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THEN |
NOW |
COMMENTS |
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Air
Freshener |
Glade |
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Looking to use
essential oils, haven't purchased yet |
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Carpets |
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--regular vacuuming |
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--steam cleaning |
Zep Commercial-- High traffic carpet cleaner and Professional Strength, Extractor
Carpet Shampoo |
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Countertops |
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--soft scrub |
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Shaklee Basic H |
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--disinfecting |
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Distilled white
vinegar |
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Cutting Boards |
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Dishes |
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Drains |
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Dusting |
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Dust cloth or duster |
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Floors |
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Shaklee Basic H |
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Hand washing |
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Looking
into the cost and energy savings of installing hand dryers in the bathrooms
to cut down on use of paper towels |
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Microwave |
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Heat water in
microwave to soften grease and food, and then wipe down |
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Mold & mildew |
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Oven |
Self-cleaning |
Self-cleaning |
No agents
required |
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Refrigerator |
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Routine
cleaning |
Parsons Ammonia, Lemon Fresh, All-purpose
Cleaner for Kitchens and Bathrooms Shaklee, Concentrated Germicide, Basic-G,
Disinfects, Cleans, Deoderizes Thieves Young Living Essential Oils Blend
Household Cleaner |
Distilled white
vinegar mixed with water Thieves
Essential Oils Blend Household
Cleaner Shaklee Basic H
& G Baking soda |
All the
substitutes are satisfactory. I am still planning to research non-toxic cleaners for tougher
jobs such as stain removal, odor elimination, and so on |
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Scouring |
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Baking
soda/vinegar |
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Stains |
LA's Totally
Awesome Orange All Purpose Degreaser and Spot Remover |
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Toilet bowl |
Parsons Ammonia, Lemon Fresh, All-purpose
Cleaner for Kitchens and Bathrooms Shaklee, Basic-G |
Vinegar/water or
Shaklee, Basic G |
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Windows/ mirrors |
Windex Original Streak-free Shine, Glass Cleaner with Ammonia-D Zep Commercial Glass Cleaner |
White distilled vinegar mixed with water Shaklee Basic H |
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