I use this natural wood scrub brush for my dishes. It has lasted me over a year and I use it almost every day on my pots and pans. Love these stainless steel scrubbers! (pictured above). You can also attach some spare spray nozzles to an empty soy sauce bottle! Stainless steel scrubber Then I have this glass spray bottle for hydrogen peroxide. I use these spray bottles (pictured above) for my all purpose cleaning solution (1 part vinegar, 1 part water and 20ish drops of orange essential oil). There are better alternatives like these bamboo cloths. And only those made from polypropylene are recyclable. *Update* Microfiber cloths are made from petrochemicals and the problem is, they are made from a nonrenewable resource and do not biodegrade. Investing in microfiber cloths enabled me to stop using paper towels six years ago! The spaces between the splits of the cloth collect the dirt and dust rather than just push it around. Microfiber has more surface area and the smaller fibers can get into crevices too small for other materials. If you haven’t tried microfiber cloths, the basic idea is that the microscopic fibers in the cloth pick up much more dirt, bacteria, and germs than a regular cloth. I puchased my microfiber cloths years ago but there are better alternatives. Microfiber cloth, spray bottle, stainless steel scrubber, wooden dish brush, an old toothbrush, microfiber floor mop, broom, dustpan and a vacuum. Over the past six years, these are the products I’ve simplified to in cleaning my home. When we make things too complicated, starting too far ahead from where we’re currently at, the change may be unsustainable. Start simple and find a system of less that works for you. If you’re currently deep in de-owning your stuff and feeling overwhelmed, I don’t recommend friends take on the project of making a bunch of new cleaning products. This article is not about telling you what to use - just sharing what I use and how I’ve simplified it. As a mom to these four littles, I try to avoid chemicals in their life when possible.Īlthough many of my current cleaning items are zero waste, yours don’t have to be. Once I became a parent, I started reading the labels on products we bought more carefully. There was nothing simple, safe or even practical about my cleaning routine or the products I used. Having a different product to clean each area added to the clutter and confusion about what I had run out of and what I still had enough of. Often, I would purchase a new cleaning product only to come home and find products I needed to use first. I love a clean home! But like many, my cleaning supplies were far from minimalist.
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