home pollution - allergies/astma/exema etc - Page 2

Princess Ivy · 09-23-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Alexa

Well, thanks you all. I armed myself with vinegar and bicarbonate in the bigger size. And I intend to use them.

I cleaned my bathroom basket with hot water and vinegar and I liked the result.

I cannot do it with my "bac à litière avec couvercle" yet. It gives me headaches. Too much sand inside.

Damn, I had spent so much money for the best cleaner sh*** and I didn't know I could use bicarbonate instead.

hehe, i know how you feel. for more home cleaning recipies, try:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A309665

edit note: just check quantities, sometimes they are a bit our - the one for carpet shampoo says 125mls then one cup.

Alexa · 09-23-2006, 10:47 PM

Thanks again. I really hope this strategy can help me first of all get rid of allergies and secondly, pay less for the cleaning stuff .

What do you use for the floor ?

Leto · 09-23-2006, 11:40 PM

I don't know the name in english, but in french it's "savon noir" - a kind of organic liquid soap based on olive oil - and hot water. Or regular broom and hoover.

"Savon noir" is quite fun because it's efficient and smells like sweet almonds. But be careful, there's 2 kinds of savon noir : one is for home cleaning, the other one is a soap used mostly in North Africa in hamman to clean body and hair.

Alexa · 09-24-2006, 04:54 AM

I'll check for it. I hope I won't mix them.

Leto · 09-24-2006, 09:48 AM

BTW if you're highly allergic the second one is very soft for the skin and the hair. So even if you mix them you can benefit from your mistake.

Princess Ivy · 09-24-2006, 05:53 PM

for floors it depends on the floor really. on my tiled and vinal floors i use vineager, about half a cup to a litre of hot water, and for carpets i hoover or use the shampoo which i make of washing up liquid (greese cutters) and remove with diluted white vineager. keeps thins clean, removes greese =- even in the kitchen - and is mildly disinfectant. really, i use the vineager with just about everything.

Leto · 09-24-2006, 06:00 PM

For info, the "savon noir" (black soap ?) is to use on tile and more diluted on wooden floor.
But as soon as the little one is crawling on floor, I'll use vinegar on tiles in kitchen and bathroom. Thanks for the tips.

Princess Ivy · 09-25-2006, 10:36 AM

it'll be sooner than you think babe, then don't forget to child proof all the doors! with great power does not come great responsibility! especially where it comes to toddlers!

Leto · 09-25-2006, 11:43 AM

Most doors are already thief cat proof (including the fridge one). So we won't have that many doors to protect. But I think she'll be an active one quite soon. For a newborn she's not especially sleepy and she have already very alert eyes. I'm pretty sure she's in touch with the cat to check the spots and how their hands and paws can get rid of the obstacle.

Alexa · 09-26-2006, 02:23 AM

Hmm. Half of my vinegar is gone. Are you sure it's less expensive with vinagar and bicarbonate ?

Oh, you've already have a conspiracy among them ?