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Clean and Green: The Complete Guide to Non-Toxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping

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Manufacturer: Ceres Press

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485 ways to clean, polish, disinfect, deodorize, launder, remove stains, even wash your car, without harming yourself or the environment. Recipes based on harmless, nonpolluting, renewable ingredients. 160 pages, recycled paper/vegetable ink, paperback.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 640
EAN: 9781886101012
ISBN: 1886101019
Label: Ceres Press
Manufacturer: Ceres Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 162
Publication Date: 1994-01
Publisher: Ceres Press
Studio: Ceres Press


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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Good Eco-friendly Resource -
I purchased a copy of this book many years ago and still use it. Over the years, I've purchased additional copies for family and friends. It is still the best resource out there making eco-friendly cleaning products.

Another Great "Green Cleaning Book" -
I disagree with the review that this book has no "recipes" on how to use everyday household cleaning items, example: Chapter 9 is about metal cleaning.The "recipes" start at number 96 and go to number 158. Each of these numbers describe different ways to clean metal like stainless steel, copper, gold, bronze, brass, etc. Number 104 is for brass, bronze and copper and it says, "2 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 tablespoon vinegar....." Maybe they were writing about the wrong book?

I really like this book as it does tell you the amounts to use and what to use to clean everything you can think of - Metals, bathroom, furniture, floors, carpets, walls, laundry, cars and kitchen. They tell you the supermarket name for items and the natural food store names for products. How to eliminate commercial products and why and transitions you to natural cleaning.
Definitely a GREAT addition to my 3 other "green cleaning" type books. All have something in them the others don't!
Clean and Green: The Complete Guide to Non-Toxic and Environmentally Safe Housekeeping

Clean and Green -
I got this book as a gift for my stepfather. He loved it so much he ordered copies for all his friends.

great book, but supply your own common sense -
This is a great book, with lots of helpful ideas on ways to clean naturally (and effectively--always important!). She has a more recent book, but this one beats all for its long listing of ways to treat various stains. My only complaint is that sometimes her definition of toxic varies from mine (for instance, she acknowledges that an ounce of borax may be toxic for a 150-lb. person, but then calls for that in many recipes anyway, and she recommends alum in a place or two even though it contains aluminum), and that she's lacking in common sense in a couple of places. A prime example of the latter was one of her recommendations for treating berry stains: from a height of three feet, pour boiling water onto fabric that's stretched tight. Aiaiai! That recipe is almost guaranteed to cause burns, and I'm surprised she lists it, since she also says that MILK will remove berry stains. So it's a great resource, but remember to bring your own common sense to the table when using it.

Missing web addresses -
This is a good book but none of the companies she mentions have web addresses which would be very helpful.

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