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2torial #0858:
Learn2 Cut
Down on Toxic Household Cleaners
(continued)
 Clean the bathroom
It's a well-established fact that most household
chemical accidents occur in the bathroom. Unless
you have a really neglected bathroom, all you'll
need is vinegar (or lemon juice) and baking soda.
Toilet bowl cleaner:
- Add a cup (about 250 ml) of white vinegar
to the toilet bowl, toss in a handful of
baking soda. Let it bubble away for ten minutes
or fifteen minutes--you could work on the rest
of the bathroom while you wait. Then take your
toilet brush, give the bowl a good scrub, and
flush.
- At bedtime, toss two 1000 mg vitamin
C tablets into the toilet bowl. In the morning,
again take the toilet brush and give the bowl a
swish and a flush. This gives an extra polish to
the area below the waterline.
Tub and tile cleaner:
- Vinegar (or lemon juice) is a mild
disinfectant. It'll remove hard water spots,
dissolve mineral build-up and break down filmy
soap residue without leaving a film of its own.
And while it's doing all this, it's also
deodorizing the bathroom.Use 2 parts water to 1
part vinegar--or use it full-strength for small,
heavily soiled areas. (Wear rubber gloves if
you'll be working with it for more than a few
minutes). Note: A nylon scrubbing pad is
a major ally in the battle against this kind of
dirt.
- Baking soda is a mild abrasive, safe
for all tiles and counters and in sinks and
tubs. Use it with a damp cloth on surfaces or
scrub hard to get at areas and grout with an old
toothbrush and rinse.
Glass shower doors:
- These are prime areas for soap scum to
accumulate, and glass doors display their
dirtiness all too well. Dilute liquid soap
and let it soak into the surface. Then scrub
it with a nylon scrubbing pad (a white one is
preferable), or steel wool if the scum is really
dried on and stubborn. All of this is
preventable, by the way, if you have a squeegee
in your shower, and you wipe down the glass
doors after each use. (If the squeegee procedure
sounds like too much work to do everyday,
remember that it really takes about 30 seconds.
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