Among the top ten question we at Maid Service Potomac are asked? How to be eco-friendly with cleaning!
Most of us want easy ways we can do our bit for the environment. Ensuring you don’t use strong chemicals that can get into the water system is one way.
Read on to find Maid Service Potomac’s how-to guide for eco-friendly cleaning:
Reduce first
It’s ten times easier to clean homes and rooms that aren’t filled with clutter. The pared-back approach to belongings not only saves you money, it can save your sanity. Research proves that minimalist décor makes a home more relaxing and makes for more productive environment—terrific if you work from home.
Use eco-friendly cleaners
You can buy effective products or make your own. Here is our guide to using vinegar to clean windows. Vinegar is a versatile product that can disinfect, brighten, deodorize and more.
Turn your old sheets into cloths
Rather than buying specialist cloths and/or sponges, old sheets and towels can be used to clean your surfaces.
Use low temperature settings
Washing machines work efficiently at much lower temperatures nowadays. And take advantage of the weather to dry clothing. The oven uses huge amounts of heat and energy, so use your microwave, stove top, pressure and slow cooker for more energy efficient cooking.
Skip the iron
Throw your hands up in joy. We at Maid Service Potomac give you permission not to iron! Here’s how to do it. Get your clothes out of the washing machine and/or drier as soon as the cycle finishes and hang up. If you hang up damp clothes properly as soon as you take out of the washing machine, they will dry far fewer creases.
And ditch the air fresheners too
Most of the commercial ones are packed with chemicals. Cheap scented candles also pump out nasties. Fresh air is brilliant smell neutralizer. So too is half a lemon in the fridge, good quality pot-pourri, a saucepan of boiling water to which you add cinnamon sticks and orange peel and the old favorite striking a match in the bathroom post a number two!
Shoe removal
Asking the family and visitors to remove shoes before entering the house stops a lot of dirt tramping its way in. This move will extend the life of your carpets too.
Here at Budget Maids we provide cleaning services in Arlington, a Maid Service Potomac or cleaning services in Columbia and surrounds, and more. Why not give us a call today and let us help you in your effort to eco-clean your home?
