Hazardous Commercial Product

Less Hazardous Alternative

General Cleaner

• Vinegar Solution*
• Three tablespoons washing soda in quart of water
• Baking soda paste**

Scouring powder

• Baking soda (not on aluminum), salt or borax

Drain Cleaner

• Prevent with strainer
• 2-4 quarts boiling water down drain weekly
• ½ c baking soda and ½ c vinegar down drain, wait 15 min and flush with boiling water
• plunger or snake

Room deodorizer/freshener

• Vinegar or vanilla in a dish for 1hr
• Simmer 1 tsp of either pine oil, cloves, cinnamon, or vanilla in 1 c water for 5 min

Oven Cleaner

• Wipe up stills as soon as possible
• Catch spills under pan with foil
• Sprinkle spills with baking soda or salt while still warm, then wipe spills off

Laundry/stain remover

• Use baking soda paste** on stains or add dry baking soda
• Use brush and an abrasive soap
• Rub chalk on grease stains, let set, wash
• For perspiration stains, apply either salt water solution; baking soda paste**, or vinegar solution*

Toilet bowl cleaner

• Use a baking soda or borax and vinegar paste. Let sit 2hrs, scrub
• Flat cola for ½ to 1 hr, then brush and flush

Porcelain cleaner

• Use nylon pad with baking soda paste** or after rubbing with cut lemon

Grout cleaner

• Use toothbrush with either undiluted vinegar; 3 parts baking soda with 1 part water; toothpaste; or denture cream

Window/glass cleaner

• Use either vinegar solution*; 2 tsp borax or washing soda in 3 cups water; wipe with newspaper

Silver polish

• Rub with baking soda paste** or dry kitchen flour

Furniture cleaner

• (wood) mix ¾ cup olive oil, ¼ cup vinegar. Rub into wood with soft cloth.
• (leather) mix ¼ cup olive oil, few drops lemon oil. Saturate cloth and apply.
• (vinyl) mix ¼ cup vinegar, ½ tsp vegetable oil-based soap, water. Saturate cloth and apply

Floor cleaners

• (tile) vinegar solution*
• (wood) mix ⅛ cup vegetable-oil based liquid soap, 1 gal water
• (no-wax floors) mix ¼ cup vegetable-oil based liquid soap, ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 gal hot water