Category: Cleaning

I was so pleased to find out that one of the things it does really, really, really well is my tile floors.  Over the years, I have used many things on my ceramic tile floors.  Most of them created streaks, and all but a few required extensive rinsing.  Because I have so much white ceramic tile in my home, cleaning was an undertaking.

For the last several years, I have found that vacuuming loose dust with my Miele Vacuum Cleaner and then mopping it with a dilute solution of water and M-1 House Wash works best. When someone was sick, I mopped them with water and Vital Oxide.

When testing the Vapamore Steam Cleaner, I was delighted to learn how well it worked on my tile floors.  At first, it seemed like an added chore to fill the steamer and wait for it to get hot. But I finally figured out that if I got the steamer ready first and then vacuumed, by the time I was through vacuuming, the Vapamore was ready.  Now I find it takes no more time than mopping….and I never need to rinse…and nothing feels better under your feet than a floor that has been steam cleaned!  See for yourself

Happy Earth Day!

People talk so much these days about going “green.” They look for ways to do more with less, preserve natural resources, and reduce dependence on petrochemical-based products. If you have had any experience with green cleaning products, you know that you can pay a premium price for a product that doesn’t work as well as the conventional product.

Sometimes, even if the green cleaning product works, it might not be so green after all.  I know I am not the only one who has picked up a bottle of one of the major brands of “green” all-purpose cleaners (you know, the generation), thinking I am using the best cleaner with the least minimal impact and ingredients.  But have you ever actually read the list of ingredients on these cleaners?

Here are the ingredients in one all-purpose cleaner:

I compared it to the list of ingredients in the EnviroRite Multi-Purpose Cleaner.  What a difference!  The Multi-Purpose Cleaner only has 4 ingredients listed. I can pronounce all of them. How do water, palm kernel-based surfactants, and vegetable-based glycerine sound for simple?  There are no preservatives, and the last ingredient has the most complicated name, “naturally derived alkaline builders,” that adjust the pH.

This Earth Day, keep it simple, truly green, and clean! Use green cleaning products!