff, try working in a little bit each week with until you've completely switched over. And if you're not composting, throw out the litter in paper bags instead of plastic bags. Amy says: I don't have cats but I do a lot of cat sitting and cleaning the litter box is part of the duty. With each scoop into the clay based litter, I try not to breathe in. Next time I might try leaving a bag of the natural variety for the cat owner to try out. For more on natural kitty litter: Ideal Bite - What sort of legacy is your kitty leaving behind? [9] Care 2 Green Living - Eco-Friendly Kitty Litter [10] Care 2 Green Living - The Dangers of Clumping Cat Litter [11] Related articles from GO: Green Pets: A Quick Overview [12] GNMParents: Greenish Pets [13] Green Pet Care: Toxic Medications? [14] Lighter Footstep: Why You Shouldn't Use Dryer Sheets to Control Pet Hair [15] Daily: The Doggie Bag [16] [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_mining [2] http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/05/15/green_pets_a_quick_overview [3] http://www.swheatscoop.com/ [4] http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/kitty_litter_bug/ [5] http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=14886&cm_mmc=Shopping%20Portal-_-Froogle-_-Cats-_-7%20lbs&ref=4171&subref=AA [6] http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=139513&b=24842&m=6187&afftrack=&urllink=www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Worlds-Best-Cat-Litter/118001.aspx [7] http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1836459-10412456?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petco.com%2FShop%2FProduct.aspx%3FfamilyID%3D3050&cm_ven=CJ&cm_cat=1662617&cm_pla=1836459&cm_ite=Purina+Yesterday%27s+News+Paper-Based+Cat+Litter+%2813.2+lbs.%3B+U&cjsku=445835 [8] http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1836459-10412456?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petco.com%2FShop%2FProduct.aspx%3FfamilyID%3D4364&cm_ven=CJ&cm_cat=1662617&cm_pla=1836459&cm_ite=Feline+Pine+Cat+Litter+%287+lbs.%29&cjsku=882542 [9] http://www.idealbite.com/tiplibrary/archives/kitty_litter_bug/ [10] http://www.care2.com/greenliving/eco-friendly-kitty-litter.html [11] http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-dangers-of-clumping-cat-litter.html [12] http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/05/15/green_pets_a_quick_overview [13] http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/06/04/gnmparents_greenish_pets [14] http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/05/22/green_pet_care_toxic_medications [15] http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/06/13/lighter_footstep_why_you_shouldnt_use_dryer_sheets_to_control_pet_hair [16] http://amystodghill.greenoptions.com/2007/07/13/tip_o_the_day_the_doggie_bag

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Non-Toxic, Do-It-Yourself Cleaning Made Simple

Daily Tip: Biodegradable Kitty Litter