This week’s tips come from Johnmark O'Brien, owner of Green Maids.
1. Clean your windows with 4 tablespoons of lemon juice diluted in 3-4 gallons of water. Avoid ammonia-based window cleaners, and help keep your house a little cleaner and greener!
2. Add a capful of vinegar into a spray bottle of water to remove mold and mildew. Avoid using bleach, which can be an irritant on your skin, eyes and affect the respiratory system.
3. Help eliminate the smells on rugs and mattresses using baking soda. Sprinkle baking soda on the effected area, let it sit for about an hour and then vacuum it up.
4. Avoid bringing toxins into the house by using a doormat. People don’t realize what we bring into the house after being outside - especially if you have kids and pets. A simple doormat helps to remove oil, animal waste and pollen from the soles of our shoes.
5. Mixing 1 tablespoon of vinegar with 1 gallon of warm water makes a solution perfect for most floor cleaning jobs. What’s more, you don’t even have to rinse afterwards – it dries itself! – saving you both time and water!
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