Naturally Clean: All-Purpose Cleaner

Reader Contribution by Stephanie Nelson
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<p>At the <a href=”http://www.lohas.com/” target=”_blank”>Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability</a> conference last year, <a href=”http://www.simransethi.com/info.html” target=”_blank”>Simran Sethi</a>, one of the guest speakers, put chemical cleaning products in perspective for me. Sethi basically asked her audience this question: Would you feel comfortable leaving your child alone in a room with toxic household cleaners? Although I’m not a parent, the answer is clearly no. Sethi’s point was that this scenario is the same as using toxic products all around the house.</p>
<p>Since talking to Sethi, I’ve looked at household cleaners in a whole new light and I’ve started making my own as means to replace these toxic chemicals. This simple, herbal <a href=”https://www.motherearthliving.com/health/natural-healing-herbal-house-keeping.aspx?page=2″>all-purpose cleaner</a> is eco-friendly and only takes five minutes to make.  </p>
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<strong>All-Purpose Cleaner<br />
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</strong>• 2 tablespoons borax<br />
• ¼ cup lemon juice<br />
• 2 cups hot water<br />
• 20 drops tea tree essential oil</p>
<p>1. Combine the borax and lemon juice with the water in a spray bottle. Cap and shake well to dissolve the mineral.</p>
<p>2. Add the tea tree oil and shake again to disperse the oil.</p>
<p>For more information on cleaning your home naturally, visit our blog series <font face=”Arial” size=”2″>
<a href=”https://www.motherearthliving.com/naturally-clean.aspx”>Naturally Clean</a>.</font>
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  • Published on May 22, 2009
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