The 10 Best Green Clean Articles, Blogs and Links
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Green Clean Info on the Internet
My granddaughter has lived in my house for a good portion of her almost 4-year-old life. I had always liked using a vinegar and water window cleaner and thought there was a lot more I could do to clean safely for her, and our own, health. So, to that end, I went about trying to find healthy alternatives to using toxic, expensive or one-purpose cleaners. The frugal side of me liked this idea, too, since most cleaning recipes use ordinary household ingredients and items.
Some of the information I gleaned from these sites were used in the writing of my Go Green Homemade Household Cleaning Products.
The blogs, links and lens I've listed are the best that I've found so far in my research on this topic, and there are plenty more out there. There are actually 10 blogs and web page links and 10 Squidoo Lens, but 10 Best sounds better than 20 Best. :D Blogs and Links Best is slightly subjective because they are my 10 Favorites although they rank highly by search order. The Lenses are by Squidoo Rank, and I'm extremely proud to say my lens Go Green Homemade Household Cleaning Products is one of them.
This listing is always subject to change as I find new information and will be updated as needed, so please make sure to add this lens to your favorites to receive new info as it is discovered.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and please leave your suggestions, comments, or even note your favorite Green Clean lenses, blogs and websites.

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Green Clean common houseold ingredients
borax
salt
herbs
olive oil
cornstarch
lemon juice
toothpaste - the white kind, non gels, sparkles, etc.
hairspray
Isopropyl Alcohol (Rubbing Alcohol)
And lots more!
Why should I practice Green Cleaning?
The top 4 answers...
It's better for you and your Family
It's better for the Earth
It's easy to do with a few key ingredients
It's inexpensive
Homemade Green Clean Lenses - Squidoo Top Ranked
Green Clean Recipe Websites - My Favorites
- care2.com Healthy Home
- Non-toxic Cleaning by various authors
- Old Farmer's Almanac Home Cleaners
- Make your own cleaners by Yankee Publishing
- organizedhome.com Pantry Cleaners
- Recipes for Homemade Cleaning Products by Cynthia Townley Ewer. Explore the rest of the site before you leave. Lots of excellent info for organization and decluttering. I know I could always use more direction in that endeavor. :D
- My Southern, Hippie, Married, Mom Of Four Life!!
- Homemade Green Cleaning Recipes. The rest of the site is devoted to observations of life written with a charming focus of family.
- Tree Hugging Family - 25 Safe, Non-toxic, Homemade Cleaning Supplies
- Written by Jennifer Chait
- Recipes and ideas for cleaners
- This one, according to Lisa is MIA, but she's trying to get it back via her "techie". I hope she's successful, because it was a great read as well as informative, with other useful links, and that's why I posted it for future reference. :D.
- How to Make a Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit
- Posted by Annie B.
This posting is 10 years old, but just a relevant today. - Shine - 6 ingredients for a green, clean home
- Written by Shine staff member Valerie Rains.
Sorted by ingredient, what it does, and how to use. Even the comments are informative. - Eartheasy - Non-Toxic Home Cleaning
- Eartheasy.com
- CJLutz Fashion and Household Tips
- This isn't a strictly Green Clean page, however quite a few green clean recipes, along with a lot of recycling and some fun hints for many topics. There is some order as the hints are organized by category.

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Prefer to buy pre-made Green Cleaning Products for the Home?
Green4Kleen
Ace Peroxide Cleaner, Ace Peroxide Cleaner Concentrate
Office Depot green All Purpose Cleaner, Office Depot green Glass Cleaner, Office Depot green Bathroom Cleaner
Responsibly Clean Rug and Carpet Cleaner, Responsibly Clean Bath and More Cleaner, Responsibly Clean Heavy Duty Cleaner
Oxy-Clean Powdered Bleach
Simple Green Naturals Multi-Surface Care, Simple Green Naturals Bathroom Cleaner, Simple Green Naturals Glass & Surface Care, Simple Green Naturals Floor Care, Simple Green Naturals Dilutable Concentrated Cleaner
Green Scene All Purpose Cleaner Deck and Fence Wash, Cleaner House and Siding Wash, Cleaner Wash and Wax, Cleaner and Degreaser
Simply WoW Cleaner/Degreaser, Simply WoW Cleaner/Spot Remover
All Natural Hand Cleaner
At this time these are the only residential products to receive Green Seal Certified status.
Green Clean Manufactured Product Lenses - Squidoo Top Ranked
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Please leave your suggestions, comments, or even note your favorite Green Clean lenses, blogs and websites
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RinchenChodron
Apr 28, 2010 @ 11:14 am | delete
- Lots of good strong useful resources here! Nice job.
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aesta1
Apr 22, 2010 @ 11:17 pm | delete
- I am glad I saw this lens. I will follow many of the links you have placed here. Thanks for your tips, too.
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marsha32 Apr 13, 2010 @ 10:29 pm | delete
- Excellent!
I happened across this on redgage.
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WhiteOak50
Jan 30, 2010 @ 7:19 am | delete
- GREAT Lens!! I am also what is known as "frugal". You have some really good information on this lens and good links. I just signed up at Xomba, so I got you 4 points
:-D Now I just need the time to figure out how to use the site.
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TheGreenerMe
Jan 22, 2010 @ 7:17 pm | delete
- These are some excellent resources. I sell pre-made natural and organic household cleaners as well (this is the lensography page for all of the ones that I sell: http://www.squidoo.com/organic-household-cleaners). I've noticed a huge difference in one thing in particular since switching to a more natural form of cleaning, and that's that the utensils, bowls, and cooking surfaces don't have as much of a soapy taste. Natural rinses better, and doesn't leave a chemical coating behind.
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